Alan writes: Karl, Very soon most computers will be "black box" toss away items like cell phones. Storage and software from the "cloud"; processing power will be shared with other computers. All digital devices - transportation, communication, domestic appliances, imaging, and so on will operate from a core service. No keyboards allowed! There will be universal voice interfaces on all input devices. There will be no manuals or instruction books. Cameras will be apparel or vanity items. Imagine a working 1GP Leica camera T-shirt, hat, spectacles, or tattoo. dude, you're scaring me! no seriously - online stuff sounds fine and dandy - but ask any kid (or kid-at-heart) who's had their WoW account hacked and all their toons looted and deleted, before being banned by blizzard for offensive behaviour in-game by the hijacker - not a fun experience :( k
