Jul 27, 2011 1:33 PM

Spime Watch: apps explosion

*One has to wonder why a future world of this description would need any televisions, much less apps for televisions.

*It might not need guitars, either. (Music apps). Or cars. (Transport apps.) It might not even need houses. (Shelter apps.)

*The survival of shoes is a pretty good bet.

http://www.futuristspeaker.com/2011/01/connecting-the-physical-world-with-the-digital-world-through-apps/

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