Future is at our fingertips

Touch-screen, app-enabled technology is revolutionising life, unifying phones, tablets laptops, TV and domestic appliances says Ed Power

IT’S a summer evening in 2030 and you are in your kitchen, talking with your fridge. You’re back from the office and hungry. But you haven’t planned dinner. Fortunately, your fridge, outfitted with a computer processor and LED screen, has suggestions, utilising leftovers in the freezer.

While the food is cooking — you pre-heated the oven by text message on the bullet train back from work — you want a cup of tea. But you forgot to buy milk. No need to fret, says the fridge. It had the local supermarket drop off a carton by delivery drone.