Everything is vague to a degree you do not realize
till you have tried to make it precise.
To convey something new or dramatically changed, we do sometimes need a freshly created word, acronym, or repurposed word. This is because when we come up with something really new the old words don’t get the message across. On the other hand, sometimes there isn’t really much new at all – the new buzz words are just marketing spin. “Cloud Computing” is a term that is spreading fast with many different things all being called Cloud Computing. At first glance, Cloud Computing seems to be another recasting of the familiar – just a new marketing term that we can ignore.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Convergence
6.05pm: Brett’s still at work and stuck on the desk phone.
He needs to catch his train, so picks up his mobile, clicks “Transfer Fixed Call to Mobile”, and walks out of the office...
6.09pm: Brett buys a train e-ticket using his mobile. But not soon after he gets an alert.. His train’s cancelled! Although he could easily book a taxi in 1-click, Brett decides to wait after seeing options offered to kill time..
6.22pm: Brett clicks on “Movies You May Like” and browses some of the latest releases. A movie seems interesting, so he watches the preview...
6.27pm: He loves the movie, so contacts Ken to tell him all about it and to share the preview - during their chat.They agree to watch the movie later on at Brett’s place..
6.33pm: On the train, Brett initiates the download of the movie to his home Personal Video Recorder (PVR). He accepts the High-Definition (HD) price and ready-to-watch estimated-time-of-arrival of 7:15pm.
6.36pm: Upon purchasing the movie, Brett notices a link to “Order Pizza For Tonight, Right Now!”. He accepts, and agrees on the order proposed (based on a previous order).
6.40pm: Brett contacts his spouse Sally via his presence-enabled address book. Sally left work early, so she answers on their IPTV at home. Brett fills her in on tonight’s plans & shares the preview.
He needs to catch his train, so picks up his mobile, clicks “Transfer Fixed Call to Mobile”, and walks out of the office...
6.09pm: Brett buys a train e-ticket using his mobile. But not soon after he gets an alert.. His train’s cancelled! Although he could easily book a taxi in 1-click, Brett decides to wait after seeing options offered to kill time..
6.22pm: Brett clicks on “Movies You May Like” and browses some of the latest releases. A movie seems interesting, so he watches the preview...
6.27pm: He loves the movie, so contacts Ken to tell him all about it and to share the preview - during their chat.They agree to watch the movie later on at Brett’s place..
6.33pm: On the train, Brett initiates the download of the movie to his home Personal Video Recorder (PVR). He accepts the High-Definition (HD) price and ready-to-watch estimated-time-of-arrival of 7:15pm.
6.36pm: Upon purchasing the movie, Brett notices a link to “Order Pizza For Tonight, Right Now!”. He accepts, and agrees on the order proposed (based on a previous order).
6.40pm: Brett contacts his spouse Sally via his presence-enabled address book. Sally left work early, so she answers on their IPTV at home. Brett fills her in on tonight’s plans & shares the preview.
Augmented Reality
Walk down the street, look at the world. This is reality.
Now repeat, but wearing an odd-looking, bulky pair of glasses that place into your line of vision selective, relevant bits of data about the world; the data hovers in sight like virtual Post-it Notes, annotating your view. This is augmented reality.
Glasses on, you glance to the right, at a vaguely familiar restaurant, and click a small button in your hand. Up pops text reminding you that Tom's Restaurant was the model for the diner on "Seinfeld"; not only that, but -- according to the glasses, at least -- the Morningside salad is worth ordering
Now repeat, but wearing an odd-looking, bulky pair of glasses that place into your line of vision selective, relevant bits of data about the world; the data hovers in sight like virtual Post-it Notes, annotating your view. This is augmented reality.
Glasses on, you glance to the right, at a vaguely familiar restaurant, and click a small button in your hand. Up pops text reminding you that Tom's Restaurant was the model for the diner on "Seinfeld"; not only that, but -- according to the glasses, at least -- the Morningside salad is worth ordering
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