One third of children said they would expect invisibility cloaks, like the one featured in the Harry Potter films, to become reality within 10 years
– 25 per cent of kids think flying shoes would be available to buy within 10 years
– 70 per cent said that within 10 years we will be able to talk to animals
– Ian Pearson, a Futurologist said ‘kids have grown up in a Harry Potter culture’
– He added tech seems magic to kids so they believe ‘anything is possible’
Kids reckon we’ll see flying shoes, invisibility cloaks and teleportation within the next decade, a survey has revealed.
A survey of 500 children aged between six and 12 found that 78 per cent think that ‘anything is possible’ due to the great strides in technology in recent years.
Asked what they thought would be invented with the next few years, 25 per cent said that flying shoes would be available to buy within the next 5-10 years.
A total of 70 per cent said that within the next decade we would be able to communicate with wild animals and our own pets after the invention of a Doctor Dolittle-style ‘translation device’.
Two-thirds of the kids said X-ray specs would soon become a reality, with half saying we would soon be able to ‘read each other’s minds’.
One-third of children said they would expect teleportation and invisibility cloaks to become a reality within the next 10 years, in the poll by Sony Mobile to promote its Xperia Touch projector.
The poll found that 72 per cent of children said they were better at using computers and tech than their parents.
Despite fears over kids using computers, tablets and smart phones too much, bosses at Sony found that 70 per cent of 500 parents polled said technology was something which improved their kids’ imaginations and performance at school.
Ian Pearson, a Futurologist from Futurizon, said the digital world exposes kids to ideas from across the whole of human culture.
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Two-thirds of the kids said X-ray specs would soon become a reality, with half saying we would soon be able to ‘read each other’s minds’
He said: ‘Virtual worlds in computer games especially can really expand imaginations.
‘Kids use highly advanced technology all the time, it is their normal life and they would find it nearly impossible to imagine a world where their technology can’t solve a problem for them.’
He said that flying shoes could be on the shelves within five years and that telepathy could be around by 2050.
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Source: Mail Online