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Microsoft has created a follow-up to its “Office 2019″ video and the latest concept of the future provides some amazing insights into how technology will impact our lives in the future.

The latest video builds on Microsoft’s previous concepts of touch based computing anywhere and everywhere. The video opens with a business woman visiting Johannesburg and having the audio around her translated in real time thanks to some futuristic glasses. Other scenes in the video feature highly personalised experiences and touch computing on every surface. Microsoft previously created an “Office 2019” video which also features the same opaque smartphones and touch walls.

Microsoft’s future vision is designed to show what the world might look like in the next five to 10 years. GeekWire’s Todd Bishop managed to speak to the videos creators at Microsoft in a recent interview. “We see an expanded definition of productivity where it’s not just about getting things done,” said David Jones, Microsoft’s director of envisioning. “It’s also about doing the right things, and doing them well and enjoying the process with other people in a very natural way.”

Microsoft believes that most of the technology in the video exists in some form or another today. “All of the ideas in the video are based on real technology,” explains Microsoft’s Office chief, Kurt DelBene, in a blog post on Thursday. “Some of the capabilities, such as speech recognition, real time collaboration and data visualization already exist today. Others are not yet available in specific products, but represent active research and development happening at Microsoft and other companies.”

Check out the video below and let us know in the comments what you think the future of computing will be in the next five years.

For most users maybe, but not for serious word processing/typists.

You're a coder do you really want to do that much typing on a screen?

It is just where I see things going. I think it would be awful if they simply removed physical keys and slapped ipad-ish key outlines down. Perhaps future laptops will have two screens, one on the bottom where the keyboard is and one where it's now. If this is the case, physical keys would obscure the bottom screen. I imagine there'd be tactile feedback to tell you when your fingers are over a key, so you can touch-type easily (not the current tactile feedback, it sucks).

Lex Luthor wrote:

Except we already have that... Its called a keyboard.

Imagine in an RPG you can cast spells by drawing a design on your keyboard,

Author:	Lex Luthor [ Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:10 pm ]
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http://www.winrumors.com/microsoft-unve ... nRumors%29 Quote: Microsoft has created a follow-up to its “Office 2019″ video and the latest concept of the future provides some amazing insights into how technology will impact our lives in the future. The latest video builds on Microsoft’s previous concepts of touch based computing anywhere and everywhere. The video opens with a business woman visiting Johannesburg and having the audio around her translated in real time thanks to some futuristic glasses. Other scenes in the video feature highly personalised experiences and touch computing on every surface. Microsoft previously created an “Office 2019” video which also features the same opaque smartphones and touch walls. Microsoft’s future vision is designed to show what the world might look like in the next five to 10 years. GeekWire’s Todd Bishop managed to speak to the videos creators at Microsoft in a recent interview. “We see an expanded definition of productivity where it’s not just about getting things done,” said David Jones, Microsoft’s director of envisioning. “It’s also about doing the right things, and doing them well and enjoying the process with other people in a very natural way.” Microsoft believes that most of the technology in the video exists in some form or another today. “All of the ideas in the video are based on real technology,” explains Microsoft’s Office chief, Kurt DelBene, in a blog post on Thursday. “Some of the capabilities, such as speech recognition, real time collaboration and data visualization already exist today. Others are not yet available in specific products, but represent active research and development happening at Microsoft and other companies.” Check out the video below and let us know in the comments what you think the future of computing will be in the next five years. Where's the robots? If I don't have a personal robot in 10 years I'll be very mad. Also it's amusing how there's no mouses.

Author:	Midgen [ Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:08 pm ]
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Call me old fashioned, but I prefer frames and borders around my displays, especially the ones I hold in my hands (especially if they are touch screen).

Author:	Mookhow [ Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:34 pm ]
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In the future, everyone is calm, collected, and makes slow, even movements.

Author:	Midgen [ Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:52 pm ]
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And traffic at the airport is very light...

Author:	Emer [ Sun Oct 30, 2011 5:26 pm ]
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In the future everyone will be more polite and attentive. And they have so much free time it allows them to move like retarded turtles.

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Author:	Rorinthas [ Sun Oct 30, 2011 8:33 pm ]
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Mice will go the way of the floppy drive (not extinct, but certainly niche). Keyboards might take a bit longer.

Author:	Lex Luthor [ Sun Oct 30, 2011 10:01 pm ]
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I predict keyboards to go away within this decade for most users, because they are incongruent with touchpads and it feels slightly off to use different interfaces. One will die, and it won't be touchpads. Note for example how the keys on a MacBook Air only ident a tiny bit when you push them.

Author:	Rorinthas [ Sun Oct 30, 2011 11:35 pm ]
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For most users maybe, but not for serious word processing/typists. You're a coder do you really want to do that much typing on a screen?

Author:	Lex Luthor [ Sun Oct 30, 2011 11:42 pm ]
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Rorinthas wrote: For most users maybe, but not for serious word processing/typists. You're a coder do you really want to do that much typing on a screen? Maybe, if they did it right. Typing speed is irrelevant anyways when you code because it takes longer to think about what to type.

Author:	Müs [ Mon Oct 31, 2011 1:26 am ]
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Until you can make a touchscreen feel like a keyboard, you can't have mine.

Author:	Midgen [ Mon Oct 31, 2011 1:49 am ]
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I like the chicklet style keyboards, although the macs take it a bit too far (for me). There would have to be some pretty dramatic changes in the way I do my job, and the way large (and small) businesses function before qwerty keyboards go away in favor of touch screens, voice input, etc... I just hope that it doesn't happen until after I retire.

Author:	Lex Luthor [ Mon Oct 31, 2011 7:42 am ]
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It is just where I see things going. I think it would be awful if they simply removed physical keys and slapped ipad-ish key outlines down. Perhaps future laptops will have two screens, one on the bottom where the keyboard is and one where it's now. If this is the case, physical keys would obscure the bottom screen. I imagine there'd be tactile feedback to tell you when your fingers are over a key, so you can touch-type easily (not the current tactile feedback, it sucks).

Author:	Müs [ Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:23 am ]
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Lex Luthor wrote: It is just where I see things going. I think it would be awful if they simply removed physical keys and slapped ipad-ish key outlines down. Perhaps future laptops will have two screens, one on the bottom where the keyboard is and one where it's now. If this is the case, physical keys would obscure the bottom screen. I imagine there'd be tactile feedback to tell you when your fingers are over a key, so you can touch-type easily (not the current tactile feedback, it sucks). Except we already have that... Its called a keyboard.

Author:	Lex Luthor [ Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:28 am ]
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Müs wrote: Lex Luthor wrote: It is just where I see things going. I think it would be awful if they simply removed physical keys and slapped ipad-ish key outlines down. Perhaps future laptops will have two screens, one on the bottom where the keyboard is and one where it's now. If this is the case, physical keys would obscure the bottom screen. I imagine there'd be tactile feedback to tell you when your fingers are over a key, so you can touch-type easily (not the current tactile feedback, it sucks). Except we already have that... Its called a keyboard. Yes but there's no screen there which offers more possibilities. Imagine in an RPG you can cast spells by drawing a design on your keyboard, and you see special effects light up under your fingers.

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Author:	Rorinthas [ Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:33 am ]
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I do believe that home users are going to do more device computing and this is going to lend to alternative input. While some business users benefit from device computing, I think well still see work stations for those in classical office positions.

Author:	Rorinthas [ Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:35 am ]
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Lex Luthor wrote: Imagine in an RPG you can cast spells by drawing a design on your keyboard, There was one of these for the DS called Lost Magic. It was kinda gimmicky I felt.