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I,Robot
law #1: They cannot hurt us
law #2: They must do what we say
law #3: They can protect themselves
Laws are made ...to be broken.
Laws can('t) be broken.

A

++ aircrafts: both "great & fast" like super-vehicles, sky-cars, fly-mobiles, space shuttles, speed-maglevs, supersonic concordes, hyper-jets, para-hoovercrafts, speed-mobile...all with anti-grav technology

almanach

androids

apokalyse: (now) the (failing &) falling of our world (earth fall)


atlantis (atlan)

auxology: the science of growth and development (of children)

B
bad world scenarios: negative future versions
1. terrorism & religionous
2. nature & climate catastrophe
- Armageddon (meteor)
- Cyber thrill, virtual storm, (weather controll manipulation)
- Deep Impact
- Twister (wind storms,...), The Storm, Dantes Peak (vulcan,...), gen food monsters
3. alien attac
- Independance Day
- Mars attac, red planet,...

back to the future

beam'n: transmitting material to energy and then back
beaming: "beam me up, scotty" transmitting photon(e)s


bio & seed banks (gold of the 21.century)


bing bang: one popular theory of the beginning of universe, the (ir)reversible point of the negativ -> galaxy before


borgs


blue print ("Blaupause"): carbon copy e.g. clone of 'something (subect as obejct)

C

camouflage cap: clothes, aeroplanes / bomber,...(tarnkapper á la Siegfried)

+++ cc (copy cat)
clone: clones, cloning

conspiracy theories: very popular also like -> rumo(u)rs in the zero age

cosmosology

cyber

cyBorgs

D

d-day: doom day, doomsday,...

designer babies

dystopia: opposite of -> utopia


E

entity: -> singularity

exo planets: extrasolar (non-)living stars

F

forecast
forsight

forinsic: (forensisch) law court & juristix medicine to examine, if a organism is psyche(ologically) right or ill

fuel cell: new energry technology

futur
future lab

+++++ futuring: future style, futuristic in design, mind and lifestyle; also future-life housing: living in high-tech prototyp households and buildings to test new trend lifestyles

futures study
futurible
futurize

futurology: -> trendology

G

GAU

gen food: genetical nourriture

gen
genesis

Global dimming: the smog & dust blocking the sun in cities also country worldwide more and more – It’s getting darker and cloudy on earth

grain cirles (kornkreise):

gravitation

gyro(scope): rotating 3D-object

H

++ hdtv: high-definition television: not new but good quality in future of plasma- till 3D-holo-tv ]

humanoids

hydra

+ hydro: -gen, -polis: "water power" [tech] part of fuel cell energy like oxigen

+++ hyper: space, technology, world [tech]

+++++ HyPer-Age as over-dimension timet: HyBots, Hydro, HyWays, HyperNet,...

I


+++ I,Robot: I, human - the try to live with robots as a long way of misunderstandings [Steven Spielberg]

+++++ instant technology: always ready: computers like automobiels/cars quickly , fast and easy to start

iTV: interactive television, digital TV; personal-use tele


J

K

L

+ leap frogging: [Froschsprung] really new technologiy 'jumps', steps forward,...

levitation

liferies:

longvity: long-life of future generations and the elder world population in 20 years

M
matrix

MHP multimediahomeplatform: mhp all-inchlusive high-fidelity 3D-surround hiTech entertainment; media center & player between pc and tv for iTV

mutants

N

nexus: next new generation in the meaning of the great followers & changers bring hope to us on earth or from space

Nostradamus: timeless of wars till falling down of our world


O

OBU: on-board unit - gadget for 'Toll Collect' on highways to city roads

odysse(e)us

omnipotence: omni all potential

oracle: the oracle of delphie, matrix,...

(sub)orbit: orbital flights: no air restistance and fast trasnport from one side to the other on earth <-> continental bridges - carried by gravitation or satellits (rotation) - f.g. america to europe to asia tu america

P

phoenix

plastination: make humans & nature exist like mummies forever

Q
qi
q-quantum

R

++ rememory (Zoe-)chips: bionic bio-gigantic store system to fil-up whole life ("The Final Cut" movie)

roBots: HomoRoBots, robosapiens,...

S

self-fulfilling prophecy: the concentration on one event can wake or speed that up - the dilemma & chaos for future researcher - warning to protect and being misunderstood as evil fall prophet or playing god (modus) and pray that something didn't happen becauce of the warnings...

self-negating prophecy

(self) technological prophecy


singularity: the one point as balance from there the beginning of our known -> cosmos began

solar: tech(nolopgy)

spacers:

spaceShipOn: new version of air/sky & space shuttles for transport also of private persons (not so great & expensive)


speech-to-key: real-time language translation (& recognition software) help on-mobiles (handies, handhelds, pda,...)

SteelBody

+++++ super: all is super-sized - man, gadgets, cars, models,...

sun (2. element, light, fire)

strings: theory of the universe between energy and material models and wave dimensions

supercab's: mega fuel cell vehicles: mobiles like bus shuttles,...

T

technolution: the megatrends by high-tech (bio, nano,...) and evolution processes of technologies to human high-touch

telemetrie: locationing over gps-satellite, mobility mass traffic controll logistic systems,....

theochnology: a fusion-mix of technology and theology

teleportation: tele-levitation till remote movement; see also -> beaming and transmitting

telekinesis

telepathy


terra (4. element, ground)

think tank

timing, time (5. element, space)
timeline
timeslot
troubleshoot(er)ing

U

univers

-- utms:

V
videophony

visions

vitro scan: make your own face till body 3D as an plastic or steel model out of a special printer unlimited forever as an statue and gift for friends, family, business parents, the competition, and very trendy: put it on your desk in office, so all visitor see you coming in (also a horro for thiefs at night and a shock for your enemies...)

VR virtual reality (from the 80th)


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Y

Z

[tech]
instant tech(nology)

[bio]
clone, designer babies...

[energy]
fuel cell, helio, hybrid, hydro, hyper, solar,...

[internet, media till handy, fon, tv]
ad's (advertising), avatar (e,s) , cyber, ezines, gird-computing, instant-on computer, it, itk, linux (enia), mhp (multimedia home platform home entertainment), mass-customization, napster (mania), nomads, per-to-peer (P2P), pop(ular) computer, RFID, sidewinder, SIP-fons, TIMEs, VoIP, web blogger, web phones,...

[nano]

[robots]
avatar -e, borgs, bots, instant tech(nology), RFID...

[sf science fiction]
borgs, enterprise,...

[space]
beaming, gyro, gravitationing, hyper, oxygen, sidewinder, stargate (a star gate)

[tv]
big brother, castings, RFID, super model

[lifestyle]

[retail, trade, commerce]
luxese, mass-customized, on-demand, retro,...

[city & scene life]
- les bohèmes
- bourgeoisie
- heritage: tradional or historical living like royalities, knights, great buyers like Fuggers, explorers,...
- soho: living like artists and sometimes artistic

[sport and games]
boarder, freerider, fun surfer, hippos, waver

[health + wellness]
aqua (3. element, water), balance, oxygen (1. element, air), sun (2. element, light, fire),terra (4. element, ground), time (5. element, space)




[trend types]
+++ chippies: chinese yuppies and hippies
+++ country style
+ wonder girl, wonder-boy,...
+ royalities: galants,...
+++ techies: asean new yuppies-> it, itk, times and cyber workers (1. india, 2. tiger states like Taiwan, 3. Japan, 4. china,...) working mobile and living in nature; storming the Forbes rich list in the future

and: cowboys, gurus, lifters, surfers, trendscouts, trendsetter,...


[future & sf vip's]

Erich Däniken
Roland Emmerich
George Lucas
Nostradamus
Perry Rhodan
Steven Spielberg
Jules Verne