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5 of the best future tech gadgets

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Future – Nanotechnology

By engineering at the molecular level, you can make things that behave in strange and potentially very useful ways: a swarm of tiny bots could be injected into your bloodstream for remote-controlled surgery, or the technology could even be used to reassemble matter, turning your garbage into anything you want.

Today – Karakal SL-70 £65

Karakal uses nanoscale bonding in the graphite layers of its SL badminton racquets to make them strong and light – this one tips the scales at just 70g.

Future – Teleportation

Instantaneous point-to-point transport is a popular way to cover the huge distances demanded by interstellar travel. It’s probably impossible for matter, but scientists have already shown that information can be teleported – a principle which could power the communication and computing of the future.

Today – TripIt £free

Okay, instant transport is a tall order. But forward TripIt your emails from airlines, hotels and more, and the Android app’ll build you a nice itinerary to speed things up.

Future – Stasis

Who wants to live forever? Well, some people do, which is why there are lots of rich dead people in vats of liquid nitrogen. For the living, going into a deep hibernation could be a way for people to stay alive far beyond the normal human lifespan, sleeping while they fly the immense distances between the stars.

Today – Lacie Xtremkey 16GB £55

In the event of water, dust, or alien invasion, this USB drive will hold your data securely until such time as you want to, er, ‘regenerate’ it.

Future – Neural Implants

In the future, humans will interface with their gadgets directly, controlling them with their minds as if they were extensions of themselves. The man-machine interface is the gateway to upgrading our bodies – starting with machine-augmented strength, and ending with uploading human minds into powerful computers.

Today – Mindflex £80

Hone your man/machine interface by guiding the Mindflex console’s floating ball through a maze, using only your thoughts.

Future – Witricity

When it comes to powering our tech, we’re still helplessly tethered to our lithium-ion apron strings. But not for long – wireless electricity is headed our way in the shape of inductive charging through magnetic fields, radio waves and infrared lasers shining on solar cells.

Today – Energizer Qi charger US$70 (US only)

Qi wireless charging pads are the closest tech on the witricity horizon. This small docking station provides up to 5W of power for future Qi-compatible phones and cameras – and the couple of lucky gadgets today that have Qi sleeves (iPhone and Blackberry Curve).

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

Areas of expertise

Computing, mobile, audio, smart home