In our digital age, I wouldn't be surprised if graveyards were covered in E-Tombs that allowed one to remember and still communicate with the dead.
With the E-Tomb, a tombstone that stores information through Bluetooth, friends and family can access the dead's virtual life and update their online status through stories and pictures. Mobiles can access the tombstone to read and search through personal information.
The E-Tomb offers a great way to communicate with the dead through tweeting, Facebooking and blogging.
Social Media Tombstones
Tweet & Share with the Dead Using the E-Tomb
Trend Themes
1. Digital Afterlife - Opportunity for creating more digital platforms and tools that cater to preserving memories and life experiences beyond the physical lifespan.
2. Internet of Things (iot) Cemeteries - Disruptive innovation in creating smart cemeteries that integrate technology to make it easier and more accessible for people to visit, preserve and remember their loved ones.
3. Virtual Legacy Continuation - Opportunity for the designers and developers to cater to maintaining the legacy, achievements, and stories of individuals after their passing and making it accessible and shareable for future generations.
Industry Implications
1. Funeral Services - This trend opens up an avenue for funeral homes to differentiate their services by offering technology-driven solutions for preserving memories and legacies.
2. Smart Device Manufacturers - This innovation offers further market opportunities for companies that manufacture technology items such as smart devices, wearables, and IoT-enabled devices to create more industry-related applications and features for their products.
3. Social Media Companies - Opportunity for social media platforms that focus on creating virtual spaces for memorializing and sharing memories of the deceased, such as Facebook's Memorials and Instagram's Commemoration Accounts.