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Technology Predictions for 2006?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the crystal-ball-that-we-can-look-back-at-and-laugh dept.

OffTheLip writes "As 2006 fast approaches it's time for some to gaze into the crystal ball of technology and predict what will be hot, what will make a difference in our lives or make someone rich and famous. The Mercury News takes a shot at predicting the coming year of technology. No great revelations but it nice to see clean technologies make the list. The list is light on pure technology and big on trends. Perhaps killer apps are not as important as they once were thought to be." What would Slashdot users put in their top 10?

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  1. The better battery? by Presence2 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    My hope is that 2006 will be the year a cheap, easily manufactured portable power cell will become popular. Rechargeable.. disposable.. who cares, just make it better then what we've been using for the past 20 years. Limitations in power supply is really starting to be the limitation for all our fancy high tech gadgets. We can put 3000 songs on ipod.. but you can't play them all. We can put the latest movies on a psp or portable dvd player, but they will barely stay on long enough to play some of today's epics. I can't think of any laptop that can last longer then what.. 8-10 hours? Pathetic!