Forgetting will become a distant memory

Details of everyday life will be recorded, stored, analyzed, and provided at the appropriate time and place by both portable and stationary smart appliances. To help make this possible, microphones and video cameras will record conversations and activities. The information collected will be automatically stored and analyzed on a personal computer. People can then be prompted to "rememer" what discussions they had, for example, with their daughter or doctor by telephone. Based on such conversations, smart phones equipped with global-positioning technology might also remind them to pick up groceries or prescriptions if they pass a particular store at a particular time. It's not hard to imagine that TVs, remote controls, or even coffee table tops, can one day be the familiar mediums through which we tap into our digitally stored information.

You will have your own digital shopping assistants

A combination of new technology and the next wave of mobile devices will give the in-store shopping experience a significant boost. Fitting rooms soon will be outfitted with digital shopping assistants - touch screen and voice activated kiosks that will allow you to choose clothing items and accessories to complement, or replace, what you already selected. Once you make your selections, a sales associate is notified and will gather the items and bring them directly to you. You'll also be able to snap photos of yourself in different combinations and email or SMS them to your friends and family for the thumbs up ... or the thumbs down.

You will talk to the web... and

the web will talk back

Innovation no. 3

Going to the web will change dramatically. In the future, you will be able to surf the internet, handsfree, by using your voice - therefore eliminating the need for visuals or keypads. New technology will change how people create, build and interact with information and e-commerce websites - using speech instead of text. You will be able to sort through the Web verbally to find what you are looking for and have the information read back to you as if you are havinq a conversation with the Web.