5 innovations that will change our lives

IBM has unveiled their 'IBM Next Five in Five ' study, which is its view on five innovations that have the potential of changing the way people the world over work, live and play over the next five years. [via Rediff News]

1. We will be able to access healthcare remotely, from just about anywhere in the world

2. Mobile phones will start to read our minds: Advanced 'presence' technology will give mobile phones and PDAs (personal digital assistants) the ability to automatically learn about their users' whereabouts and preferences as they commute, work and travel. 'Presence' technology -- used in instant messaging -- already makes it possible to locate and identify a user as soon as the user connects to the network.

3. Real-time speech translation -- once a vision only in sci-fi -- will become the norm

4. There will be a 3-D Internet

5. New technologies the size of a few atoms will address areas of environmental importance

emily | 12:41 PM | Technology |
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