Air Bag for Cars, Inflatable Jacket for Bikes....

The Main discussion started with a series of discussions that are listed here:

What is the maximum speed one can travel on a Bike ?
Which bike is suitable for maximum speed ?
Can we ride a bike at 150 Kmph ?
What happens if we ride the bike at more than 150 Kmph .....

The bike starts vibrating
It is difficult to control and in case of emergency, if sudden brakes are applied the bike may skid..

So, What if ABS is installed in the Bike, whether is there any bike with ABS ?

Yes, it has an advantage and will prevent the bike from skidding, But is it really helpful in bikes ?

Suddenly... the topic changed
Air Bags are there for Cars, but there is no such device for Bikes
Hmm

A Balloon on the bike which gets activated when it senses the impact and will expand and protect the bike riders.
Nopes.. If the Bike met with an accident, then the rider surely going to fall away from the bike and is going to get hurt. No such balloon will help the rider.

Then, what about an inflatable jacket ?
The rider will wear the inflatable jacket while riding and that is connected to the bike. Whenever the bike met with the accident, a sensor will sense the impact and it will inflate the jacket so that the rider can escape from getting hurt.

Ohh crazy... [By GK]

The rider will be inside a balloon if every part is inflated, then he may be rolling on the road, ooh then he may fall in the river (considering ODC Road) and float and may end up in sea or in some other place if there is great wind .... [ this is too out of the way]

But what should be the material of construction... [one answer] - PVC. Hmm, PVC cannot expand, it should be rubber, then only the jacket can inflate.
But with rubber jacket, that too in inflated condition, the jacket may be weak to withstand the wear and tear caused by the road when the riders slides/ falls on it.

So, what ever it is, there may be something that can be done to prevent the accident of the bike riders by some innovative devices.. Ride Safe

What's the next big thing?

As we go through the past we see a lot of technological advancements (not inventions) that have changed our lifestyle and surroundings.

The gadget of the current decade is the Mobile Phone. 

requirements. Its handiness, ease of use, a variety of features and ability to provide us information available on the internet in our hands play the major role in its appeal to the masses rather than its ability to help us communicate.

Just before that, it was the Computers that changed the way people worked. From pen and paper soluting of problems to simulation aided by computers or from typewriters to word processors, hand written records to electronic files.

However, if we look at it, the technological advancement is Wireless Technology and not the gadget itself that we're talking about. Similarly computer technology was introduced to ease the accounting, calculations etc. which was the area that needed advancement.

Even though the technology exists in the past and continues to improve in the future, it is always the changing requirement of users that decides the technology. For example after the discovery of the steam engine, automobiles were born to meet the requirement of a new means of transportation that wasn't dependent on domesticated animals. 

Some technological advancements from the past based on needs are listed here:

Publishing News --- Printing Press

Work without human tiredness --- Engine

Transportation --- Automobile

Energy Demand --- Power

Currency / Utensils / Ornaments --- Metallurgy

Security --- Weapons 

Communication ---Telephone and Radio

Entertainment --- Television

Increased Food Demand --- Agriculture Mechanization

Comfort Living --- Air Conditioning and Refrigeration

Capturing visual records --- Camera

Data Analysis / Accounting / Calculations --- Computers

Understanding the Universe --- Spacecraft / Satellites

Portable Transport of day to day stuff --- Plastic

Connecting the World --- Internet

Wireless Communication --- Mobile Phones

So what will be the next generation technological advancement? 

Will it be food pills?

...Inter-Planetary transport?

...Communicating with Aliens?

...Living Underwater?

...Time Travel?

...Telepathy?

...Wireless power transmission?