Infoworld lists an interesting collection of possible things to come within the next ten years. Some are obvious, some are pure science-fiction, some are quite frightening. Let's see:

• More cloud computing: because of lower productive costs, enterprises will invest in distributed computing. Perhaps. But only if we think about computing in its literal meaning. Any attempt to re-establish the so-called net computer will fail. (We already had this trend 10+ years ago.)
• Ubiquituous computing with wearable devices and smart gadgets. Perhaps. But there will be an increasing group of people that will find the absence of these gadgets okay.
• Virtual interfaces:
• Error-free computers. Haha, not really. Maybe they hide the error codes.
• Adaptive interfaces. Definitely, I expect some cool designs that work, not just bells and whistles.
• Triumphant automation: yes, to the dislike of workers. But handcraft will have a revival.
• Efforts in image recognition: perhaps, depending on the image material. I wonder if we ever get bored with the permanent image explosion.
• Smart smart phones: yes, but this depends on how much people are willing to spend on this. In critical times this is one of the first markets to fail.
• Always on: Perhaps not.
• Omnipresent surveillance. Definitely. You know my attitude to this.