I love this time of year when summer is just around the corner. This past month was flooded with rain and sickness. June is a week away, and the weather forecast proves it. This week im going to write my first gadget segment.
Sony takes the lead!
To start things off, Sony has just released a 2.5” paper-thin screen that bends. It’s 0.01 inches thick! It combines 2 technologies: organic thin film transistor and organic electroluminescent display. I could be wrong, but doesn’t organic material deteriorate? Sony has no commercial use for their new technology just yet, but I’m sure they’re giving it a solid effort. It’s kind of like the iPhone: Cool and exciting but completely impractical!
It’s pronounced Sie-men not sea-men
To finish, Siemens has created a wireless tracking system directed towards Hospital Patients and Students. It combines (RFID) and Wi-fi technology to track objects or people in real time. Battery powered (RFID) tags are located with three or more access points on a wireless network. Boundaries can be set to sound an alarm if crossed. The technology is still in development and privacy issues are top priority. What is stopping the government from sticking chips in our brains to keep track of what we do and when we do it? Does privacy even have a definition anymore?
June 2, 2007 at 12:11 am |
Hey Justin, I’d like to hear more about what you think about the coming iPhone. I’m still one of the only people in the world without a cellphone and when I saw the iPhone I started to salivate a little.