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Future Thought

This certainly makes reading a newspaper while brushing teeth an obsolete activity!

According to The Astonishing Tribe in Sweden, capacitive screens has now become a commodity for touch screen devices. Screen technology is now taking the next leap and in the coming years, imagination ( or lack thereof) is the only thing that will hinder progress.

The company believes that we will soon have dual screens, malleable screens, screens built into wifi connected mirrors, desks or backside of gadgets clothed with e-ink screens, tactile feedback, color screens with great contrast in sunlight, holographics/stereoscopic screens, color e-ink touch screens, or screens actually knowing where they are in relation to other screens thanks to ultrasonic emitters and microphones.

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Waze And Means

Tired of getting stuck in traffic?

Join the crowd, the crowd that is contributing to Waze, "a social mobile application providing free turn-by-turn navigation based on the live conditions of the road. 100% powered by users".

According to their promotional literature, "The more you drive, the better it gets".




I tried it for Singapore and got a live traffic report for Rome scrolling on the left hand side.  However these are teething challenges as the platform has not yet been widely adopted in the country.

The GPS powered Waze map provides plenty of advertising opportunities.  It is an excellent social service; to be more precise it is a driver generated service for drivers.

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Vlingo - another example of convergence

While it may not yet be freely available this speech to text and mapping package has much to commend it.  There is not doubt that the future is mobile and the use of personal devices are the major channel for digital delivery.