Google is currently making a play for the soon-to-be-opened 700MHz wireless spectrum space in the US. In a bid to the US FCC the Internet giant is reportedly prepared to offer at least $6.4 Billion USD when the spectrum goes to auction. What’s next?! References: TelecomTV, Engadget
Entries Tagged as 'Futurism'
Web Trend Map 2007
July 21st, 2007 2 Comments
Information Architects Japan has just released the updated version of their 2007 Web Trend map. This provides an amazing visual record of where the biggest sites on the web are, and how they inter-relate with each other. The analysis also includes descriptions of how sites are faring (using cool weather icons), and an indication of [...]
Tags: Downloads · Futurism · Geeky · Internet · Tech News · Web 2.0
Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing Us
February 14th, 2007 No Comments
This is a simple, and very effective summary of how Web 2.0 is changing the way we manage knowledge in the 21st century. Video on YouTube Though it doesn’t get into great detail about the specifics of Web 2.0, it provides some points for thought around how we interact with the web today, and how [...]
Tags: Blogging · Futurism · Podcasting · Technology · Web 2.0
Hawking: Warp Drive the Key to Survival
December 3rd, 2006 No Comments
Speaking after being awarded the Copley medal in England last week Prof. Steven Hawking spoke out about the need for mankind to extend its footprint outside the Sol system. His proposed method for making this happen: matter/antimatter annihilation to propel a craft to near-light speeds. This is the method popularized in the television (and movie) [...]
Tags: Astronomy · Futurism · Movies · Star Trek · Technology
EPIC 2014 – The reign of Googlezon
April 6th, 2005 No Comments
This presentation was put together by a couple of university students at Georgia Tech. It tells an orwellian tale about the demise of what we would call “modern media”. The clip is narrated and runs 8 minutes. It packs a lot of thinking into those 8 short minutes. This project has caused me to do [...]