There is a certain quaintness to ten year old theories about the future of computing. If anything the capabilities of personal computers in 2012 were underestimated. People seemed to agree that Bluetooth was set for playing a huge role in handheld devices, even though it's become a bit of a non-event. Also voice activation was seen as the logical way to get rid of the need for texting and tiny keyboards on 'palm top' PCs. It is fair to say that other things, such as OLED screens, wireless internet, and texting growing from a teenage phenomenon, are a lot more accurate.
One of the most striking things about the 'personal computer' is just how portable it's become. You may not call your smartphone a PC, but that's essentially what it is. While old mobiles used to tack on internet access as a fiddly afterthought, today's offerings run in a way that feels fast and easy. Communication with phones has become almost secondary in selling-factor to their ability to give you a good computer experience. For home computers, communication has got more impressive too. Devices like Skype have connected millions, live, for free, with video too.
Your PC as your main source of entertainment is a shift that's taken place over the last decade. While teenagers might have led the way in gaming or chat room activities back in 2002, it's now much more common for all kinds of people to pass the time in front of their keyboard. This is mostly about video streaming developing on the internet, with the rise of youtube playing a prominent part.
Business computers are being run differently thanks to some very recent changes in bandwidth capacity too. Servers can now do all the processing of an entire workplace via an internet connection, meaning that the PCs that people use can take it easy, saving power and costs on updates, and also that people can access their work from any computer at any time.
It's fair to say that the progress made in the next ten years will probably be ahead of what we're predicting now. Perhaps our own views will seem quaint by then too.
One of the most striking things about the 'personal computer' is just how portable it's become. You may not call your smartphone a PC, but that's essentially what it is. While old mobiles used to tack on internet access as a fiddly afterthought, today's offerings run in a way that feels fast and easy. Communication with phones has become almost secondary in selling-factor to their ability to give you a good computer experience. For home computers, communication has got more impressive too. Devices like Skype have connected millions, live, for free, with video too.
Your PC as your main source of entertainment is a shift that's taken place over the last decade. While teenagers might have led the way in gaming or chat room activities back in 2002, it's now much more common for all kinds of people to pass the time in front of their keyboard. This is mostly about video streaming developing on the internet, with the rise of youtube playing a prominent part.
Business computers are being run differently thanks to some very recent changes in bandwidth capacity too. Servers can now do all the processing of an entire workplace via an internet connection, meaning that the PCs that people use can take it easy, saving power and costs on updates, and also that people can access their work from any computer at any time.
It's fair to say that the progress made in the next ten years will probably be ahead of what we're predicting now. Perhaps our own views will seem quaint by then too.
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