http://www.gizmag.com Casting one’s eye into a crystal ball is a risky undertaking that can leave the forecaster as visionary or fool – particularly if they are short term predictions that can easily be checked. But that hasn’t deterred the soothsayers at IBM coming up with their fourth annual “Next 5 in 5” list of innovations that will impact our lives in the next five years. Based on market and societal trends as well as emerging technologies, the latest list focuses on innovations that have the potential to change how people live, work and play in our burgeoning cities.en gizmag.com http://www.gizmag.com/ibm-next-5-in-5/13633/#comment-12505 http://www.gizmag.com/ibm-next-5-in-5/13633/#comment-12505 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:28:27 -0600 http://www.gizmag.com/ibm-next-5-in-5/13633/#comment-12502 http://www.gizmag.com/ibm-next-5-in-5/13633/#comment-12502 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:50:24 -0600 http://www.gizmag.com/ibm-next-5-in-5/13633/#comment-12232 http://www.gizmag.com/ibm-next-5-in-5/13633/#comment-12232 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:00:23 -0600