The electric company could send a signal down the wiring that these various appliances could read and set themselves. Shorter Golf Balls . Technological improvements in clubs and golf balls have paradoxically led to longer golf courses to keep challenging golfers. If the course was short enough, it could be domed to allow year-round play. Personal Phone Numbers .
Most people now have multiple phone numbers, for the office, pager, home, fax.
It would be easier if you had just one number and a system smart enough to ring at all of your phone locations and know the call is a fax, or after six rings to go to the pager or voice mail. It should also be smart enough to let you pretend you are unavailable. See-Through Toasters . Despite moisture sensors, toasters still have a high degree of variability in the toasting process, and peering down into the toaster probably contributes to a fair number of senseless kitchen accidents. A transparent case could improve the quality of toast by allowing timely user intervention, to say nothing of the entertainment value.