WSJ: Life in 2018

by GadgetManiac on January 28, 2008

The Wall Street Journal lends a helping hand by pondering the world of tomorrow, so that you don’t have to. They look out over the next 10 years and see things like 3D TV, self-diagnosing appliances, electronic newspapers, and the ever-popular .. more powerful computers.

Thinking About Tomorrow talks to the impact expected on 7 main areas of everyday life as follows-

  • How We Shop: more intrusive & customized ad’s
  • How We Play Games: more realism
  • How We Watch Movies and TV: more & better, now with social networking
  • How We Make and Keep Friends: more & more social networking
  • How We Search Online: mobile search with GPS assist
  • How We Get News: it’s everywhere
  • How We Protect Our Privacy: we don’t/can’t
  • Yotta-Trends it’s not, and the essay is somewhat reminiscent of the old saw to the effect that the safest forecast that any meteorologist can make, is simply to say that tomorrow’s weather will resemble today’s.

    Thinking About Tomorrow – Wall Street Journal, January 28, 2008

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    { 3 comments… read them below or add one }

    sam45 January 24, 2011 at 6:31 PM

    or maybe the safest prediction is: “who knows?”

    Reply

    TopDog May 13, 2011 at 9:39 AM

    Hmmm…to me the future sounds exactly like the present, except more so.

    Reply

    BigTimeHockeyMom August 29, 2011 at 5:27 AM

    I’m just looking forward to the more intrusive ads! lol

    Reply

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