Future soda cans and crisp packets will have touchscreens
Would you play Angry Birds on a can of coke? The interactive future is approaching, and we're ready to embrace it with open arms
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Next Big Thing – Codecademy
A fun, simple way to learn the language of the internet is headed your way
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Next Big Thing – space lifts
They might call it an elevator, but regardless of the wording, it’s a pod that’ll take you into space by 2050
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Next Big Thing – singing gloves
These musical mitts sing along in response to your flapping hands, turning your paws into Pavarotti
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Next Big Thing – bean bag helmets
What if the same squishy goodness that cradled your backside could also protect your noggin? Science be praised
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K-TOR Power Box lets you cycle charge your mobile
Burn calories while sitting down and charging you mobile device all at the same time
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Next Big Thing – sell your rubbish
Finally waste can be converted to energy. The future is here, and it’s plasma
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Next Big Thing – bulletproof spider-goat silk skin
Artist creates bulletproof skin using silk extracted from transgenic spider goats. Hooray for science!
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Next Big Thing – Atomic memory
Fancy having 1TB of memory in your next smartphone? Of course you do.
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Next Big Thing – double-smooth movies
Making 24 frames per second look downright silly, next year's blockbusters will be 48fps of smooth
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Next Big Thing – bottom scanning security
The future of security is going to be a lot more... personal
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Next Big Thing - Vending Machine 2.0
A futuristic vending machine with a full HD screen and facial recognition capabilities? Why not
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Next Big Thing – Sound Perfume glasses
Parping a scent out of your glasses will be all the rage in the near future
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Next Big Thing – Brainlink
Control any robot with your phone, making you supreme commander of an army of Roombas
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Next Big Thing – airless tires
Punctures and flat tires will soon be banished, thanks to the wonders of science
