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IBM Reveals Five Innovations That Will Change Our Lives in the Next Five Years
IBM Reveals Five Innovations That Will Change Our Lives in the Next Five Years
"Five in Five" is a list of innovations that
have the potential to change the way people work,live and play over the
next five years:
Energy saving solar technology will be built into asphalt, paint and windows
You will have a crystal ball for your health
You will talk to the Web...and the Web will talk back
You will have your own digital shopping assistants
Forgetting will become a distant memory
The Next Five in Five is based on maret and societal trends expected to
transform our lives,as well as emerging technologies from IBM's Labs around the world
that can make these innovations possible.
Five in Five
Unveiled today, the third annual "IBM Next Five in Five" is a list of
innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live
and play over the next five years. The Next Five in Five is based on market
and societal trends 5 5expected to transform our lives, as well as emerging
technologies from IBM's Labs around the world that can make these innovations
possible.
Energy
saving solar technology will be built into asphalt, paint and windows.
In the next five years, your doctor will be able to provide you with
a genetic map that tells you what health traits and conditions you are
predisposed to, and as a result, what preventative measures to take.
You
will talk to the Web...and the Web will talk back.
In the next five years, a combination of new technology and the next
wave of mobile devices will give the in-store shopping experience a
significant boost.
In the next five years, it will become much easier to remember what
to buy at the grocery store, or who you spoke with at a conference.
That's because such details of everyday life will be recorded, stored,
analyzed, and provided to you at the right time and place by both portable
and stationary smart appliances.
Unveiled today, the third annual "IBM Next Five in Five" is a list of
innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live
and play over the next five years. The Next Five in Five is based on market
and societal trends 5 5expected to transform our lives, as well as emerging
technologies from IBM's Labs around the world that can make these innovations
possible. 
Energy
saving solar technology will be built into asphalt, paint and windows.
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You
will have a crystal ball for your health.
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You
will talk to the Web...and the Web will talk back.
You
will have your own digital shopping assistants
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Forgetting
will become a distant memory
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