I'd like to take consumerization of computing a bit further than I did in the previous post , There are now very low end computers like the SheevaPlug ($99) and the Pogoplug (also $99) coming into the low end of the market. These devices are almost power plugs with a USB port, running Linux. There...
One of the technologies mentioned in this blog many times is the role of sensors and edge computing in the next wave of computer business value generation. A big issue is how to ensure that these sensors will have the power to gather their information and send it on. In the current issue of Technology...
A while back, I did a blog entry on the DC data center and how it could be inherently more efficient. Could it be that a DC power backbone for the country would be the answer to some of our power transmission woes as well? This article in New Scientist goes into great detail about the underlying inefficiencies...
Intel is inviting the public to come to ScienceSim (a virtual world ) and discover its possibilities for building collaborative visualization tools... "Within ScienceSim's world you'll find some starting buildings, templates for forums and conference centers and the like." But then...
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For the last 4 years I've put out a blog entry of my predictions for the coming year - like most others do. Since this is a year where the world will be coming out of a financial crisis, I'll try to be a bit more conservative than in the past. It this situation, the investments in technology...
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For the last few years I've been grading my predications at the end of the year ( 2006 , 2007 ), so it seems like time to look at those for 2008 . My predictions for 2009 will be out in a few weeks. The predictions for 2008 were: Mobile Redefinition - Although mobile definitely has undergone some...
Part seven of What do you really mean by Green IT??? Also refer to part one , around green IT with regards to green washing, part two , around using IT to green the enterprise, part three , about the green data center, part four , about influences on Green IT, part five , around life cycle events that...
I was in the Texas panhandle over the weekend (near Muenster ) and saw this scene that seemed rather ironic. This picture shows about six oil wells pumping away and more than a dozen giant wind powered electric generators. You can tell how large they are by the fact that they are behind the trees and...
I read Vinnie's blog on gel ink from Xerox and was intrigued. The Xerox press release also provides some details. If it really can perform as described: "the new cured gel ink holds its shape on nearly any surface because it is not water-based like traditional inkjet technologies. The gel ink...
This news release from Ames Research Center describes an effort to use nanotechnology (Carbon Nano Tube) based sensors to "detect the presence of common and rare strains of microorganisms associated with water-borne illnesses". The article states that: "food and beverage companies, water...
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