Where will technology be in 2030

I was talking to a colleague at work and found out about some technology I have never heard of before.


Laptops are getting smaller.  Companies are cramming more and more into these tiny devices.  Well, laptops will soon be a thing of the past.  Let me introduce to those who have never seen this before....ready....dun dun dun...a computer in a pen.


YES, you heard me.  The Japanese have out down themselves again.  They have been able to project a computer screen from a pen to the wall.  They took another pen and projected a keyboard on the table.  HOW THE HECK CAN I TYPE ON A NON-EXISTING KEYBOARD, FRANCO?!?!?!?  Well, my friends, there are sensors that know the position of each of the keys and can detect when you hit that key.  You can even transmit the information on the hard drive to a special watch.  Don't believe me...check this out:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD0W0_J_28A


I know this isn't fake because many of the people I work with work on DOD contracts with the most up to date technology around and he is one of the guys who told me about this.


So, if this is where we are now....where will technology be in 2030?  Will our cars use gasoline anymore?  Will we even have cell phones?  Will anyone work at an actual office building or will the arising popularity in working from home sweep the world?


One thing my friend and I were discussing about computers was this:  when computers first came out and even until recently humans were always waiting on the computer to do something.  Soon and even now, the slowest part of doing your work and using your computer is YOU!


So I leave you all with this...In 12 years from today, where will you be with respect to a job, personal computer, or even car/home?  Will your car have wheels?  Will it run on gasoline, water, or the Sun?  I know most people can't answer that--that's what makes living on this Earth so exciting!