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Talking Web, Memory Aids, and Solar Phones In 5 Years

Posted by samzenpus on from the in-the-year-2000 dept.

jbrodkin writes "A talking Web, solar technology embedded in windows and cell phones, and the end of forgetting will all come in the next five years, IBM predicts in its third annual Next Five in Five list, detailing innovations that could change our lives in the next half-decade. The other predictions: We will all have digital shopping assistants and, separately, 'crystal balls' to predict our future health. If IBM is right, in five years we'll forget about keyboards and use our voices to surf the Web on solar-powered laptops. DNA profiles will predict our personal health risks, and we'll get automatic reminders to perform daily tasks, generated by digital recording and analysis of our conversations."

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  1. End of Forgetting by callinyouin · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm pretty pumped about that.
    Totally going to happen.
    Wait..
    Where am I?

  2. Do not want! by plover · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't want Crystal Balls! I like mine just the way they are, thank you very much.

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    John
  3. IBM will move its HQ to India. by tjstork · · Score: 5, Funny

    I predict that in 5 years, IBM will finish moving all of its datacenter support to India, will exit the CPU business in the face of withering competition from Intel, and sell its mainframe business from some yet to be identified Chinese company.

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  4. Re:Not sure about this one by hemp · · Score: 4, Funny

    Imagine how fun an office would be with everyone saying HTTP://SLASHDOT.ORG REFRESH all day long.

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  5. Re:I'm skeptical by Cow+Jones · · Score: 4, Funny

    3. Voice input
    Speech to text is still pretty bad. Some examples of problems it still struggles with are handling different accents, background noise.

    Ack. Imagine trying to tell a computer to go to Slashdot.
    I'd rather just double the killer delete select all...

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  6. Next five in five my #$% by pseudonomous · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where's the year of the linux desktop?

  7. Re:Does anyone type to the web now? by stfvon007 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Voice recognition mouse in action:

    left one pixel!
    left one pixel!
    left one pixel!
    left one pixel!
    left one pixel!
    left one pixel!
    down one pixel!
    down one pixel!
    down one pixel!
    down one pixel!
    oops too far
    up one pixel!
    CLICK!

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  8. Re:Misleading by ElAurian · · Score: 5, Funny

    "It looks like you're trying to make love! Do you need help?"

    FUCK OFF CLIPPY

  9. Re:Misleading by Gerafix · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's not "the end of forgetting" - that sounds like a more annoying version of clippy.

    You mean a wife? Yeah.

    I see you're trying to watch Star Trek, would you like to:

    - Tell me my ass does not look fat in these pants

    - Take out the garbage

    - Do the dishes