Introducing: Homo homo technitus

In biology, evolution is change in the genetic material of a population of organisms from one generation to the next. Though changes produced in any one generation are normally small, differences accrue with each generation and can, over time, affect substantial changes in the population, a process that can result in the emergence of new species. One driver of evolution is natural selection, which occurs as a result of procreation. However, over many generations, adaptations can occur through a combination of successive, small, random changes in traits, and natural selection of the variants best-suited for their environment.

Many a seer is born in the ungodly hours of the night, when not even the tallying of sheep can churn slumber. This particular one has envisaged, in great detail, the future species and dubbed it: Homo homo technitus.

The phenotype of Homo homo technitus remains effigious with human form today, except for a few subtle but significant adaptations:

The cranium is particularly small given that the brain is conveniently carried in the palm of the hand in the form of a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). Memory capacity is entirely dependent on Gigabyte specification which is, furthermore, fiscally determined. The ‘brain’ can conveniently be switched off, as required, which presents a host of psychological benefits.
The face is decidedly expressionless, thanks to centuries of Botox and the concomitant obsession with eternal youth. As a result, it is almost impossible to gauge age in this species, not to mention what any particular individual is thinking at any given time. All things aside, this manifestation does render Homo homo technitus particularly gifted in the game of Poker.
Eyesight emerges as a weak trait for this species, which is understandable, considering the substantial visual commitment to screens of all types.
Homo homo technitus is commonly also hearing impaired, probably due to eons of focused Decibel streaming from portable music devices and subsequent loud associates.
The hands have become exceptionally prehensile; especially the thumbs, which are not only opposable to the extreme, but double-jointed as well, making for fast, accurate type-texting (the main mode of communication). Thus, Homo homo technitus can easily be mistaken for a hitch-hiker (refer to Douglas Adams for further information on this and the Galaxy).
The feet are broad and flat, conforming to the conventional footwear commonly trading under the name of Crocs.
Bodily hair, aside from the head, is scanty if existent at all, as a result of years of hair removal efforts which finally got through to the Genes.
Although general morphology, height and body weight remains varied, and dependent on many contributing factors, this species does have a tendency to carry a broad band (pun intended) of visceral fat across the midriff. This is largely due to the sedentary lifestyle remotes and Facebooking, inter alia, have encouraged.

Peripheral associations akin to Homo homo technitus include, but are not limited to, the following:
Verbal language is delivered in succinct abbreviated terminology as the swiftness of time still seems to be an issue. The main mode of communication is type-texting which continues to be more economical than calling, and certainly more effective than conversation. Grammar, syntax and good vocabulary rolls in its grave.
The art of handwriting is completely extinct. Writing instruments, aside from keyboards, can only be found in museums, or as decorative items on bureaus and office desks.
Mathematics has been excluded from the basic education curriculum, as have many subjects. The PDA is used for all calculations, and any other information which may be amiss is easily Googled.
Mind doctors of all disciplines have become entirely redundant in this populace as the inability to think (thanks to the advent of the PDA) has rendered depression and related ‘thinking’ anomalies null and void.

Watch this space for more on Homo homo technitus in the ensuing weeks...