In 2019,
- multi-touch and computer screens will be purvasive.
- rich people will nevertheless insist on the "antique look," opting for beige-coloured boxes and bulky monitors over flexible screens.
- The advent of cheap colour e-ink screens results in most newspapers and records finally becoming paperless. Environmental groups will be calling for the outlawing of producing paper.
- Advertising will be completely personalized.
- voice recognition will still be just a few years away from being widely used
- Sony and Toshiba will be locked in yet another consortium battle for the next generation Ultra HD format.
- Meanwhile he movie industry will be trying to push Ultra HD movies, but most people will be satisfied with HD. Despite the music industry finally ditching DRM, the movie industry will still be sticking to it.
- despite the continual march of technology, people will find that they still need to eat and sleep
Hans