There are a lot of arguments to be made that we are currently living in the future. We carry in our pockets computers that are incredibly fast with screens that are higher resolution than our capacity to discern. We’ve got voice activated personal assistants, video chat, and 3d maps that are right out of science fiction. We even have e-books and tablets! All the elements are in place for a tech-utopia.

This is not a photograph from a plane, this is a screenshot of Google Maps. Seriously, you can click to see for yourself. It’s kind of crazy.
But it doesn’t feel very future-ish, does it? Why?
What we’re lacking today is a unifying force. Something that brings all of our tech magic into a cohesive whole. It isn’t an operating system, or an app. This force is equal parts software, marketing, business, and licensing. There’s an absurd fortune to be made by whoever can sort it out. Of course, I think I’ve done that. Continue reading