In the latest in their series of Future Vision videos (see the one from 2009 here and the whole channel here) Microsoft again provide their take on how technology will progress and help us in day-to-day tasks in the coming years.
If one thing is clear in these videos, it’s that there will be a screen on every… single… thing… you interact with in the future – better start investing in some touch screen tech companies now! But as someone that remembers rotary phones and re-tuning a TV with a little plastic stick (kids have it so easy these days) there is no doubt that before I’m old enough to get left behind, these sort of devices will exist.
The interesting thing about this though, is that while I don’t doubt there is a problem with this from a technology point of view, the major stumbling block will be data. The gadgets in this video can only be applied and personalised if data is shared freely. Data sharing online has gone from non-existent to common place in the space of just a few years so I don’t doubt that it can progress too, but don’t forget that all nations are not as accepting as the British and Americans. Germany is one of the strictest nations, with EA coming under fire just this week for the T&Cs on their Origin service, needed to play Battlefield 3 (brief summary here). While there are indications younger Germans are more accepting of data sharing, something that we’ll see worldwide in the new generation, there are still hurdles to overcome. I mean, if the EU is handing down muddled, confusing and unrealistic on cookies in advertising and site analytics then my hopes are not actually that high for a life like in this video.
Via DigitalBuzzBlog
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