In a few years from now, “Your mom’s on the phone,” may take on a whole new meaning. A future of virtual holograms, flexible machinery and paperless productivity awaits you my friend. The scary part? It’s sooner than you think. They say a species fit for survival must learn to adapt to their surroundings, but what if your surroundings start adapting to you? According to CNBS and Cisco’s “Chief Futurist” Dave Evans (yes, there really is that job), “It’s not just technology that will change. Information itself will change, according to Evans. By 2060, he predicts that 95 percent of what we know will have been discovered in the last 50 years. So what we know today will make up only 5 percent of our knowledge base by 2060.” Take a look in the minds of today’s top tech leaders to see what lies ahead for the “real” world. You don’t want to miss this.

The Future of Productivity

Microsoft aims to take over every inch of the environment, turning any tangible surface into a touch screen. When? About five to ten years from now. People will be using paper thin tools to effortlessly create reports, transfer information, and ultimately invent better technology than what they will be working with. According to Microsoft, this form of mobile communication will allow people to make better use of their time, focus their attention, and strengthen relationships on the go.

The Future of Transportation

Toyota, a brand known for its keen adeptness to technological enhancements has plans to reinvent the backseat routine and engages youth interaction in a brand new way, turning your car window into a to see-through touch screen teaching machine. Should this idea succeed, Toyota will certainly create a new field of luxury, spawning future competition for top market holders.

Portable Holographics & See Through Tablets

Asian Tech Mogul Samsung never sleeps. The company’s infatuation with time and size has driven it to produce paper thin phones with flexible screens that is said to release in Spring of 2012. Many doubt the benefit of this extreme approach to simplify mobile devices, but nonetheless, it does give some insight into the future plans of Samsung’s digital takeover attempt. The company plans to create see-through tablets that produce portable holographics. It aims to serve and benefit users in the most convenient way possible, providing portable information that offers fun interaction on a whole other level.

All of these visions require technical implementation. So, allow me to raise the question: Communication Overload or Digital Simplicity?

The masses depict the future. We are the buyers and we push decisions. But do we lead or follow? And do we ever wait to identify potential repercussions of our hasty transitions into our ideal world of virtual ecstasy? Of course not, there’s an app. for that…

To read more of Evan’s top 10 technology predictions, go to CNBC.