All they could be called Rich AMP.

Right now we have text-only type pages designed for fast loading, easy to read. Or we have bloated pages with 20 forms of tracking and numerous elements that make the page footprint longer as they load, shifting things about as you are trying to read.

SEO-first news sites like the Daily Mail are culprits.

And don’t get me started with continuous scrolling. Try reaching links in the footer when that is happening.

A future standard is one that could be announced at the very top of the page, so people learn to appreciate that faster loads and easier use.

I would include:

Placeholders for content not yet loaded, that leave a blank space of the same size, or preferably a symbol that means it has yet to arrive.

Minimal tracking. While this might sound hard for large companies that advertise on many channels, if all they are measuring is engagement, all they need is Google Analytics. Sometimes such things are overly automated for only marginal benefits.

No misleading ads. Too often the video you think you have come to see is an ad, and the actual video is further down the page. If the key content is a video, it should be the only video on the page.

“Related content” should be links to your own content, not ads.

No continuous scrolling that makes the page longer. It could be restricted to a frame, or paginated.

It is often said than the modern smart phone is 10 gadgets in 1. That decades ago we needed to lug around a video camera, gaming console and so on to replicate what we get from a single device today.

Ten years from now we might not have phones any more. Except for… typing. They could be called a tyoer.

Camera: The trend is towards cameras being everywhere. Having to hold a phone to take a photo or video is very limiting. Imagine if you were at a bar, that has cameras everywhere. You and your buddies huddle together, and don’t even need to say “group photo”. The AI of the bar recognises the situation, knows who you all are, and sends you 5 photos for you to choose from before sharing.

Combine that with your personal drone, a flying device that is always hovering above you, filming and monitoring, looking for friends, dangers and opportunities.

And first person views, which cannot be filmed using other people’s cameras or your drone, will be filmed by your AR glasses.

Phone: Your AR glasses will have that covered.

Social Media: Your AR glasses will have that covered.

Maps: Your AR glasses will have that covered. Or your car.

Texting: This is the problem. Just as people are talking on phones less, and texting more, I cannot see us dictating to our AR glasses in public. We will want to type. Maybe our AR glasses can project a virtual keyboard onto whatever close surface we look at? Or will we carry little keyboards with us – because we will still have bags. Maybe built into the outside of your bag? Or on top of a book cover?

I don’t own a smart TV. I have a regular TV with an Xbox One and Chromecast to send content to it. That is the smart option, because “smart” TVs tend to be clunky, slow, and will date too much before your next television purchase.

I know what I want – a really smart TV.

Google Nest Hub, and Amazon Echo Show do everything I want from a smart device except for one minor detail. The screens are too small, maxing out at 10 inches. I want the same functionality, but built in to a big screen TV.

It surely isn’t hard? The same devices already have everything you have, you just need the display to be larger, and the software to adjust to the screen size.

I guess the problem is that Google and Amazon do not make televisions. There is nothing stopping them – there are many TV brands that don’t manufacture the hardware, but simply market it.

I would like to think that both have a TV up their sleeves, and are simply waiting for a glut in hardware / lull in TV purchases. I recommend:

• 4K, with nothing fancy except for whatever makes blacks blacker
• wall mountable
• really good speakers built in
• cameras that can focus on who is talking – with an off switch
• screensaver of your choice, that turns off when nobody is home
• screensavers like security camera, news and weather, photos (yours or others) and social media streams, in general or a specific person/group
• has your wake up info in the morning – public transport, weather, appointments etc
• voice-operated shopping app – starting with clothing. Incorporate camera for fitting and previews.
• access to all content, from everywhere, with ease

TVs are cheap these days, if you ignore fancy features. Incorporating most of the above is not technically difficult. If you can sell a TV for $200 more that is really smart and has a killer feature, it will outsell every other TV.

Dear Elon Musk,

I have 50 ideas each day, just like you. Mostly mine never get done. So I’m gifting this one to you.

A little robot, like a robotic vacuum cleaner, that wanders around your house. And that’s it. People who buy it don’t know its purpose. That purpose will be revealed one day. Until then, it is a mystery.

People will go crazy not knowing why it exists. People will refuse to own one because of what it might see or hear. Which means everyone else will own one because they have nothing to hide.

It will be the most viral, perverse thing ever.

Oh, and to activate it, you need to give it access to your Facebook 😉