Could the future of laptops do away with keyboards? I think so, and I don't think it's very far away. [This picture was found anonymously on some server; it looks like a prototype fusion of a Macbook and an iPhone.]
A couple technologies are really being fine-tuned right now that are
preparing the way for small but completely functional mobile computer/
phones. One is the concept of "cloud computing," where most
information is not stored on the pc anymore but, instead, online.
This allows for devices to be more like windows to knowledge than
warehouses for it. Second, voice-recognition software is getting so
adept that in 10 years typing will be as ancient as typewriters (my
prediction). At least, they will be second place to voice-reg, only
used for privacy.
So here's the central idea behind this post... technology is mimicing
human intuitive practice... touch, speech, etc. Instead of us having
to adapt to technology, technology is adapting to us, so we don't
have to learn how to type or create code. We simply speak to our
device which takes our speech into the air where our ideas float
around and are mixed with millions of other ideas. Anyway, it's
worth keeping an eye on.
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