5 potential innovations according to IBM in the next 5 years

According to IBM we could see in the copming five years these 5 potential innovations. Here are the innovations followed by my comments.

1-People power will come to life.

Advances in technology will allow us to trap the kinetic energy generated (and wasted) from walking, jogging, bicycling and even from water flowing through pipes. A bicycle charging your iPhone?
=it is more a niche market than a mainstream sector.

2-You will never need a password again.

Biometrics will finally replace the password, and with that, redefine the phrase “hack.” Jokes aside, IBM believes multi-factor biometrics will become pervasive. ”Biometric data – facial definitions, retinal scans and voice files – will be composited through software to build your DNA-unique online password.”
=With the proliferation of web sites we want to access, passwords and user ID are also proliferating. Biometrics appears a decent solution in the coming years.

3-Mind reading is no longer science fiction.

Scientists are working on headsets with sensors that can read brain activity and recognize facial expressions, excitement and more without needing any physical inputs from the wearer. “Within [five] years, we will begin to see early applications of this technology in the gaming and entertainment industry,” IBM notes. It will also be good for folks who have suffered from strokes and have brain disorders.
=I saw some very interesting progress of technology with disable people, and it should continue in the near future.

4-The digital divide will cease to exist.

Mobile phones will make it easy for even the poorest of poor to get connected. In the U.S. and other parts of the world, this is already happening.
=While it is happening in some regions in the world, on a global scale it is more a long term issue. However, Africa is leading the world in such applications as mobile micro-banking.

5-Junk mail will become priority mail.

”In five years, unsolicited advertisements may feel so personalized and relevant it may seem that spam is dead. At the same time, spam filters will be so precise you’ll never be bothered by unwanted sales pitches again,” notes IBM.
=The amount of personalized information provided on social networks will make it worst.

Louis Rhéaume
Infocom Intelligence
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