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<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/eowyn2/> 5 expected
innovations that’ll change our
lives<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/5-expected-innovations-thatll-change-our-lives/>by
Dr. Eowyn <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/eowyn2/>
IBM has a project on emerging technologies called "The next IBM 5 in
5<http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/36290.wss>
."
The predictions are based on IBM's research, as well as market and societal
trends. Here are the 5 technologies IBM predicts will become true within 5
years, which will radically change our lives. (My editorial comments are
colored pink. *~Eowyn*)
*1. People power will come to
life<http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2011/12/ibm-5-in-5-people-power-will-come-to-life.html>
*
Anything that moves or produces heat has the potential to create energy
that can be captured. Walking. Jogging. Bicycling. The heat from your
computer. Even the water flowing through your pipes. Advances in renewable
energy technology will allow us to collect this kinetic energy, which now
goes to waste, and use it to help power our homes, offices and cities.
Maybe we'll finally find something of use from Obama's incessant golfing
and occasional bicycling.
<http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/girly-bike.jpg>
*2. You will never need a password
again<http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2011/12/the-next-5-in-5-you-will-never-need-a-password-again.html>
*
Your biological makeup is the key to your individual identity, and soon, it
will become the key to safeguarding it.
You will no longer need to create, track or remember multiple passwords for
various log-ins. Imagine you will be able to walk up to an ATM machine to
securely withdraw money by simply speaking your name or looking into a tiny
sensor that can recognize the unique patterns in the retina of your eye. Or
by doing the same, you can check your account balance on your mobile phone
or tablet.
Each person has a unique biological identity and behind all that is data.
Biometric data – facial definitions, retinal scans and voice files – will
be composited through software to build your DNA unique online password.
Referred to as multi-factor biometrics, smarter systems will be able to use
this information in real-time to make sure whenever someone is attempting
to access your information, it matches your unique biometric profile and
the attempt is authorized. To be trusted, such systems should enable you to
opt in or out of whatever information you choose to provide.
3. *Mind reading is no longer science
fiction*<http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2011/12/the-next-5-in-5-mind-reading-is-no-longer-science-fiction.html>
<http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/mind-reading.jpg>(Read
more about how mind-reading works,
here<http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1366&bih=639&tbm=isch&tbnid=KUnL1rflY8w3tM:&imgrefurl=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1224489/Psychic-plug-brain-thoughts-screen-developed.html&docid=cr5YiBRiC5k0zM&imgurl=http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/11/02/article-1224489-070C301B000005DC-993_468x301.jpg&w=468&h=301&ei=SCEUT7TzOc3ZiQLp0cC9DQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=597&vpy=217&dur=5266&hovh=129&hovw=201&tx=99&ty=151&sig=104513353863366462234&page=3&tbnh=118&tbnw=184&start=49&ndsp=29&ved=1t:429,r:18,s:49>
.)
IBM scientists are among those researching how to link your brain to your
devices, such as a computer or a smartphone. If you just need to think
about calling someone, it happens. Or you can control the cursor on a
computer screen just by thinking about where you want to move it.
Scientists in the field of bioinformatics have designed headsets with
advanced sensors to read electrical brain activity that can recognize
facial expressions, excitement and concentration levels, and thoughts of a
person without them physically taking any actions.
Within 5 years, we will begin to see early applications of this technology
in the gaming and entertainment industry. Furthermore, doctors could use
the technology to test brain patterns, possibly even assist in
rehabilitation from strokes and to help in understanding brain disorders,
such as autism.
What will Big Brother government do with this new technology? If minds can
be read, it won't be long before minds can be programmed, aka brain-washed,
and controlled.
*4. The digital divide will cease to
exist<http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2011/12/the-digital-divide-will-cease-to-exist.html>
*
In our global society, growth and wealth of economies are increasingly
decided by the level of access to information. And in five years, the gap
between information haves and have-nots will narrow considerably due to
advances in mobile technology.
There are 7 billion people inhabiting the world today. In five years there
will be 5.6 billion mobile devices sold – which means 80% of the current
global population would each have a mobile device. As it becomes cheaper to
own a mobile phone, people without a lot of spending power will be able to
do much more than they can today.
Growing communities will be able to use mobile technology to provide access
to essential information and better serve people with new solutions and
business models such as mobile commerce and remote healthcare. For example,
in India, using speech technology and mobile devices, IBM enabled rural
villagers who were illiterate to pass along information through recorded
messages on their phones. With access to information that was not there
before, villagers could check weather reports for help them decide when to
fertilize crops, know when doctors were coming into town, and find the best
prices for their crops or merchandise.
I think IBM is being too optimistic, at least with regards to ending the
digital divide in the United States. Citing a Pew poll, *USA Today*
reports<http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2011-01-10-minorities-online_N.htm>that
although blacks and Latinos are more likely than the general
population to access the Web by cellular phones, and they use their phones
more often to do more things, they are using their increased Web access
more for entertainment than information empowerment.
*5. Junk mail will become priority
mail<http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2011/12/the-next-5-in-5-junk-mail-will-become-priority-mail.html>
*
<http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/junk-mail.jpg>In five
years, unsolicited advertisements may feel so personalized and relevant it
may seem spam is dead. At the same time, spam filters will be so precise
you’ll never be bothered by unwanted sales pitches again.
IBM is developing technology that uses real-time analytics to make sense
and integrate data from across all the facets of your life such as your
social networks and online preferences to present and recommend information
that is only useful to you. From news, to sports, to politics, you’ll
trust the technology will know what you want, so you can decide what to do
with it.
*~Eowyn*
*Dr. Eowyn <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/eowyn2/>* |
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