Observe the following technological trends:
- Digital photo frames getting larger and cheaper
- Electronic paper (e.g. e-book readers)
- Phones with real operating systems
- Tablets
- WiFi and wireless broadband
- Pico projectors
The internet is leaving the stuffy confines of the PC and coming out to meet us in the real world. Virtual reality is dead, and augmented reality killed it.
Case in point: the small cafe near the office where I worked for RjDj in London didn't have chalk boards. Instead it had three large LCD screens listing its menu and specials.
Pretty soon, a whole lot more surfaces will become little windows into the internet.