Let us all hope that 2010 turns out to be a better year for many and that we are all able to look forward and be hopeful about the future.
I would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year.
A reassuring talk from Alexis Ohanian, explaining why its ok to lose control in the level playing field of 'social' media. He's from reddit BTW.
Everyday objects in your home should now started to talk to each other. So that when you walk into your home, the TV will turn on to your chosen station, the kettle will start, lights will come one where ever ever you are, This will happen in our lifetime. Bill Gates home already does all this. Microprocessors and WiFi in everyday objects will enable this to happen. They will be controlled through your mobile phone. Or a small chip could be embedded into a MP3 type object. I don't want a chip inside me, That's going a bit too far. Clearly all the new technologies need to be powered by renewable energy sources. I've seen solar powered keyring, so that sounds good to me.
So, Let me think, I could even get onto a train and it will know exactly who I am and where I am going. If I haven't paid, as soon as I walk onto the train, so long as I have advised the train company my intention, i.e my next journey will be to Leeds but I don't want to pay yet and I'm not sure what day I will be travelling. When you eventually get on the train a transaction will take place and you will receive an E-Receipt. I like the sound of that intelligent application.
It seems as though technology has now truly entered the third dimension. I am amazed at the 3D applications that are currently being produced. The children of tomorrow will be scarily intelligent and knowledgeable. I trust technology to make the world a better place.