I stumbled upon this video and related files will doing some research in emerging technologies. Good stuff! The embedded video is a five minute montage of technologies currently in the works at Microsoft Office Labs. Stephen Elop, President, Microsoft Business Division gave a keynote at Wharton a few weeks ago. I was so fascinated by the montage, I was able to track down a video of the entire keynote, text of that presentation and the PowerPoint slides he used. (Note – if the keynote video doesn’t work, visit the text of the presentation page and try to access that one.) According to Elop,
Watch carefully because in every frame there’s something new and advancing in terms of how technology will enable the improvement of productivity for businesses and individuals.
In the keynote video, he actually demonstrates several of the technologies. Keep your eyes open for the following:
- Digital newspaper
- Coffee cup with embedded thermometer
- “Dual sided” wall for cross-world collaboration
- Automatic translation
- School kids write on wall in own language – auto translation on other side
- Digital wallet
o Touch virtual computer to transfer medical records
o Flick to find appropriate “card” - VR helmet
- Plant scanner that recognizes plant species
- Key chain that acts as a PDA
- Medical data entry pads
- Wall displays for project collaboration
- Ability to transfer data from wall display to personal device by taking a “snap shot”
- Dynamic pricing displays at Target
- Auto sorting of shopping list based on location in store
- Location aware “presence”
- “X-ray glasses” type panel that can ID objects inside cabinets
- Sticky sorter affinity diagramming tool on a wall
Which do you feel are most probable? Which could have the greatest impact on your work? Fill up the comments.
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