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E-mail has just about replaced letters and faxes. What do you think will replace e-mail in the future?

Have Your Say Feb. 21, 2011 - 03:25AM JST ( 36 )

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36 Comments

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gaijinfoFeb. 21, 2011 - 06:46AM JST

Psychic power
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PapigiulioFeb. 21, 2011 - 08:17AM JST

hah i wanted to say the same thing. Next thing: Telepathy. w00t
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MariaFeb. 21, 2011 - 08:25AM JST

Mind meld.
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SargeFeb. 21, 2011 - 08:25AM JST

Betazoids use telepathy all the time. Sometimes it's a real pain, especially for Counselor Deanna Troi when she can't shut out her mother's thoughts.
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papasmurfinjapanFeb. 21, 2011 - 08:38AM JST

I think the message being sent directly to your brain via an iphone implant or something rather than manually checking a phone for messages will become the norm within a decade or two. Technologically it can't be that far off.
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globalwatcherFeb. 21, 2011 - 08:46AM JST

voice activated IBM Watson email.
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Zenny11Feb. 21, 2011 - 08:48AM JST

I think rather then the method of transmission/reception the question is about the new form of communication.

E-Mail and fax still use text but the style, wording, etc has changed dramatically, with messages getting shorter, less formal, etc.

Right now I would say that tweeting, blogging will replace e-mail in the short-term future.
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Takuma7Feb. 21, 2011 - 09:39AM JST

Fax? Do people still use that thing? So 20th century! Implants email next system.
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MoBass4uFeb. 21, 2011 - 09:39AM JST

Keep the birdfeed handy because the way things are going I think the Pidgeon will make a return!
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Zenny11Feb. 21, 2011 - 09:48AM JST

Problem with Implants is that you need a new surgery to upgrade from iPlant 4 to iPlant 5, etc.

:D :D
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woundedsamurai1Feb. 21, 2011 - 09:49AM JST

Letters and faxes perhaps?
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Loki520Feb. 21, 2011 - 10:36AM JST

It's a "global" world. Faxes, etc., won't every disappear.
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lovejapan21Feb. 21, 2011 - 10:47AM JST

Im still faxing my monthly report sheet that has the stamps on it to head office. I predict robotic pigions for sensitive material that cant be detected by radar.
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ppayneFeb. 21, 2011 - 12:47PM JST

For some, Twitter and Facebook is replacing normal email. If you're above a certain age this will feel odd, but it's very real to people below age 23 or so.
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combinibentoFeb. 21, 2011 - 12:51PM JST

The only thing better than email is if there was a gadget where letters simply materialized in your hand. Email is fast but it still has to be checked, opened, etc.
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FoxieFeb. 21, 2011 - 01:37PM JST

The future will be Spic-mail, sound pictures. Reading will become something of the past, pictures will replace it. Ironically, that's what we used in the past.
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ratpackFeb. 21, 2011 - 01:40PM JST

pony express
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iPodiPadiPedFeb. 21, 2011 - 02:31PM JST

Telepathy but it'd be intrusive. I'd like to have my e-mails read to me, to rest my eyes.
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yokomocFeb. 21, 2011 - 03:45PM JST

Messaging through Facebook is already fast replacing personal emails. Probably down the line it'll be the interface that changes with more integrated apps.
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ironchefFeb. 21, 2011 - 05:05PM JST

smoke signaling
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RomeoRamenIIFeb. 21, 2011 - 05:49PM JST

Braille. That way, people will no longer need their eyes to read their correspondence.

RR
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iPodiPadiPedFeb. 21, 2011 - 08:35PM JST

I'd like to have my e-mails read to me, to rest my eyes

surely there must be something out there. It'd be nice it there was a specific software for that. Of course privacy will always be an issue. While I listen to my e-mails I can do other things too.
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PapitoFeb. 22, 2011 - 09:10AM JST

Holograms?
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WordStarFeb. 22, 2011 - 09:49AM JST

The obvious answer is cell phone texting, which is addictive as heroin, from the looks of the tens of thousands of zombies I see whenever I walk through a major rail station.
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MittsuFeb. 22, 2011 - 10:27AM JST

post climate change, messages in a bottle.
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whiskeysourFeb. 22, 2011 - 10:44AM JST

1) **personal secretary / stenographer **

i see a phone or application coming soon talk to your phone and the phone will dictate/ write what you are talking about.

like a personal secretary / stenographer totally automated

2) plus a personal translator

someone talking to you in a foreign language and your phone will translate the text on your phone's touch screen or select a ladies voice or males voice to your ear piece and you can actually hear the translation 2 1/2 second delay
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killdamessengerFeb. 22, 2011 - 10:57AM JST

what was the little fish that went in your ears in the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
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dobbinFeb. 22, 2011 - 11:39AM JST

Owls.
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TsunayoshiFeb. 22, 2011 - 11:57AM JST

Secret messages passed on paper then eaten by the receiver. For obvious reasons.
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dammitFeb. 22, 2011 - 01:24PM JST

When we're all locked up in dungeons 24/7 while the robots rule the world, there'll be no need to worry about any such thing as contacting other human beings ;)
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mrskitFeb. 22, 2011 - 01:30PM JST

personally i like a real letter, that you can open up and read it,,,, futurewise...hmm is there a future for our planet?? I agree with the hologram idea,,,,star wars good stuff
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WeaselFeb. 22, 2011 - 01:32PM JST

Illiteracy?
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nimbusFeb. 22, 2011 - 06:04PM JST

I prefer strip-o-gram.
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LagunaFeb. 22, 2011 - 06:11PM JST

All thoughts will be transmitted telepathically - after being cleared and archived by the proper authorities, of course.
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NovenachamaFeb. 22, 2011 - 08:27PM JST

Social networking will continue to replace e-mail as the primary means of communication. E-mail is integrating more with social networking and even mediums like Facebook, Twitter and Goggle me will replace e-mail. People increasingly want to use mobile devices for collaboration to share content, information and experiences with their communities. Social paradigns are converging with e-mail, instant messaging, voIP and present new collaboration styles. E-mail in the cloud via services offered by Microsoft, IBM and Goggle will also increase. Wireless e-mail and services will be interchangeable and probably become commoditized. That will in turn drive standardization and hopefully price reductions on service bundels from mobile carriers.
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majimekunFeb. 23, 2011 - 02:19AM JST

The next big communication medium will be human messagers, because no technology will be left after the coming WWIII :)