Is it a bird, is it a phone, no it’s… Smarterman

BRITS are using smartphones more and more research shows they are replacing watches, address books, MP3 players and even TVs. And thats not the limit of their potential.

Here futurist BEN HAMMERSLEY, author of 64 Things You Need To Know Now For Then and editor-at-large of technology magazine Wired, tells us what we can expect in the future.

Futurist ... Ben Hammersley

YOU are a superhuman. Or if youre not, you at least know someone who is.

Dont believe me?

Can you summon vast swathes of knowledge in just a few seconds? Can you tell how your friends are feeling, even if theyre miles away?

If you get lost, can you locate yourself to within three feet, in just seconds?

Can you remember whole novels, albums, calendars and to-do lists flawlessly?

Anyone with a smartphone can do all of these things.

The technology has made superheroes of us all.

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Is it a bird, is it a phone, no it’s... Smarterman