Gates predicts that in the next ten years, we will enjoy a high-definition experience wherever we go, not just on HD televisions, thanks to improvements in screen technology that will affect everything from projectors to touch-sensitive surface tablets.
And while consumers in Britain are just getting used to their iphones and other such devices he said getting personalised applications and data while on the move will be taken for granted in the next few years.
"This whole idea of what I call natural user interface is really redefining the experience. We're adding the ability to touch and directly manipulate, we're adding vision so the computer can see what you're doing, we're adding the pen, we're adding speech." said Gates.
Citing the success of the iPhone and the controller for the Nintendo Wii game console, Mr Gates said such interfaces were a big hit with consumers.
Gate's theory will be tested when the Microsoft Surface (pictured left) is released this Spring.
