Imagine surfing the Internet by using your voice, eliminating the need for visuals or keypads or think about getting medical treatment based on your genetic makeup under $100.
These innovations feature on computing giant IBM's third annual 'IBM Next Five in Five' list.
"These innovations have the potential to change the way people work, live and play over the next five years. I cannot comment on when these innovations will be available to the masses, but the details are being worked on," IBM India research laboratory director Guruduth Banavar told PTI.
You will talk to the Web . . . and the Web will talk back. 'Going' to the web will change dramatically in the next five years. In the future, you will be able to surf the Internet, hands-free, by using your voice -- therefore eliminating the need for visuals or keypads.
In places like India, where the spoken word is more prominent than the written word in education, government and culture, 'talking' to the Web is leapfrogging all other interfaces, and the mobile phone is outpacing the PC. In the future, through the use of 'VoiceSites,' people without access to a personal computer and Internet, or who are unable to read or write, will be able to take advantage of all the benefits and conveniences the Web has to offer.
And with the Web becoming more accessible by using voice, it will become easier to use for everyone. Imagine being within a phone call's reach from the ability to post, scan and respond to e-mails and instant messages -- without typing. Check out the other innovations. . .
Image: You can talk to the Web soon! | Photograph: IBM Website
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