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Technology Watch |
| April 2001
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What's in our future? Even for the most sage psychic, predicting the future remains a lofty goal. However, with the power of the Internet and a little surmising, I am going to attempt to explain what we can expect from technology in the future... In our first installment, we will discuss the future of transportation...mainly cars. Today's cars can already unlock your doors, talk to you (and you to it), keep the interior climate under control, give you directions, call the police and more. But what about tomorrow? I've culled the web for you and come up with a handful of great web sites that make for interesting reading about the future of the car. Take a look and then let us know what you think is realistic, what you think is vital, what you think is missing and what you think is bunk. United States Council for Automotive Research Wired News article about auto investors Dick Tracy was ahead of his time when he first hit the news stands in the 40's. His famous video phone wrist watch fascinated millions. Today, we are not that far off from the Dick Tracy watch. Take a look at the sites we cooked up for you this week. These sites demonstrate not only what is available today, but what you can expect tomorrow in the world of 'wearable' technology. Samsung's watch phone and concept watch phones Charmed Technology - wearable computers and more that make fashion statements
In this installment, we look into the future of flight and the military. Click on the following link to read a fascinating story about unmanned airplanes and their role in the future. I was hoping to find more information for this final installment of this month's Tech Watch, but I came up short. For this last installment, I wanted to talk about the future of technology and our homes...smart refrigerators, remote control (via the Internet) ovens, washers, dryers and more. If you have any information that you found interesting relating to this topic, write to us and let us know and we will post it on this page for everyone's reference. In the meantime, you can find some interesting information on the topic from ZDNet. Click on the link below to find out more:
SPECIAL Part V This week we are pleased to have a special guest via phone from Denver, Colorado. Frank Steed is the Chairman and Co-founder of Ebags. Ebags is the world’s largest online retailer of bags and accessories for all lifestyles. Frank spoke to us about the new "Blue Tags Travel System". The BlueTags Travel system consists of an intelligent wireless tag based on Bluetooth and RFID technologies, which allows users to make effortless and instant connections between various communication devices. The BlueTags Travel system allows the user of the tag to communicate with, and be tracked by, Bluetooth enabled scanners. Airline baggage scanners, your cell phone or PDA serve as the scanners and your tag is the monitored object. --- Listener, Michael, wanted to share the following link with the rest of our listeners....Free Electricity. It is a fascinating article about a company providing electricity generators for free to interested individuals. This is a must read article. Call us on Saturday mornings with your thoughts and comments about this new feature. Read our past Technology Watch features: PDA's (Personal Digital Assistants) Viruses -- What, How, Who, Why? Computer Measurement Standards
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