Apple will lead the way
Mobile integration to laptops simply failed to catch on. Portable computers without keyboards (iPhone/iPad & wannabes) are a HUGE success. Continuing this trend and continuing the wild success of portable device architecture however is a huge need.
Apple

is leading the portable computer industry down a road that eventually will be considered seamless. In the future, keyboards and mice (or trackpads) will be optional items for which you use sparingly for any portable device except for those who must have laptops. Touch interfaces will rule the industry and every appliance you have will be operated with touch features.
This integration will occur most likely through a portable device which we all have become accustomed to - the phone/ipad like device. This will also communicate with each and every device in our home, work devices and anything else which requires identification checked prior to activity by biometric (fingerprint?) check prior to authorization to adjust item. Each of the following can be controlled by NFC or like technology.
- Televisions will not have remotes any longer except as an option. Portable devices will know "YOU" and adjust everything from playlist, sound and darkness levels, channel list, show recommendations & ratings, to your preferences. This can be passed on to your children's ratings being restricted, etc.
- Fridge - Make list by simply reading images that go directly to store for delivery or to a list that can be sent for shopping on the go. The store can even pull items prior to arrival and paid items can be simply picked up at agreed upon time.
- Thermostat - Many of us today have network thermostats that can be controlled wirelessly, this will allow app integration.
- Lights - Again controlled by apps on our phone or iPad like device.
- Stoves/Grills - Cooking temperature and actual temperature of cooked item at our finger tips
- Televisions / Stereos - User acknowledgement will dictate settings, sound levels, stereo settings, etc.
- Locks - The combination of your phone and your biometric input (fingerprint?) will unlock doors, computers or anything else requiring security.
The ideas are endless but first we have to become accustomed to getting rid of the keyboard and mouse. Apple

will lead us there. All the nay-sayers get in line, but five years ago you were all laughing at the iPhone and then the iPad like devices... now you are all claiming yours are better.
