Andrew Jacobson - Assignment 2

1. A third of the world's population survives off of IV fluids while living in a digital game world that was evolved to be used by the United Nations to split the Earth's population to deal with the issues of unemployment, inflation, pollution and crime.

Closest concept:  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/ (The Matrix (1999))

2. After a century of using nanotechnology to cure illnesses, an average member of society can choose to transcend human evolution and enhance his or her abilities beyond that of the strongest or smartest person, even creating abilities that were previously impossible.

Close Concept: http://deusex.wikia.com/wiki/Nanotechnological_augmentation

3. Many homeowners looking for solitude install aerogel insulation that completely cancels out any sound from traveling within a room, increasing productivity, but unfortunately leading to an increase in home invasions.

Reference: http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-02/aerogels-hit-consumer-insulation-market

4. In an attempt to cure Alzheimer's and other memory related illnesses, doctors implant a chip that acts as a cloud storage for your memory, in order to allow the restoration or deletion of a person's memory, however it becomes a mainstream way to watch other peoples' memories.

Close Concept: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Click_(2006_film)

5. Children are mandated to have a chip implanted inside their heads that could track their whereabouts, but, as time passes, new features endanger their privacy.

Reference: http://www.amberalertgps.com/

6. Organ transplants lists will become a thing of the past, since biomedical engineers have successfully designed fully functional 3D printable human organs that perform equal to that of their non-artificial counterparts.

Reference: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9244884/The_first_3D_printed_organ_a_liver_is_expected_in_2014

7. Services now insert false memories to fulfill the wishes of people that have a limited time left to live, since their real memories do not have enough time to contradict their false ones.  

http://freebirdgames.com/to_the_moon/ (Game: To the Moon (2011))

8. Surpassing the physical limitations of devices such as Google Glass, people are now imbedded with the technology that allows them to use all the applications of a tablet or smartphone without the need of any physical hardware. 

http://hplusdigitalseries.com/ (H+ series (2012)) 

9. Initially time machines were used for scientific purposes, now they transport criminals back to points in time prior to the Italian Renaissance, where they are given an opportunity at a second chance, but without the opportunity to return.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_(novel)

                                   

10. Operating systems are now built upon the technology of artificial intelligence, leading to more personal or intimate relationships between the computer and its user. 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1798709/ (Movie: Her (2013))