Comments on: IBM Embarrasses Itself with Five Idiotic Predictions for the Future http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/ibm_embarrasses_itself_with_five_idiotic_predictions_for_the_future-2/ the Gadget Guide | Technology and consumer electronics news and reviews Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:26:16 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: garglebutt http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/ibm_embarrasses_itself_with_five_idiotic_predictions_for_the_future-2/comment-page-1/#comment-13502 garglebutt Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:53:15 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/ibm_embarrasses_itself_with_five_idiotic_predictions_for_the_future-2.html#comment-13502 <p>Hmm, not a particularly good critique.</p> <p>Solar tech will skyrocket in the next few years when thin film hits the market.</p> <p>DNA analysis is quite realistic since it is already available so the only change is mass market.</p> <p>The "talk to the web" prediction relates to voice interfaces and natural language processing. I don't doubt this will see good progress in a limited context.</p> <p>The digital shopping assistant is out of left field. Not going to defend that one. ;)</p> <p>The biggest stretch is context based memory. The storage and analytical requirements are theoretical now. I haven't seen anything to suggest the necessary natural language processing tech will be available. As a fan of Peter F Hamilton I wouldn't be unhappy though!</p> Hmm, not a particularly good critique.

Solar tech will skyrocket in the next few years when thin film hits the market.

DNA analysis is quite realistic since it is already available so the only change is mass market.

The “talk to the web” prediction relates to voice interfaces and natural language processing. I don’t doubt this will see good progress in a limited context.

The digital shopping assistant is out of left field. Not going to defend that one. ;)

The biggest stretch is context based memory. The storage and analytical requirements are theoretical now. I haven’t seen anything to suggest the necessary natural language processing tech will be available. As a fan of Peter F Hamilton I wouldn’t be unhappy though!

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