The Future of PC 2010 - When Is The Mouse Going Away?

People often ask about the new new thing…I wonder what will happen to the PC we use today in 2 years? When is the mouse going away (it is 40 years old)?  What does the next generation of keyboard looks like (current QWERSTY is more than 100 years old) ?

Will touch screen go mainstream? What about browser (there has been little innovation since the first browser)? What about “eye-tapping” technology which is laser-based and allows the eye to function simultaneously as if it were a display and a camera?

The current PC experience sucks as we know it although many of us are so used to it that we stopped complaining. Think about it, hard drives die without warning often at the worst time. Can we use a dozen of flash card instead?

Current PCs were designed for man (forget all those pink and red) and I can imagine how different they will be if they were designed for women. The first PC designed for female will probably become the most popular PC used by both male and female. Believe me.

Since landfills are filling up with abandoned toxic electronics, the next-gen PCs should be made out of recyclable material with a built-in small solar power screen.

Your future PC will not run on Vista as it will be discontinued in 09 and MSFT will declare that it is a complete failure. You will most likely be using Windows 2010.

Your future PC should have no cables.  All files synchronization will be done through wireless.

And if you PC catch a virus, the Center of Computer Disease Control (CCDC) will be alerted and a man in uniform will show up on your door in 10 minutes and snatch your PC and put it under quarantine for 10 days. They will be returned to you for a fee if proved cleaned.

Or in the future, PCs will be free. All you need to do is to sign up with a social networks and opt-in for some ads then you will get a free FaceBook PC?

Or by 2010 PC will cease to exist and computing will be embedded in all appliances and all you need is a terminal. Back to future, the network is your computer. The social network is your gateway to your connections.

Comments

[Andrew Harnden]

Hi Idris,
Maybe the PC of the future will be full of free radicals (like the S you squeezed into QWERTY) and we'll need to load it with antioxidants to keep the CCDC at bay.

The good news is this will probably drive demand for great colour themes like blueberry and pomegranate.

For me, not just wireless, but screenless. I'm looking for a Minority Report-like experience. Take a look...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLhMVNdplJc

~a