Bill Gates Looks Ahead at 'Next Digital Decade'

I watched the broadcast done in Microsoft Silverlight on the web site...which is already used by the MBA and NBA...all in all the key note focused on technology today and where we are going. Mobility once more was another focus with having

information available via "the cloud"...X-Box is for more than just games with a Media Extender (which have been out for over a year now)...and stated Health Care is still a huge target market for development....the film about "his last day

was both fun and amusing and I have included a couple still shots from the broadcast...And he also spoke about

the east of use...in other words finally breaking the ball and chain of needing a keyboard with voice recognition and touch (which both technologies have also been around for a couple years or better and I talk about them frequently on this site)...and it was also nice to see him demo some Surface Technology as well....I see radiology images on Surface some day soon...BD

In his 11th CES opening keynote address, Gates looked at the sweeping changes since 2001 that have created the first true Digital Decade, including the continued expansion of the popularity of Windows-based PCs, the growing prevalence of broadband networks, the spread of mobile phones and the advent of portable digital media devices.

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Bach also demoed voice-activated technology for the car, including Sync, a fully integrated in-car communications and infotainment system for mobile phones and digital music players that has been available in select Ford models since September.