Monday, December 21, 2009

The ability to perceve the future

I am now blogging at Shenzhen Airport via a wifi-enabled cellphone.




Many years ago, my cousin's husband started a photoshop. This was at the time when digital cameras were starting making their debuts.

When i heard about the business he started, i knew instantly in my heart his business days are numbered. I knew someday people would stop processing films into hardcopy photos but store them in digital media like CDs, DVDs or online storage instead.

I was proven right. A few years ago , the shop closed down.

Being able to put 2 and 2 together to perceive the future is a great asset. It gives you a sense of what future is going to be and allow you to strategically-place yourself beneficially for future.

Here are some gadgets that i think would be phased-out by users in within next 10 years :

1. Digital Cameras and video camera- soon every cellphone would also be a high-pixelled digital cam or camcorder.

2. Television - TV and laptop would be merged as one. All TV content would be streamed via the internet

3. Watches - Nobody carry watches anymore as cellphones also tell time.

4. Internet Service Providers - soon the internet would be free for all just like the current TV programs.

5. Newspapers - Nobody would buy newspapers anymore due to environmental concerns and also due to cheaper/free news in the internet.

6. Eventually, people would not make telephone calls via telephone services. They would make IP calls through the internet.

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