Monday, February 19, 2007

Predicting the future

I had planned on writing this many months ago when it had become obvious to me what the next big change in computing was going to be. It has become even more evident with the new IPhone coming along. The next major advance won't be in touch screens, while the new IPhone will have a great tech. It is not a huge advance, other than its dispensing with a keyboard. The next great advance will be in the human interface, though. I believe ultimately we will be getting rid of a flat screen. Somehow it will be scanned into our minds or maybe a 3D holographic projection. In like manner there will be less to no need for a keyboard. This will all lead to computers becoming more ubiquitous. There will be less of a need for a computer with people sitting down, like I am now, to use a machine. The computer will be built into the book that will automatically be programed to update this blog wirelessly when it comes within range of any network.
Thus computing as we have known it will be completely different, possibly a bigger change than the World Wide Web has caused. Could be better compared to the change from the typewriter and the computer.

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