content: My vision of future computing Smartphones of 2014 are very advanced when it comes to memory and processing power and we are often able to compare them with modern laptops. One of the smartphones that came out in February 2014 has a Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400. I will repeat that: QUAD-CORE! And we carry them in our pockets almost everywhere we go. Smartphones, however, have one major issue: using them for work is very hard, given the small screen size and a lack of keyboard/mouse.  In a few years, I think a new type of device will start to emerge, bridging the gap from mobile to desktop computers through a new, uniform interface. Instead of buying a laptop, you would buy this new device which looks like a laptop, but it doesn’t have any hardware other than a keyboard, a screen, a touchpad and a battery. On the side of this device, there will be a socket into which you insert your smartphone. When the device is turned on, your smartphone recognizes the device and switches to workstation mode. The keyboard is now live, the touchpad is working and you are now able to use your smartphone like a fully functional laptop. Laptops will become obsolete sooner or later and the only thing standing in the way of my vision from coming to life is the lack of this device/interface/manufacturer standard which would enable all of this to work together. Students need this kind of technology more than anyone else (if you are a student, how many hours per semester do you actually use your laptop?) and will probably be the early adopters should this vision of mine ever come true. Written by Atko, 2014.