Cloud computing has everyone in quite the tizzy these days.
I mean, what with the idea of not physically having your data directly in front of you but floating between service centers does seem like quite the daunting idea to overcome.
But alas, as CNET points out, technology evolves at a much, and I mean much, faster rate than corresponding laws that either support or defeat the uses of technology.
Hell, we are still using arguments from 1984 to defend open use of technology. And that was about freaking Betamax tapes.
To machine, this is nothing but data. Just information that blipped across the screen and suddenly, was gone. It recorded it, and continued to record not thinking for a second about what actually happened.
And that is the indifference of data. Variables, spikes, jumps or movements in data are usually seen as outliers, freaks of the norm.
But this seismograph’s data is different. And that is what the human perception allows us to do.
It isn’t just a blip. It is devastation and destruction. It is turmoil and death-toll.
But it also when we realize to help, aid and care. Click the links if you want to help.
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In case you missed it, CES 2010 brought out a ton of new tech goodies to be highlighted this year. What from mini comps to frickin’ slate comps out the whazoo, alot happened, and odds are you missed.
Odds are even more in my favor that you don’t really care, but if you check this, hell check out the photos and see what is going to be big before everyone else cares about it.
I mean face it, we all love to say, “I liked it before it got big.” I did it with Elmo before the brats of this generation made him a No. 1 Christmas star.
Click the photo to head to PCMag's slideshow of CES 2010.
The ailing Palm company helped boost its reputation as a back-in-the-game mobile phone provider in 2009 with the launch of the Pre.
Now, the only thing Palm has to do, is get more people to buy its phone, which has the second best user experience, with webOS, next to the iPhone. And plenty have argued it deserves the No. 1 position.
What with tethering and updated models, Palm could see a boon in its market share.
Tethering, for anyone not savvy to this term, is basically wireless connection to your computer. So, instead of digging through your bag trying to find the right USB, you can set your phone next to your computer, open up the bluetooth and make a connection.
Now, I know you don’t have 50 minutes to kill, I mean who does…ok I watched it. Don’t judge me.
Palm has a small but devoted following, especially in the realm of homebrew applications, apps made by “regular” people.
In the video, CEO Jon Rubenstein gives a shout out to these developers. Devs love this recognition, and it this kind of behavior that should help Palm come of the basement and make some noise this year.
So far CES has announced that AT&T will be picking up two webOS devices, odds are they will be the Pre and Pixi, helping the ailing Palm company out.
The product has one of the best user experiences, they just need the volume, so hopefully this push along with a rumored pick up from Big Red will help Palm get back to the top of the smartphone world.
Also, tablets are becoming hot news.
People seem to thoroughly enjoy e-readers, and many companies, not just Apple, are looking at tablets with googley eyes.
It will be interesting to see where these devices progress toward, more like large iPhones, or actually stunning pieces of technology to add to my and your repertoire.
Regardless, it will be interesting to see where things go.
One thing I am not excited for, 3-D. I get it. Every industry wants this to work. But let me tell you, if I have the choice to watch something with glasses over my glasses, I choosing not to.
And if the picture is blurred, I am going to boo. So, quit trying to make it something that is “awesome” for consumers. 3-D should be for movies and that is about it.
I rarely boo any technological advances, but this is just getting annoying.
Regardless of entering the third dimension, this year will be exciting for technology, as it is every year.
