Smell: 5 Future Technology Innovations from IBM

In 5 years, computers will have a sense of smell. We will see vast advances where sensors will be equipped to smell potential diseases that feed back into a cognitive system to tell us if they suspect a possible health issue. Your phone will detect if you’re coming down with a cold or illness before you do.

Every year IBM makes predictions about 5 technology innovations that stand to change the way we live within the next 5 years. See the other predictions at http://www.ibm.com/smarterplanet/us/en/ibm_predictions_for_future/ideas/