I think the iPad will be voice controlled, or at least have dictation
for any field built in. The free Dragon Dictate and Dragon Search apps
that were released a couple of weeks ago are (I hope) a public test of
the voice recognition software. I hope that it will also have pen
input.

And a related prediction, for the future of newspapers, I predict that
there will continue to be local newspapers, but national and
international news will not be printed on newsprint by the millions,
but instead will be read on gadgets like the iPad. Pamphlets will see
a resurgence but they'll be electronic.

There will be jobs for designers and production artists, but our work
will change a lot.

Also, there will be new opportunities for investigative reporters.
Their stories will not appear on commercial TV, or any media owned by
the big international megacorps. Those will continue to pretend to be
news, but will increasingly be regarded as spokesmodels for corporate
interests.



On Jan 26, 2010, at 10:47 AM, William Adams wrote:

>> Any prognosticators, blue-sky thinkers, futurists, clairvoyants, or
>> Vegas odds-makers out there?


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