re-reading an old uber-xena fic from circa 2000, set at the then far-future 2020 election, so of course there's lots of fun guesses about the future that are way off (leaving aside the pandemic because obviously)
in the story, most tech accepts voice commands - as long as they're concluded with your PIN for authentication. Anyone who knows your code can take over everything because they only match the code, not the voice print. Terrible security!
glasses are now super-rare and when worn most of them magically correct your eyes so that you don't have to wear them for more than a few years.
Microsoft has been destroyed (Apple doesn't even get a mention) by a new amazing non-proprietary operating system that works on everything.
There's a viable third party and they elected a lesbian president.
And that's just the beginning...
