Will Technology Soon be Built into Our Bodies?

Since the internet came into existence and completely changed the world, a lot of predictions which were seen as outlandish when previously depicted in sci-fi fiction have come to fruition. Things like virtual reality and live streaming were dreamed up years ago in movies like Total Recall and 1984, and it is hard to be surprised now when new, amazing technology comes out. Ten years ago, it would have sounded crazy to suggest that technology would soon be internalized, but now it seems like a real possibility.

The technology futurist and geopolitical expert, Jamie Metzl, is one of the leading speculators of where we as a species could be heading in the future. The author of the recently published Hacking Darwin has suggested that there will be a shift towards internalized technology at some point in the future. This will be achieved with things like contact lenses and digital implants. When speaking on the popular Joe Rogan podcast recently, the 51-year-old entrepreneur speculated that in twenty years’ time people will look at the smartphones of today in the same way we see the early, bulky handhelds. Instead, all of the things we view on the mobile devices will take place internally and physical devices will become obsolete.

If there is a rise in internal technology, it is likely that the online casino industry will be at the heart of it. For new technology to get off the ground, it needs a highly affluent sector backing it. This was seen with the rise of mobile as a platform, as the online casino industry helped boost it massively. Canada, for instance, is one of the top countries for mobile use in the world. This correlates with the nation’s passion for online gambling. There are so many sites based in the country that there are pages detailing the best real money bonuses for Canadians in order to save players some time.

The online casino industry has shown that it can easily and readily adapt to a changing technological landscape, and there have already been moves by developers such as NetEnt and Microgaming to incorporate VR into their games. The internalized technology of the future could be an enhancement of VR but without the clunky headsets. As technology always tends to get smaller as it progresses, the headsets could eventually end up being the size of contact lenses. By this time, there are likely to be many games on the market which make good use of VR, and there could even be full virtual casino experiences on offer.

In the last ten years, the growth and advances in technology have been astounding. And it seems that new innovations are coming about faster than ever. There is a real possibility that technology will soon become internalized, and the need to carry physical devices will no longer exist.