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From the far-fetched to the practical, the following technologies have a history of riding the thin edge between harebrained and brilliant. Yet each has the potential to significantly shake up some aspect of the enterprise down the line. So bust our your crackpot meter and weigh in on whether these could-be pie-in-the-sky notions have a future. And if you don’t see a past or present contender you’d like to nominate, submit a write-up in the comments box below. We’ll post it to the roster and open the debate.

Your turn: The next big thing?

From the far-fetched to the practical, we highlighted 12 technologies that have a history of riding the thin edge between harebrained and brilliant. Yet each has the potential to significantly shake up some aspect of the enterprise down the line.

So, bust out your crackpot meter and weigh in on whether these could-be pie-in-the-sky notions have a future by commenting on them on this blog.

If you don't see a past or present contender you'd like to nominate and want to predict the next big crackpot thing...

HAVE YOUR SAY HERE

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