Future of devices...

already written about this, but refined it a bit more so putting it here again.

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Only three type of devices, one, central controlling machines (your present desktops with inbuilt processing and storage) and slate / iPad like devices which just give you a view into the cloud with only enough storage for caching / basic security storage like for passwords, bank details et al, and networking capabilities and a way to authenticate the user. Of course the third will be ultra-mobile devices like the iPhone. No laptops...they will die soon.

Devices will be general, that is anyone can make the device their own depending on the login information, which actually gets authenticated at the cloud level. Once the device authenticates you, then the device will log you on to the spaces you have access too.

Within your ‘profile’ you will have different spaces mapped in, a home space, an office space, a personal space, and  you will have different rights in each of these spaces. You might or might not be able to move stuff between spaces. You might Share spaces with other users.

Each of these spaces will have different services like FB, IM et all mapped in it. The Space will pass on the credentials and authorizations to the service.

So why the controlling machines, because will be a need for local clouds, I would call them hubs, which would be used for providing processing / storage but most of all control, to the appliance / machines within that physical area, like your TV, your music player, your washing machine, your AC’s et al. The controlling machine will provide a full interface to everything for everything, and not everyone will have it.

The tablet will be more of a device for entertainment and interaction with the rest of the world. Input methods will be change. Touch, Voice and Gestures will take over. Ultimately, the device will have a plug into your thought stream, but this won’t happen over our lifetime.

The mobile will be a communication device and a remote control more than anything else. Communication through integrated apps such as Wave, and Remote control for your fridge, washing machine and AC.

You will have to buy...the bandwidth to access all of this, the Storage / Service for each of your spaces, and subscriptions for services which plug into each of these spaces.  

More over part of the cost of the appliance will actually go into the service for that appliance, for example when you buy an AC, you can also subscribe to a service to change the temperature, or pre-cool the AC.