You may not know it or not, but Google is taking over the world. Soon we may all be speaking Google’s geeky language. But really, who new Google could be anything else but a search engine.
Well, the people behind Google’s crazy ideas must of though they could. Far beyond it’s powerful search engine Google is playing the technology game. And they are not leaving without a fight. Well then, what brought Google to this point? I’ll tell you a few of the things.
Buying YouTube. Releasing the Nexus One (Google Phone). Gmail, Google Buzz, and Google Wave has thrown them into the social media category. There high speed browser, Google Chrome, has crushed other leading browsers. And them becoming an ISP (Internet Service Provider) has put them head to head with many companies. Not to mention Google now has the power to buy and sell energy.
With all this in there hands it is unimaginable what Google can do. There is many companies out there who want what Google have but just can’t get them. Google Ads is one of the largest online advertising forms on the web. With this ad program there current revenue is around 32 billion dollars. Enough to basically do whatever they want.
Soon before you now it peoples lives are going to be revolving around Google. For example you get up in the morning and check your Gmail account using Google as you ISP. Then you will search for direction to your new job using Google Maps and find out the companies revenue with Google Finance. Then you will drive to work on your Google Electricity powered car and get lost. So you will sue the Internet on your Nexus one to find the directions again. Then when you come home you can relax and watch some YouTube video while reading you Google buzz updates.
So that is a one day example of how Google could be in your every day life. That is how Google is going to be taking over the world.
Google is planning to launch an experiment that we hope will make Internet access better and faster for everyone. We plan to test ultra-high speed broadband networks in one or more trial locations across the country. Our networks will deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today, over 1 gigabit per second, fiber-to-the-home connections. We’ll offer service at a competitive price to at least 50,000 and potentially up to 500,000 people.
Yes, that’s correct. Unofficially married, because the U.K. (and probably every other country on the planet) refuses to recognize the legality of human / computer marriages. Hermione, who just happens to be the bloggess behind Techfluff.tv, would love to change all that. Her video blog entry shows both Hermione and Alex, a fascinating treatise on human / computer relations, and even has her Mum saying that she “…just wants Hermione to be happy.” There’s even talk of children in the future; the flesh and blood type, not little iPads running around.
Though I cannot imagine any device that wouldn’t be outdated in those 20 years, Researchers at Japan’s Eamex have discovered a technique that could dramatically extend the lifespan of lithium-ion batteries. The new approach keeps the tin inside the battery intact for much longer despite the strain caused by charging and recharging. By absorbing much of the stress through a new alloy in the tin-coated resin, the tin and the electrode structure are more stable and could last for as long as 20 years.
Eamex plans to ship these batteries sometime this year. Batteries like this could dramatically reduce the size of mobile devices!
Do you have any old DVD’s laying around, or how about a few CD’s. I recently came across this site that lets you trade in your DVDs and CD’s for brand new ipods, iphones and now the ipad. Ive done some research and looked into the site and it is legit. They were also featured in the New York Times Back in December. The website is called www.ipodmeister.com. They also have a toll free phone number if you would like to reach them, 1-877-IPOD-CDS.
Here is a list of what you can trade for and how many you would need for each item.
CNET has but an end to all the rumors regarding Windows Mobile 7 and those Project Pink phones. Mobile World Congress 2010 may herald a new beginning for Microsoft as it attempts to win back the smartphone market with the unveiling of Windows Mobile 7. Shortly after Windows Mobile 7’s official debut, Microsoft is expected to provide developers who attend the at the Mix10 Conference in March with information necessary to begin development for Windows Mobile 7. Microsoft is aiming to finalize the code for Windows Mobile 7 by Summer 2010 with the intent of launching devices in the latter half of the year. As a side project separate from Windows Mobile 7, Microsoft will leverage the technology and talent of Microsoft-owned Danger by developing a new line of consumer phones that will form the foundation for the next generation Sidekick. These new “Sidekicks” will be powered by Windows Mobile and will integrate with Zune and other Microsoft services.
As part of a long-term and comprehensive aircraft revamp, Air New Zealand has added PC power, USB and iPod connections to its economy seats, along with an improved sleep pillow. Fliers making the long, 12-hour flights from California to Auckland will now be able to charge notebooks, smartphones and other devices for most of the trip.
The changes will be introduced in new Boeing 777-300 aircraft which will come into Air New Zealand’s service starting this November before spreading to other aircraft in the airline’s range
Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010. Because we’re already talking to partners about the project, and we’ll soon be working with the open source community, we wanted to share our vision now so everyone understands what we are trying to achieve.
Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS. We’re designing the OS to be fast and lightweight, to start up and get you onto the web in a few seconds. The user interface is minimal to stay out of your way, and most of the user experience takes place on the web. And as we did for the Google Chrome browser, we are going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don’t have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work.
Google Chrome OS will run on both x86 as well as ARM chips and we are working with multiple OEMs to bring a number of netbooks to market next year. The software architecture is simple — Google Chrome running within a new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel. For application developers, the web is the platform. All web-based applications will automatically work and new applications can be written using your favorite web technologies. And of course, these apps will run not only on Google Chrome OS, but on any standards-based browser on Windows, Mac and Linux thereby giving developers the largest user base of any platform.
Google Chrome OS is a new project, separate from Android. Android was designed from the beginning to work across a variety of devices from phones to set-top boxes to netbooks. Google Chrome OS is being created for people who spend most of their time on the web, and is being designed to power computers ranging from small netbooks to full-size desktop systems. While there are areas where Google Chrome OS and Android overlap, we believe choice will drive innovation for the benefit of everyone, including Google.
We hear a lot from our users and their message is clear — computers need to get better. People want to get to their email instantly, without wasting time waiting for their computers to boot and browsers to start up. They want their computers to always run as fast as when they first bought them. They want their data to be accessible to them wherever they are and not have to worry about losing their computer or forgetting to back up files. Even more importantly, they don’t want to spend hours configuring their computers to work with every new piece of hardware, or have to worry about constant software updates. And any time our users have a better computing experience, Google benefits as well by having happier users who are more likely to spend time on the Internet.
Details on the Google Chrome OS-
Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010. Because we’re already talking to partners about the project, and we’ll soon be working with the open source community, we wanted to share our vision now so everyone understands what we are trying to achieve.
Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS. We’re designing the OS to be fast and lightweight, to start up and get you onto the web in a few seconds. The user interface is minimal to stay out of your way, and most of the user experience takes place on the web. And as we did for the Google Chrome browser, we are going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don’t have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work.
Google Chrome OS will run on both x86 as well as ARM chips and we are working with multiple OEMs to bring a number of netbooks to market next year. The software architecture is simple — Google Chrome running within a new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel. For application developers, the web is the platform. All web-based applications will automatically work and new applications can be written using your favorite web technologies. And of course, these apps will run not only on Google Chrome OS, but on any standards-based browser on Windows, Mac and Linux thereby giving developers the largest user base of any platform.
Google Chrome OS is a new project, separate from Android. Android was designed from the beginning to work across a variety of devices from phones to set-top boxes to netbooks. Google Chrome OS is being created for people who spend most of their time on the web, and is being designed to power computers ranging from small netbooks to full-size desktop systems. While there are areas where Google Chrome OS and Android overlap, we believe choice will drive innovation for the benefit of everyone, including Google.
The Amazon Kindle has really changed our view of books. After the first Kindle came out, people started to question the need for these huge, clunky books, when we could have a nice slim form-factor that can store all the books in our home libraries. Now that a couple generations of the Kindle have came out, and now that it is slimmer and lighter than ever, a lot of different companies have jumped on the E-Reader bandwagon (i.e Astak, Sony, and Barnes & Noble). Sony has come out swinging with a medley of different styles for their E-Readers, including a full-touch screen device. Astak has come out with a somewhat cheaper line of these electronic books, though they are still close to 200$. Then there is Barnes & Noble. The new guys to the game, and possibly the Kindle-killers.
The Nook (259$) is B&N’s new Reader. This E-Reader has had some high expectations, mainly because it is coming from a huge national bookstore. It is a vert=y nice looking device with a nifty colored touchscreen display at the bottom, which is where the keyboard is on the Kindle. The Nook also has WiFi and when you are on the B&N WiFi network in the store, you can browse and read all books in the Nook library free. The downside to the color display and WiFi is the battery life is drained faster.
The Kindle (259$) seems to do everything right. It is slimmer and lighter than the Nook, has longer battery life, but no color/touch display or WiFi, and has 3G built in (as does the Nook). Since the Kindle doesn’t have the small touchscreen at the bottom, it sports a large, spacious keyboard. The keyboard is nice as a keyboard, but does not have much use other than browsing for books. The Nook has a virtual keyboard which works just fine and that is one thing Amazon must think about.
The Nook is oh-so-very close taking down the king of E-Book Readers, but the battery life is a killer and it can lag at times. They both feature a 6” screen and built in 3G, but the Kindle seems smoother in the transitions and has a lighter form-factor which makes it more travel friendly. The Nook runs a version of the Android operating system, which opens up the future for this device. Overall, it is not a Kindle-killer…yet.
