In a truly odd move, Microsoft has arranged with Rock the Vote to allow people to register to vote via their Xbox 360 gaming units.

While I have mixed personal feelings on this, as I wrote on my personal blog today in an entry called Xbox 360 And Rock The Vote Team Up, I do think it is an interesting sign of things to come.  While many have theorized we will be able to someday vote from our homes, I think that day is still a long ways off, but this is certianly a tiny step in that direction.

I see it as the first of many tiny steps to more and more parts of our life becoming automated.  Imagine a world where you no longer have to go renew your license in person, pay your cable bill from your gaming console by pushign “A” and so on.

This will probably be happening more and more, but that doesn’t necessairly mean it’s a good thing.  I worry about potential fraud and evil doing, but only time will tell what happens for sure.  Until then, prepare yourself for many more things like this to happen in the years to come.