Levi, Very interesting, I can't wait to read chapter, lol!
Carl W. Brooks "Outstanding people have one thing in common: an absolute sense of mission." ~ Zig Ziglar Enjoy helping people make technology decisions? Me too. I used to do it for FREE and now I GET PAID when I help them now. Wow! Learn how: http://tr.im/acncupis http:www.techloyal.com http://www.palmloyal.com On Apr 15, 2010 2:38 PM, Levi Wallach <[email protected]> wrote: All this talk of portability makes me yearn that much more for a time (perhaps only 10 or 20 years from now?) where the whole idea will seem quaint. It's funny how we've gone from a place where everything had to be nailed down to a very mobile society in a very short period. Even so there are lots of issues, mostly around powering devices, input, and consumption (display). The first has been the hardest nut to crack, but I just wonder as quantum computers come in and we can just wear our devices without noticing them, will our simple movements (in addition possibly to some solar/photo-power) be enough to power such small circuits? Display seems to be the most promising since we've made so many strides in this area. Flexible screens and even retinal projection may do away with any limitations in this area. The input might still be a challege. Sure you can where gloves and "air-type" on a virtual keyboard of some sort, but it will be a tough transition. People will not want to do voice commands/transcribing for privacy reasons, but maybe the jaw-movement detectors will eventually become good enough where you can mouth your commands inaudibly and your device will pick it up. Won't it be interesting watching people walk down the streat mouthing stuff with their eyes glazed over watching something only they can see via a heads-up display in their glasses (or just "painted" directly on their retinas)? This stuff will sound quaint indeed! :) Levi Wallach blog: http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.com tweet me @dvdmon (http://twitter.com/dvdmon) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
