The year 2021 according to science fiction

Novels set in 2021 anticipate some strange stuff  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ View in browser January 4th, 2020 Welcome to Decrypted, Digital Trends' daily newsletter guiding you through the latest news in the world of tech, with insights from our senior writers. What does 2021 have in store? Here are science fiction's predictions With 2020 behind us now, we're finally off and running in 2021. What can we expect from the next 12 months? To get an answer, we rounded up all the major sci-fi stories set in 2021 and mined them for insights. While few could have predicted things like social distancing and the meteoric rise of Zoom, science fiction is surprisingly spot-on about certain aspects of life here in the future -- and hilariously off the mark on others. Here's what 2021 might have in store for us, according so science fiction novels. READ MORE Advertisement Robotic police officers are slowly being normalized, whether we like it or not The classic 1987 movie RoboCop is said to be set roughly 20 years from now, but it looks like 2021 will be the beginning of the era of robotic law enforcement. A growing number of police departments around the country are purchasing robots for police work, and as this behavior becomes normalized, major concerns are starting to arise. Matthew Guariglia, a policy analyst at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, tells Digital Trends that the kinds of robots we're starting to see police departments use are mostly for show, but that doesn't mean there isn't cause for concern. He argues that these robots are mostly a "public relations move" at this point. But while they're fairly innocuous right now, even these PR stunt police robots could open the door to something we should worry about. READ MORE Advertisement Advertisement Samsung will launch the Galaxy S21 series on January 14 We knew the Galaxy S21 series was coming. Now, we know when: January 14. Samsung has announced yet another major "Unpacked" event, scheduling it for the final day of CES 2021. The event kicks off at 10 a.m. ET / 7 a.m. PT, and will be livestreamed.   The Galaxy S21 event comes weeks earlier than last year's Galaxy S20, which launched in early February. With any early-2021 event set to be virtual regardless, it seems Samsung figured it might as well get the phones out there as soon as they're ready. And so we benefit, getting our eyes and hands on Samsung's latest top-tier phones even earlier this year. READ MORE You Might Like   Digital Trends helps readers keep tabs on the fast-paced world of tech with all the latest news, fun product reviews, insightful editorials, and one-of-a-kind sneak peeks. Copyright ©2020 Designtechnica Corporation. All rights reserved. Unsubscribe  |  Contact us |  Privacy Policy 111 SW 5th Ave. Ste. 1000, Portland, OR 97204