List of Emerging Technologies
We're definitely overdue for a major consumer tech introduction.<p>* Late 30s: Radio<p>* Late 40s: Vinyl Records (Edited: Atomic energy isn't a consumer product)<p>* Late 50s: TV<p>* Late 60s: Transistors / rockets<p>* Late 70s: Microcomputers.<p>* Late 80s: Desktop publishing<p>* Late 90s: Internet/Web<p>* Late 00s: Smartphones/tablets<p>* Late 10s: VR? Streaming media? Electric cars? 
Cryptocurrency?<p>It takes a while for a new technology to spread to widespread adoption. For example, the 2007 launch of the iPhone lead to a decade of mobile adoption a few years later. But it seems there's been no new tech paradigm shift lately that's equivalent to the massive influence of previous innovations. Or at least I'm not seeing it yet.