Where to look to find what's next

Most mainstream projects you see today derived from research projects. All big companies have research labs and some of them will give you a preview for their upcoming projects. Here is what I think it's worth taking a look at:

• Google Labs home
  Google Transit
  Google Notebook
  Google Related Links
  Google Ride Finder
  Google Sets
  
• Adobe Labs home
  kuler
  Soundbooth
  Cairngorm
  
• IBM Research home
  Aurora - Network Traffic Analysis and Visualization
  Downloadable software
  
• Microsoft Research home
  Microsoft Outlook Mobile Manager
  Photosynth
  
• Reuters Labs home
  Video Podcasting
  Audio Podcasting
  Financial Glossary
  
• AT&T Labs home
  Networked Video Quality Measurement
  Software Tools