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THE FUTURE OF WORK Help Wanted

A peek at the classifieds circa 2017

We all know that in the distant future powerful robots will cater to our every whim and work as we know it will cease to exist (at least we're keeping our fingers crossed). But in the near future?

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Toys for Toe-Draggers

Most technology is intended to make life easier, but these products must have been inspired by pure sloth

Thanks to advances in consumer tech, daily activities like stirring your coffee and ironing your clothes just might become obsolete. Think what you could do with all the extra time and energy you´ll save by not mowing your lawn or mopping your floors. You could write the great American novel, or start working on a cure for cancer. Or catch a few M.A.S.H. rerunsâ€

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It Takes Tech to Tango

A photo gallery of the Tango complex

Inside a green and wired Swedish home: onClick="window.open('','popup1','height=500,width=450,scrollbars=no,resize=no')"
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Read the feature article "It Takes Tech to Tango."

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December 2009: Best of What's New

In our December issue, Popular Science names the 100 best innovations of the year: bombproof wallpaper, self-parking cars, the fastest helicopter, and 97 more. Plus inventor profiles and videos.

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