I came across this video the other day and really enjoyed seeing Microsoft’s most recent “future vision” video.  I have seen several of these videos over the years, and while very few of the “visions” have come to pass, some of the technologies imagined, like smart phones, tablet PCs and surface computing have all sprung from visions such as these.

As a technical marketer, I find these videos particularly exciting because of the way they hint at marketing opportunities of the future.  While the newspaper industry of today is in decline, imagine an industry where “newsprint” is on electronic paper that allows the user to get his news in an acceptable “carry around” form but presents news and advertising that is personalized and instantly updated.  The possibilities are fascinating.

On a side note, as an iPhone user, I have a good deal of experience with touch devices.  If this is truly the future of computing, I would expect to see more screen cleaner and smudge remover products in these videos.