Top 10 disruptive technologies 2008-2012

Gartner's top 10 disruptive technologies:
1. Multicore and Hybrid processors
2. Virtualisation and Fabric computing
3. Social networks and social software
4. Cloud computing
5. Web mashups
6. User Interface
7. Ubiquitous computing
8. Contextual computing
9. Augmented reality
10. Semantics

For a definition and example of each of these terms go to the following blog which I found to be really informative:
http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2008/06/top-10-technolo.html