Beyond the Internet What Technology Innovations are on the Horizon?
Introduction Faster Smaller More Integrated Wireless
Hardware Height: 9.72" Width: 3.35" Depth: 9.53" Dell OptiPlex SX260
Hardware space-saving one-piece processor housed behind a 15” flat screen monitor Gateway Profile 4L DX
Hardware Sony VAIO X505 (nicknamed the Extreme) 1.7 pounds < 1 inch thick Pentium M 1 GHz processor 512MB RAM 10.4 inch screen Carbon hybrid $3499
Hardware Dimensions: 3.9" x 0.6" x 1.1" Instant plug and play Store up to 1 GB USB drive
Will battery technology improve? A notebook PC with a built-in fuel cell The cylindrical container is for refilling the fuel and is not normally attached to the PC
Hardware Take notes directly on surface of screen Save notes as image or text Current purchase price $200 more than similarly configured laptop Tablet PCs
Hardware Digitally captures everything you write Works with pre-printed paper Stores up to 40 pages Current purchase price $ Logitech Digital io Pen
Hardware Bendable screens
Wireless Networking Will be faster More secure More media ready
Convergence
Future Legal Issues Privacy and identity theft Computer crimes will increase Spam regulation Intellectual property
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