Transcript Emerging technologies and technology convergences

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Emerging technologies
and
technology convergences
Web resources compilation
For WENT2001
Digital age
communication
technologies
Cable Television
Pay Television Services
Direct Broadcast Satellite [DBS]
MMDS and LMDS
Digital Television
Streaming Media
Digital Radio
Multimedia Computers and Video Games
The Internet and World Wide Web
Internet Commerce
Office Technologies
Virtual Reality
Home Video
Digital Audio
Distance Learning
Local and Long Distance Telephony
Wireless Telephony
Broadband Networks
Residential Gateways and Home Networks
Satellite Communications
source >> Future Technologies Inc. [www.fti.com]
technology futures, inc
http://www.tfi.com/ctu/cturedev.html
The Internet and World Wide Web
Internet Commerce
Distance Learning
Multimedia Computers and Video Games
Streaming Media
Office Technologies
Virtual Reality
Direct Broadcast Satellite
[DBS]
MMDS and LMDS
Local + Long Distance
Telephony
Cable Television
Pay Television Services
Digital Television
Home Video
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Wireless Telephony
Broadband Networks
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Residential Gateways
and Home Networks
Satellite Communications
Digital Radio
Digital Audio
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How we fit in the picture.
Technologically-speaking,
most of us are still
24.7 deskprisoners!
Binary love life.
Coffee-addict.
Mouse-dependent.
Constantly on survival Modem.
Life? What life?
The problem was my unhappiness with this computer lifestyle.
I'm *really* tired of sitting indoors looking into a piece of glass, getting
sore eyes and sore mouse wrist, and at the end of the day, nothing
tangible to show.
Original image >> free-use image from
www.freephoto.com
Spending day and night in back rooms with computers, it's easy to lose
touch with what's happening in the street, in the cafes, in public
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meetings etc.
We hate it, but not necessarily
the “IT”.
I want my life back!
Wallpaper downloaded from
www.tombraidermovie.com.
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What are the chances?
Ambient computing, which involves moving computing power
from the desktop and embedding it in everyday objects, is
supposed to help make this happen. "We need to translate
technologies into things that people like and understand," says
Irene McWilliam, a senior manager in design research at Dutch
electronics giant Philips and coordinating partner for the E.U.'s
A new generation of devices is moving computing power off
Connected Community research projects.
the desktop and into everyday items--TVs, phones and even
park benches--making access quick, easy and less costly.
“Not Very PC”, JENNIFER L. SCHENKER
TIME Magazine, 28 February 2000
It’s about
getting out and about
without losing
connectivity.
Ambient computing
into unwired mobile lifestyle
Technological Convergence: What Nicholas Negroponte labeled
the transformation of "atoms to bits," the digitization of all media
content. When words, images and sounds are transformed into
digital information, we expand the potential relationships between
them and enable them to flow across platforms.
[Henry Jenkins, director of the Program in Comparative Media Studies at MIT]
GSM
AMPS
SATELLITE PHONE
The Mobile-phone
WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES
 Bluetooth
 3G
 WAP
Mobile connectivity
The Internet
Text + data
voice
Multimedia
Mobilemania!
Three mobile phone giants join to define universal specs
Latest iMode figures show nearly 23 million subscribers.
Woman invents disposable mobile-phone
Heart patients to have check-ups via their mobiles
Britons carry around £370 worth of gadgets daily
Chinese mobile phone users has exceeded 100 million
Mobile phone sales reach 98 million in second quarter 2000
Special Mobile Phone Launched for Deaf & Mute
Bluetooth
[online tutorial]
3rd Generation [3G]
The Next Generation of wireless communication
WAP
Connectivity on the go!
SMS
mobile-chatting
DoCoMo i-Mode
The Japanese way of mobile-internetting
Designer: Mari Matsunaga
User Hardwares
Keeping it all handy + Hands-on
Handhelds
Palm-sized Handhelds
Tablet Handhelds
Clamshell Handhelds
Net-enabled Mobile-phones
Net Appliance
TV/Set Top Box
Two-way Pagers
Other Appliances
Internet Fax
AutoPC
www.Kitchen
Fax Messenger
Internet Fridge
Internet Radio
The Future
As the song says, "the future's so bright,
I gotta wear shades." Many of today's wireless
limitations will go away as advances in bandwidth,
protocols and hardware come to light. >>
>> Are
we there yet?
Yes, if your expectations are low, if you don't mind slow
access and limited functionality. There is definitely an
industry shift from a PC-centric Internet to a mobile one.
Jump in at any time.
“Are We There Yet? – Wireless Internet”
Keith Reichley - 28 Apr 2001
It’s not over.
www.wired.com
www.internet.com
www.netaction.org
www.ananova.com
www.allnetdevices.com
www.pfeifferreport.com
www.girlgeeks.com
www.multimedia.com
www.gsmworld.com
www.etdn.com
www.cnet.com
www.zdnet.com
www.techweb.com
www.nttdocomo.co.jp
www.busygirl.co.uk
www.handbag.com/tech/
IT goes on and on and on...