HP Innovation Journal Issue 02: Spring 2016 | Page 18

Community voice
What do you think HP’s greatest innovations will be in the year 2030?
Lee Atkinson Maureen Lu KT Wu
Distinguished Technologist
HP Taiwan Consumer PC R&D Audio Architect
HP Taiwan Consumer PC R&D Material Scientist
HP Taiwan Commercial PC R&D
Invisible computing! Of course, not really
invisible, but computing products that
are integrated around our lives so much
that they simply work for us. So much of
“computing” today still requires too much
effort. In 2030 we won’t think of separate
categories of technology and components
that we call “personal computing.” Instead,
our lives will be assisted by networks of
seamlessly connected devices that adapt
to our different needs and truly enrich our
lives—from the mirror in the bathroom and
locks at the door to the world outside and
around us, the disconnected bits and pieces
will work together in a way that we won’t
identify them separately anymore. Providing secure and seamless experience
to customers everywhere they go, whether
they be at home, on the go, at office, at
school, etc. We will be able to deliver prod-
ucts and processes that combine the rich
experience and knowledge from different
groups that changes the way people interact
with technology, and there will be no barri-
ers to technology. A product will no longer
be traditionally categorized into its own
category. For example, a PC will no longer
deliver only PC functions, and a printer