Supernova 2008
3-6 billion mobile phones with up to ten sensors each. Trial with 150 students driving around and providing anonymous information about where they are, how fast they are going, etc. and have it centrally integrated and then made available to everybody who is driving.– traffic prediction. Further out possibilities include tracking of influenza through personal […]
Net Attitude on Kindle
The Kindle is quite an amazing device (see "Kindlized") and I am irrevocably hooked. In addition to buying a growing number of Kindle books, I now have one for sale. Net Attitude continues as a book but I suspect the Kindle version will have the edge going forward. The patrickWeb blog will also soon be […]
iPhone – Update 10
There was a lot of news from Apple today about the new iPhone 3G. Bottom line — it is everything I predicted plus a lot more. Can’t wait to get one. There will be plenty to say about the announcements and I will begin sharing thoughts soon.
Roku
About fifteen years ago one of my children worked at Blockbuster. One day I told him that Bockbuster would be history because people would be downloading their movies from the Internet. Yeah, right Dad. Ok, I was a bit ahead of my time. In the intervening years there have been numerous companies started to offer […]
Privacy
There have been many emails about the PepperBall, but perhaps the most emotional feedback has been about my short stories on healthcare. The cry for more efficient, effective, and affordable healthcare is universal. One reader said, "I was happy to see your take on healthcare in your recent blog. This is a field where some […]