# Doper Prophecies come to pass?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 5, 2011, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-prophecies-come-to-pass/598656 "2011-10-05T03:34:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-prophecies-come-to-pass/598656/5 "2011-10-05T06:07:04Z")

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I think Sam Stone’s response was my favorite. As it included a nice variety of stuff that a) already existed or b) would be announced six months later or c) was completely off-the-wall batshit insane (why would anyone try to sell a _ **disposable** _ digital camera.

> [@What interesting technology can we expect in the next five years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-interesting-technology-can-we-expect-in-the-next-five-years/130276/9):
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> With lots and lots of memory, a lot of devices become practical. Pocket-sized $200 multimedia devices that fit in your pocket and can hold an hour of DVD-quality video and an almost unlimited number of still pictures and MP3’s. You’ll be able to buy cheap disposable cameras that take 20 pictures and then spit a little memory stick out that can be plugged into your univeral memory port at home. With cheap memory, there will be music videos in cereal boxes and video games in happy meals. You’ll have a personal memory device on your keychain that can carry your photo albums, copies of all your personal documents and work documents, a novel or two, a digital signature protecting it all.

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