WisconsInnovation

In the past 25 years, technological innovations and developments have been rampant, what can we possibly imagine for the next 25? As internet access continues to get faster and more widespread, we can expect it to play an even larger role in our daily lives.

"The Cloud" refers to all the pooled, virtualized, computing resources and services delivered over the web. This includes e-mail, entertainment, social networking, blogs....the whole intangible world that exists beyond our earthly existence. This article explains that within the next 25 years, nearly all data will be somewhere out there on the information super highway.

I suggest you skim the article and fathom the possibilities.
Here's a few potential breakthroughs I found particularly eye-opening:
a database of global DNA samples and medical histories
no more hard drives
no more wallets: your ID, credit cards, address book, business card all scannable on your mobile device
Grocery shopping...with a virtual cart

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