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On-The-Go Technologies That Will Change Your Life

August 23, 2006 /

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Six emerging technologies will change the world of communications by letting mobile professionals stay online and in touch

A century ago, communicating in a hurry meant sending a telegram. If you needed to go yourself, you went by train.

Flash forward to today’s world of E-mail-ready smart phones and 3G wireless access. If you think those are handy, then get ready: Emerging technology will significantly change how we stay in touch when we’re mobile–nearly as much as telephones and airplanes have changed lives over the last 100 years.

We asked several futurists and industry experts to describe these mobile technologies and their impact on our lives. They aren’t talking about maybe-someday technologies, but applications that will be here in the next couple of years. Some of them are even available now.

It’s a good time to be mobile.

By David Haskin, TechWeb
InformationWeek

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