What Will Our Children Say?

I find myself amazed at the furious pace of events and technology. Some things evolving today that our children will likely take for granted:

The commonality of the personal computer - It reminds me of talking to people who remember seeing an automobile for the first time. Our grandkids will say things like:

"Tell me again how you had to write notes and letters on paper!"
"What's a telephone line?"
"Bring out the typewriter thing again! It's sooooooo funny!"
"What's a postage stamp?"
"How did you blog?!?"

Money - I remember when credit cards came in two primary flavors: Mastercard and Visa. Now that most fast food restaurants are taking cards I wonder why I even carry cash around.

Telephones - Would anyone over the age of ten even know how to operate a rotary phone? How about party lines? I wonder how long it'll be before we quit carrying cell phones around and have the functionality built into a watch or necklace or something. Shoe phones! Some things never go out of style, right Mr. Smart?

Cameras - The concept of waiting for development is all ready out the door. My two year old was appalled that she couldn't see the picture her aunt had just taken of her with a film camera.

Cars - Changes are slow, but getting there. GPS and on-board computers are making getting lost an art form. I gotta tell you, I miss the floorboard switch for the high beams ("ka-chunk"). I expect to see a keyboard appear in a new model any year now. Maybe the ability to program what indicators show up on the dash, what color the interior lights are and wireless access for passengers, of course.