Looking into Technology's Crystal Ball

As I mentioned yesterday, we're in a slow news cycle, so let's look back instead of looking forward. The Wall Street Journal recently ran a report on Technology, which featured an article on what they predicted 10 years ago. It's an amusing read and clearly, even educated guesses about the future of technology are still very much guesses.

The most amusing prediction? One forecaster "predicted that people would use the Internet to monitor their light bulbs and order replacements right away if a bulb burned out." How many technology forecasters does it take to...? Ah, you know the rest.