in my lifetime mobile phones came about , they got smaller and cheaper , more powerful , eventually holding a tv screen and a computer with an internet . The market for apps appeared from nowhere , blogs like MMM happened .
self driving trucks and cars might be commonplace soon , i could watch a film and get driven to london and probably get cheaper insurance because the hairless ape behind the wheel is the most common cause of accidents, all vehicles will record whats going on around them when on , most traffic police will become redundant and can be freed up to help to make neighbourhoods safe or lower taxes, emergency vehicles can be high speed and have roads cleared in advance. cycling will become easier because automatic cars will drive with proper space and speed limits . i can check work e-mail as i commute , maybe have video conferences with my team and chat about the jobs of the day .
single man drones might airlift people in mountain rescue or a&e situations .
drone technology means i can get parts for machines or PLC's delivered within a few hours to remote customer sites or a hot starbucks coffee at 6:30am to the patio.
Netflix and iTunes means i don't have cd's, vynal , tape or dvd's to get broken, go to land fill or waste resources in manufacture.
low resource business like blogs , U-tube , apps , games , music , all types of entertainment is still a growing market , getting better and broader and at small cost to the environment .