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IBM Reveals Five Innovations that Will Change Our Lives Over the Next Five Years from PhysOrg.com
Unveiled today, the second annual "IBM Next Five in Five" is a list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and play over the next five years. […]

In the next five years, our lives will change through technology innovations in the following ways:

• It will be easy for you to be green and save money doing it: Innovations in how we use our electric utilities will allow us to have a connected home where our consumption can be monitored to better use energy.

 

• The way you drive will be completely different: cars will now come with an intelligent computer where they all talk to each other and can sense where most traffic is and avoid collisions while also intelligent traffic systems will control traffic in cities.

 

• You are what you eat, so you will know what you eat: advances in software technology will give you detailed information of where the food you’re buying comes from, you’ll have information about the food before you eat it.

 

• Your cell phone will be your wallet, your ticket broker, your concierge, your bank, your shopping buddy, and more: How about your phone becoming your best friend? Literally your phone will let you know information of your surroundings, where to eat, shop,fun, etc.

 

• Doctors will get enhanced “super-senses” to better diagnose and treat you: Technologies will allow doctors to gain more insight with their patients with the use of sensors that will enhance their visual and hearing abilities. Other technologies will give doctors a plethora of information in the form of you medical records while also comparing them with other patients and in effect give them a more precise diagnosis and better treatment for you.

This is only the second year, and comparing last year’s list to this one you can see a trend where everything is becoming more connected. The connected world .