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# future-focus-series - Friday 23 August, 2019
Bye bye large Americano, hello alertness algorithms: The future of your morning coffee
Technology has the potential to replace your caffeine fix, writes Sarah Harford.
# future-focus-series - Friday 9 August, 2019
Smell-killing clothes and stains that clean themselves: The future of doing your laundry
Jack O’Higgins looks at the technological and other changes shaping the way we do the washing.
# future-focus-series - Wednesday 24 July, 2019
From Pokemon Go to augmented-reality Lego: How your kids' toys will change in the next few years
Amanda Connolly looks at the coming technological developments that will shape how children play.
# future-focus-series - Wednesday 26 June, 2019
Would you like wallpaper that changes colour with your mood? Here's the future of home decor
Sarah Harford on how technological developments could change the way we think about our homes.
'Hey Google, let my housemates know I'm almost home': The future of personal safety
Sarah Harford on the upcoming tech that’ll give you more peace of mind.
# future-focus-series - Friday 14 June, 2019
Goodbye midnight texts, hello intercontinental kissing: The future of long-distance relationships
Sarah Harford on the technological innovations that are bringing long-distance loved ones closer together.
# future-focus-series - Thursday 16 May, 2019
Bye-bye guide books, hello virtual tours: The future of going on your holliers
Sarah Harford on the technological shifts that are changing our experience of going away.
No more scrambling for tickets... or listening to commentators? The future of watching sport
Sarah Harford on the technological changes that are set to upend our experience of the big game.
# future-focus-series - Thursday 2 May, 2019
Hello brain implants, goodbye forgetting people's names: The future of your memories
Sarah Harford on the technologies that could change the way we remember things (and mean we’ll never embarrass ourselves at parties again).
# future-focus-series - Thursday 18 April, 2019
Lock the door and activate the drone guard: The future of keeping your home safe
Sarah Harford looks at how technology could be set to upend our idea of a secure home.
# future-focus-series - Wednesday 3 April, 2019
Never struggle for directions to 'la playa' again: The future of speaking other languages
From multilingual earbuds to neural machine learning, barriers between languages are being eroded, writes Sarah Harford.
# future-focus-series - Wednesday 20 March, 2019
Goodbye sweat patches, no more 'what to wear' worries: The future of putting on clothes
What does wearable technology mean for the way we get dressed?
# future-focus-series - Thursday 7 March, 2019
Bye bye large Americano, hello alertness algorithms: The future of your morning coffee
Technology has the potential to replace your caffeine fix, writes Sarah Harford.
# future-focus-series - Sunday 24 February, 2019
‘I'll have the DNA-optimised salad please': What's the future of clean eating?
From genetic scans to personalised nutrition.
# future-focus-series - Sunday 10 February, 2019
Bye-bye bifocals, hello bionic eyes: the future of seeing and hearing
Plus how Amazon’s Alexa could be literally inside your ear.
# future-focus-series - Sunday 27 January, 2019
Goodbye Facebook, hello hologram phone calls? The future of staying in touch
The way we communicate is about to get a whole lot more virtual.
# future-focus-series - Sunday 13 January, 2019
'Did you see that billboard, or was it just me': The personalised future of advertising
Individual billboards and the $40 billion marketing potential of Alexa – the next stage in the advertising revolution.
# future-focus-series - Sunday 30 December, 2018
No to Tinder, yes to DNA matching: The future of romance
Dates are more accessible than ever thanks to apps. But it’s no easier to find a fulfilling relationship. How can tech help?
# future-focus-series - Sunday 16 December, 2018
Bye bye credit cards, hello paying by eyeball: The future of spending your money
Your eyes and fingerprints are about to become a crucial part of how you pay for things.
# future-focus-series - Sunday 18 November, 2018
Goodbye open-plan offices, hello couch calls: The future of being productive at work
We all waste time. Can tech help?
# future-focus-series - Sunday 4 November, 2018
Sci-fi wrinkle killers and no more orange necklines: The future of doing your makeup
How the beauty industry is evolving – and what you can expect in the continuing quest to make ourselves more attractive.
# future-focus-series - Sunday 21 October, 2018
Pass me an extra limb, I'll just plug it in: The future of hacking your body
From antennae implants to genetic upgrades: can we use technology to improve our bodies?
# future-focus-series - Sunday 7 October, 2018
Goodbye modh coinníollach, hello Minecraft? The future of education
From robots in the classroom to school tours in VR.
# future-focus-series - Sunday 23 September, 2018
Robot babysitters and poop-predicting nappies: Here's the future of being a good parent
Sadly you’ll still have to do the actual nappy-changing yourself.
# future-focus-series - Sunday 9 September, 2018
Goodbye cat burglar, hello drone burglar: Here's what crime will look like in future
From data theft to using remote-controlled flying machines.
# future-focus-series - Sunday 12 August, 2018
Fancy sleeping underwater with a robot butler? Here's the future of staying in a hotel
Or just in your own private pod.
# future-focus-series - Sunday 15 July, 2018
Goodbye gym guilt, hello exercise pills? The future of staying in shape
No more boring hours on the exercise bike? Eh, sign us up.
# future-focus-series - Sunday 1 July, 2018
Snore-killing earbuds and cuddling robots: the future of getting a good night's sleep
If you thought it was just a matter of going to bed early… you were wrong.
# future-focus-series - Tuesday 19 June, 2018
Floor-mopping robots and a kitchen that cleans itself: The future of your household chores
Hey Alexa, can you fold the laundry?
# future-focus-series - Sunday 3 June, 2018
Long-dead singers playing 'live' in concert: The future of the music you love
Holograms, mixed-reality shows and songs written by algorithms: here’s what’s coming to your headphones.
# future-focus-series - Sunday 20 May, 2018
Would you let your fridge do the Big Shop for you? The future of your personal data
Or would you sell your personal information to the highest bidder? (If you haven’t already.)
# future-focus-series - Sunday 6 May, 2018
Live to 120 years old and never forget your pills again: The future of not getting sick
From molecular implants to tissue regeneration, here’s how researchers are working on extending our lifespans.
# future-focus-series - Sunday 22 April, 2018
VR backpacks and real-life rainfall: Here's what the cinema of the future will look like
Plus the Dublin cinema already on board.
# future-focus-series - Sunday 8 April, 2018
Flying taxis and Ireland's own 'supersonic' train: The future of public transport
Hyperloop pods could cover the Dublin to Cork route in 15 minutes flat.
# future-focus-series - Sunday 25 March, 2018
Bye-bye pizza guy, no more spice bag shame: The future of getting a takeaway
Oh, and… hello flying robots.
# future-focus-series - Sunday 11 March, 2018
A nice insect casserole with 3D-printed dessert: The future of your weeknight dinner
The changes coming to the way we eat – and what we eat.
# future-focus-series - Sunday 25 February, 2018
No more queues, no more supermarket aisles: The future of the Big Shop
Supermarkets as we know them could become a thing of the past.
# future-focus-series - Sunday 11 February, 2018
'Student halls for grown-ups': How communal living spaces could change our idea of home
Node CEO Anil Khera says co-living is the antidote to Dublin’s ‘lazy’ developers.
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Poll: Will you go to a pub/restaurant when they're permitted to open on 29 June?
THE PLAN TO re-open Ireland has accelerated rapidly, after the Taoiseach yesterday announced a string of guidelines that had been brought forward.
One of those guidelines concerns pubs. The original plan had been to re-open them at the beginning of Phase Five in August, but under the new plans pubs that serve food will be permitted to open when Phase Three begins on 29 June.
They do not require a restaurant licence to open but must comply with strict social distancing protocols which would prohibit gatherings around the bar and require people to be served at appropriately spaced tables.
Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan urged pubs to be “sensible” yesterday, and added that a few “fellas drinking pints and eating a packet of peanuts” will not constitute a pub operating as a restaurant.
Restaurants will also be permitted to open from this date, as long as they adhere to the above protocols.
So, today we’re asking you: Will you go to a pub/restaurant when they’re permitted to open on 29 June?
Poll Results:
I'll leave it a week or two, maybe longer (5999)
No (4700)
Maybe sometime during that week (3778)
Yes, on the 29th (3091)
I wouldn't usually frequent them anyway (1431)
Not sure (1149)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Opinion: Entrepreneurs with a disability need support to compete - and it's just not there
By Eddie Hennessy - @EddieHennessy1
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