Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

WiFi...!!

I don't think life with out internet is possible now...whoever disagrees please let me know why are you reading this blog.

Well think over just a decade back information was something which was acquired, written or passed on to selected ones. Now it is something which is readily available, can be googled and every one has the power to get it.

My thought is not actually on internet it is the way we get it.....WiFi. Look around everyone is just doing WiFi. Cafes, markets, streets, home, offices, mobile phone(http://www.technewsworld.com/story/58377.html), Automobiles. I mean every one is selling, creating or marketing on single functionality WiFi. Isn't it amazing that how seamlessly all these things are moving into our lifestyle. You are lost on a road you used to ask directions, later on you started using maps on google, now your cars navigates you. Your cell phone, your car everything seems to be having access to infinite wisdom (Internet)

I loved this whole idea of having everything WiFi, every appliance, equipment should have WiFI, Bluetooth, internet access.
And soon this whole world will be integrated with no boundary. I am woken up early by my alarm clock" because I have an early meeting or I have gained weight and I should go to gym. My bath is ready and my breakfast is getting ready while I am soaking.
I sit in the car it navigates and drives me to office, where I WORK. My refrigerator orders for all the supplies I am running low, to my grocery store.
It might seem like watching a sci fi but I am sure wi fi will make this a reality pretty soon.
read these interesting articles
http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/top-10-strangest-gadgets-of-the-future

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.04/fetishwish.html

http://blog.scifi.com/tech/archives/2006/12/19/9_military_tech.html

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Faith....

A lot of you must have already read, visited and experienced the phenomenon of Facebook, a social community based website. This company was founded by a Harvard student in 2004 and right now it is valued at around $12 billion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook
Isn't it amazing how a small concept can be so big...well in continuation to that check out about ConnectU http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConnectU

In a nut shell

Owners of ConnectU (Divya Narendra, Cameron Winklevoss, and Tyler Winklevoss) filed a lawsuit against Facebook, alleging that Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, had stolen both concept and source code intended for a website they'd asked him to build for them. [1][2]

In November of 2003, ConnectU had engaged Mark Zuckerberg, then a sophomore at Harvard, to complete the computer programming for their website. Upon joining the ConnectU team, Zuckerberg was given complete unfettered access to the website code. Allegedly, Zuckerberg intentionally hampered the development of ConnectU while using code originally intended for ConnectU in the development of Facebook.

Not sure if this is true but it is sickening. Imagine it being false then your friend is trying to steal from your success and pushing you in legal problems. If it is true it is even more sickening. You believe on your friend and share your idea, concept, work & everything. And the guy exploits the idea and takes the complete credit.

I remember having discussions with friends in school and college, talking about various new ideas, products etc. We never really thought of copyright or patenting exercise. If this kind of incidents happen regularly, imagine how dramatic can be impact on our social lifestyle. People will not be able to talk freely or discuss on new ideas.

Have we lost the basic element of humanity...trust.