A look back at the most prominent technologies of just five years ago makes it seem like we were still living in the Stone Age when compared to the advancements we enjoy today, but the technologies that are currently being developed are going to be a step forward that will take us much further than many of us could have ever imagined.

While most Americans are impressed that a company like All Language Alliance, Inc., is able to create such a vast network of translators that any language can be translated by a native speaker who also possesses subject-specific knowledge, the technological developments that are in the works are even more sophisticated.

It may seem hard to believe, but we are poised to be able to submit DNA samples through our handheld devicesin the near future. Perhaps not too many people will be excited by the prospect of such a sample being transmitted through an iPhone, but Apple believes that the widespread transmission of such data could prove incredibly valuable for research on how to prevent and cure disease.

The idea that an application is close to complete that will be able to do such a thing is almost unbelievable, but any technological advancement should no longer come as much of a surprise.