Tomorrow's Technology

PC World's 100 Fearless Forecasts

By Richard Baguley and Eric Dahl, PC World

PCWorld | PT

Tomorrow's Technology

The standard dreams of future technology, such as intergalactic spaceships and do-everything robot servants, are still a ways off, but plenty of exciting technology advances will be here fairly soon.

We collected our forecasts into eight categories: Desktops and Laptops, Storage, Chips and Components, Audio and Video, The Net, Cameras and Cell Phones, and Fun Stuff. Feel free to read the list straight through, or just skip around in your favorite categories.

Special Report: Tomorrow's Technology

The Future of Your PC	The Future of Robots
The Future of Cell Phones	The Future of Privacy
The Future of the Web	The Future of Nanotech
The Future of OSs	The Future of You
The Future of Fun	100 Fearless Forecasts
Incredible Tech: Lies Ahead	A Look Back

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Tomorrow's Technology

Here's what's next for technology: when the biggest breakthroughs will appear, how they might...

The Future of Your PC

With breakthroughs such as faster multicore processors on the way, raw PC muscle is about to return...

The Future of Cell Phones

Handsets get even thinner, more versatile.

The Future of the Web

The next-generation Net won't just be more portable and personal. It'll also harness the power of...

The Future of the OS Wars

Windows? Linux? Mac OS? One day it won't matter.

The Future of Fun

Coming soon: All the movies, music, and TV you want, when and where you want them.

The Future of Robots

Tomorrow's domestic help at your service.

The Future of Privacy

New online services could make you an even more inviting target for privacy attacks. Here's how.

The Future of Nanotech

Ultrasmall technology, revolutionary impact.

The Future of You

Think the Net has changed your life? Wait until it becomes an immersive 3D environment--and it will.

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