For those in their mid-thirties, cast your mind back to how you imagined the future. Did you see your future-self wearing 3D glasses reclining on a smart-chair, awaiting an evening printed meal served by your domestic droid as your 3D TV pumped out ads for trips into space? Maybe, but I am guessing the glasses were not part of that fantasy vision.

Last Tuesday, official Worldwide Olympic Partner Panasonic announced this summer's Olympics 3D coverage marked 'the end of the beginning' of the effort to drive 3D entertainment into the home. But judging from the lack of interest, I'm asking, is this 'the beginning of the end' for 3D sports?

About nine months ago, while giving a presentation on the impact consumer technology is and will continue to have on the workplace, I observed the phenomena of toddlers trying to switch over TVs by swiping the screen. Why do they do this? Because their point of reference is an iPad and three-year-olds already know how an iPad works.

If you went to Wimbledon during the 2012 Championships - or you head there for the Olympics in a couple of weeks - it's possible to feel like nothing ...