Technology with our kids and the future

Not so much a rant but some more thoughts I had while walking around. Basically came from a meeting I had today when I had to write on the white board, followed by reading a random tweet where someone has had a training day on those electronic boards now.

Was thinking back to when in school and teachers used to write on chalk boards. Then this new technology of white boards came out. I remember some of the rooms got it.. Now of course its all going electronic? but its not just that...

I was wandering, can you imagine in 30 years time say our kids saying to there kids "I remember when you only had 150 TV channels 24/7 and had to attach your console to the TV". Where as we (or at least I would say) I remember when we only had 3 TV channels that used to finish for the day around midnight, and TV consoles there were in black and white and had a paddle for controller. I mean, we had black and white TV up till age or 12...

MP3 players. Now there is some excellent technology (jeez I even own an iPhone though prefer my music on my player). I mean, imagine showing you children (or grand children) your old walkman. Even a CD walkman. I remember taking my CD walkman to the gym years ago.. These days I got my 1000 sounds on a clip player? Go figure. And my main player I can fit most of my entire CD collection on???

Electronic downloads is another. CD's, films, games. Now I have to admit I have not done any music or films (like my music and films on a CD/DVD). But using Steam I have purchased a few games now. All you need is that code off the paper OR even purchase through them.. Some great deals - I just got Empire Total War for like £6.80???

And there you go. Technology peak, the Internet. Imagine; again in 30 years your kids saying to theirs "I remember when you had to sit in front of a TV to watch it". And there it is... The greatest technology achievement in the last 50 years...