Future smart devices will extend our senses
<p><span word="Imagine">Imagine</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="smartphone">smartphone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fabrics">fabrics</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="simulation">simulation</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p>“<span word="We">We</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="reinventing">reinventing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="operate">operate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="interact">interact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>,” <span word="says">says</span> <span word="IBM">IBM</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Bernie">Bernie</span> <span word="Meyerson">Meyerson</span>.</p><p><span word="Extending">Extending</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="innovatons">innovatons</span> <span word="IBM">IBM</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> "<span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Five">Five</span>" <span word="list">list</span>.</p><p><span word="Smart">Smart</span> <span word="machines">machines</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="highlight">highlight</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="most">most</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="crying">crying</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span>, <span word="versus">versus</span> <span word="ill">ill</span>, <span word="versus">versus</span> <span word="lonely">lonely</span>," <span word="Meyerson">Meyerson</span> <span word="says">says</span>. "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sophisticated">sophisticated</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>.”</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="future">future</span>, <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="visual">visual</span> <span word="data">data</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="built">built</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="cameras">cameras</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="analyze">analyze</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="colors">colors</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="visual">visual</span> <span word="media">media</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="photos">photos</span>.</p><p><span word="Smart">Smart</span> <span word="machines">machines</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="smell">smell</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="sneeze">sneeze</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>, <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="sensors">sensors</span> <span word="embedded">embedded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="analyze">analyze</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="molecules">molecules</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="breath">breath</span>.</p><p>“<span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="say">say</span>; ‘<span word="Hey">Hey</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="infection">infection</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>,’” <span word="Meyerson">Meyerson</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p>
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