IBM has revealed their list of five innovations that will change our lives in five years. I am happy to notice that they all encompass the power of mobile technology. Don't think that I'm biased because I happen to work in a mobile company, I truly do believe that mobile technology does transform the world into better, not into worse. Let's take a look:

1. Wireless innovations with the ability to capture medical data are transforming healthcare.
2. Real time speech translator for travellers with PDAs (mobile phones) will help to read signs and menu's written in foreign language, even japanese and chinese. (remember Nokia's shoot-to-translate)
3. 3D internet. Online immersive destinations such as Second Life will result advanced online education, healthcare etc. Add the possibility to do this with your mobile, immediately when you need the service, et voila!
4. Micromanagind your environment with nanotechnology and solar power. See how mobiles can blow life to nanotechnologies with the Morph.
5. Mind reading phones. Nokia calls this context sensitivity, where the phone knows if you are working, on leisure, outdoors, in a car, with friends etc. and adapts to the environment automatically by adjusting your phone and service settings.

IBM's website is very inspiring reading. Their Global Innovation Outlook (GIO) publishes the once most secret research topics, featuring important work in sub-saharan Africa, on water pollution, security and society. Read GIO blog here.