How will the future look? Here is Microsoft’s point of view:
I consider Microsoft’s point of view to be very optimistic. I’m not sure that in only 10 we’ll reach that level of technology, and even if we do, there will be a lot of people that will reject it, due to traditions, personal convictions that it “was better back in the days”, religious beliefs and so on. And, before developing that technology, we should figure out some new energy sources, to have enough juice to power it all. But the ideas expressed in the movie are impressive, not the less…
Credits for finding the movie go to Radu.
I disagree. A few years ago I started listening to podcasts using my cellphone. I noticed that I wasn’t the only one. In every subway car there were at least two other people that had earphones. Now, it is rare to see anyone under 18 NOT having earphones. All these kids grow up. It doesn’t matter grandpa will never use the digital paper because normal paper smells better, but grandpa will die soon enough.
What I am more afraid of is the level of forced illiteracy that some social classes will attain. People that will completely miss out on “the good life” because they are simply uneducated enough to never feel comfortable with technology.
But in the movie it’s presented a whole different level of technology integration with day to day life. I know what you say and I agree with you, but keep in mind that earphones aren’t new, walkmans have been around for about 30 years now. But digital newspapers you can fold and cellphone integration with…everything are at a different level than iPods and smartphones.
Don’t get me wrong, I want that kind of technology. It long for it. I understand technology, I love technology. But also, I’m being realistic about it…
The juice is closing in… I’ve read a few days ago that scientists are working on some batteries that are self-recharging by putting them in sunlight. Also I’ve read about surround headphones too…
So I think that 10 years is a realistic time period for the touch-technology approach. Look how fast was the evolution from the iPod’s “Click Wheel” to the touch interface of the iPod Touch. And processing power is growing exponentially, meaning that more and more devices will be able to do more things than they were designed to a couple of years before…