We're not even done with 2008 yet and why am I talking about 2012?
I'm watching CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, CSPAN, and ABC News all at the same time. And I want to go get my hot chocolate from Starbucks. What do I do? Ideally, I want to be able to take them all with me. But I can't. Not all the channels.
I can't do that in 2008 so I'm looking forward to 2012. WiMax. Maybe a more liberal 3G policy. Forget 3G. Maybe we can be looking forward to the 4th generation, LTE.
Four years from now, we can also look forward to fast mobile devices that runs not hours per charge but days. We will not have to make sacrifices. No more switching to EDGE because 3G takes up too much power.
We will have instant information that is similar to push mail. Any piece of information you require will be available whenever you want and presented in ways you want.
We will not just have phone calls but video calls. This will happen in four years. Video will be the norm. And it'll happen over wireless broadband.
Not only that, we will choose between traditional wireless providers, providers using AWS-3, Cox's wireless network, or white spaces networks. It will be affordable, less strictive, and ubiquitous.
More importantly, we will be able to take our television channels with us, wherever we go. Political junkies, rejoice. Blogging, Vlogging, Twittering. They will still be around.
2012. Ubiquitious wireless broadband, crazy battery life, and new ways to sharing and processing information.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Daily Update for November 3, 2008
The biggest news today is the Federal Communications Commission delay tomorrow's scheduled vote on a few issues that matter a great deal to mobile warriors.
Why the delay? White spaces? Not. that's is still going to go forward. Here are a few links if you haven't been following.
However, the Universal Service Fund reform would have to wait. Daily Wireless and Yahoo News has the scoop.
I'll prepare a points summary for those who don't want to read the whole article this evening.
For today's other mobile headlines, please visit Mobile Digerati.
Why the delay? White spaces? Not. that's is still going to go forward. Here are a few links if you haven't been following.
However, the Universal Service Fund reform would have to wait. Daily Wireless and Yahoo News has the scoop.
I'll prepare a points summary for those who don't want to read the whole article this evening.
For today's other mobile headlines, please visit Mobile Digerati.
Laptop Sector May Be Doomed By Netbooks
Over the weekend, I read that Woot was offering Acer's netbook for a shade under $300. Without thinking, I thought to myself, "what a deal!" When I remembered that I got my MacWind for about $350 through Live.com and Ebay (deal still works by the way). Then I saw on LA Times' Frys ad on Friday selling a full-sized laptop for $399.
Now, Laptoping's post about Asus coming out with $200 netbooks next year. Is this a good thing? In the short-term, if the post's information is correct, it would be a boom for mobile warriors. However, I truly wonder how this would affect research and development of laptops going forward.
We can leave it to innovations to command premiums but these netbooks are very capable computers. It is just something to think about. From the perspectives of the likes of HP and Dell, a wholesale move by consumers towards these cheap (by that, I mean price) would seriously stunt revenue growth. The condition of the global economy will only spur buyers towards lower end laptops and, more likely, netbooks.
In fact, we may see low-end laptops taken off the market and the growth of high-end netbooks - $400-$600 range. Maybe that's isn't a bad thing after all.
Impact: Good for the pocketbooks of mobile warriors. Good for wireless adoption if more wireless providers want to subsidize netbooks with wireless subscriptions. A potential bad thing is innovation may slow for laptops but work on low-powered chips may increase.
Link: Laptoping
Now, Laptoping's post about Asus coming out with $200 netbooks next year. Is this a good thing? In the short-term, if the post's information is correct, it would be a boom for mobile warriors. However, I truly wonder how this would affect research and development of laptops going forward.
We can leave it to innovations to command premiums but these netbooks are very capable computers. It is just something to think about. From the perspectives of the likes of HP and Dell, a wholesale move by consumers towards these cheap (by that, I mean price) would seriously stunt revenue growth. The condition of the global economy will only spur buyers towards lower end laptops and, more likely, netbooks.
In fact, we may see low-end laptops taken off the market and the growth of high-end netbooks - $400-$600 range. Maybe that's isn't a bad thing after all.
Impact: Good for the pocketbooks of mobile warriors. Good for wireless adoption if more wireless providers want to subsidize netbooks with wireless subscriptions. A potential bad thing is innovation may slow for laptops but work on low-powered chips may increase.
Link: Laptoping
Instant-On - New Mobile Cool
It was only yesterday I move back to my Powerbook a bit. Today's posts will be mostly about netbooks and clouding around (it's a take on "clowning around"...sorry).
Instant-on. Note that when the pitch to using solid-state memory, one of the advantages is instant-on or, at the very least, fast boot time.
Well, Dave the Mobile Warrior pointed me to the NY Times article about new laptops with fast boot time. 30 secs. I'm with the author. 30 secs is too long. What I was thinking about maybe 5 to 10 seconds.
Even the G1 and the iPhone aren't instant-on, which I think they should be but given that they run on a full OS, I guess that's is expecting too much. It's one of the reasons why I almost never turn off my mobile devices. And with my laptops, I mere put them to sleep.
Please head over and read the article. It's a MUST READ. Also take note of the part on what Dell's doing with their laptop that runs for 4-days on a single charge, taking the smartphone approach. Sounds interesting.
Link: New York Times
Instant-on. Note that when the pitch to using solid-state memory, one of the advantages is instant-on or, at the very least, fast boot time.
Well, Dave the Mobile Warrior pointed me to the NY Times article about new laptops with fast boot time. 30 secs. I'm with the author. 30 secs is too long. What I was thinking about maybe 5 to 10 seconds.
Even the G1 and the iPhone aren't instant-on, which I think they should be but given that they run on a full OS, I guess that's is expecting too much. It's one of the reasons why I almost never turn off my mobile devices. And with my laptops, I mere put them to sleep.
Please head over and read the article. It's a MUST READ. Also take note of the part on what Dell's doing with their laptop that runs for 4-days on a single charge, taking the smartphone approach. Sounds interesting.
Link: New York Times
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Quick Note about the Previous Windows 7 Netbook Post
I'm going out on a limb here but a while back, I had posted in late August that Microsoft should consider using XP architecture to create a mobile platform since it has matured in terms of usability and stability all these years. Plus, it is familiar to hundreds of millions of users.
I still believe Microsoft should continue to invest XP for mobile use.
Back to Windows 7. Since Apple is able to create a mobile variant of the OS X they use for the Macs, I believe Microsoft may be exploring this route as well. And if they are not, it's something worth considering if they are able to get stripe Windows 7 down to just the core and built mobile features around it the way Apple has done.
Honestly, Windows Mobile, while a very good platform in of itself, simply does not have the momentum that the iPhone and Blackberry has in the last year. Furthermore, Android's likely ascendency should an added front to Steve Balmer in the struggle between Redmond and Mountain View.
So, don't be surprise if Windows Mobile 8 should is renamed "Windows 7 Mobile".
Love to hear what you think. Microsoft is in no danger of losing the desktop war. But in the mobile war of laptops, netbooks, mobile devices, and smartphones, Microsoft is in danger of being marginalized. And believe me, we need a viable Microsoft.
You know I'm a big Mac fan but even I don't want to see a world dominated by just Jobs or the Google guys.
Note: Google has indicated Android will go beyond mobile devices. Asus may well be coming out with netbooks running Android. Apple has indicated that the iPhone and iPod Touch are not the only mobile devices on this platform.
I still believe Microsoft should continue to invest XP for mobile use.
Back to Windows 7. Since Apple is able to create a mobile variant of the OS X they use for the Macs, I believe Microsoft may be exploring this route as well. And if they are not, it's something worth considering if they are able to get stripe Windows 7 down to just the core and built mobile features around it the way Apple has done.
Honestly, Windows Mobile, while a very good platform in of itself, simply does not have the momentum that the iPhone and Blackberry has in the last year. Furthermore, Android's likely ascendency should an added front to Steve Balmer in the struggle between Redmond and Mountain View.
So, don't be surprise if Windows Mobile 8 should is renamed "Windows 7 Mobile".
Love to hear what you think. Microsoft is in no danger of losing the desktop war. But in the mobile war of laptops, netbooks, mobile devices, and smartphones, Microsoft is in danger of being marginalized. And believe me, we need a viable Microsoft.
You know I'm a big Mac fan but even I don't want to see a world dominated by just Jobs or the Google guys.
Note: Google has indicated Android will go beyond mobile devices. Asus may well be coming out with netbooks running Android. Apple has indicated that the iPhone and iPod Touch are not the only mobile devices on this platform.
Windows 7 Runs Fine On Netbook
Webmonkey has posted an article worth going over to read on Windows 7 running very well on a 1Ghz netbook. This is certain a good news considering most folks are shying Vista and have either gone with XP or the Linux flavor, both run very well.
In fact, the Winds we bought came with XP but we converted them into Macbook mini. And I have been using it as my primary writing and Internet machine for more than a week now.
It works beautifully. Now, looks like Windows 7 could be getting into the game. During a demonstration in Los Angles at a Microsoft developer conference, a copy of the yet to be released Windows was running on a 1 Ghz netbook equipped with 1GB of RAM.
With Windows 7 Microsoft is trying make people forget about Vista and focus on what has made Microsoft dominate the desktop computers much of the 90s until now. Some additional changes are also in store.
Note: The new XO also run XP. There may be a dual boot feature in the future. G1G1 starts on November 17th.
In fact, the Winds we bought came with XP but we converted them into Macbook mini. And I have been using it as my primary writing and Internet machine for more than a week now.
It works beautifully. Now, looks like Windows 7 could be getting into the game. During a demonstration in Los Angles at a Microsoft developer conference, a copy of the yet to be released Windows was running on a 1 Ghz netbook equipped with 1GB of RAM.
With Windows 7 Microsoft is trying make people forget about Vista and focus on what has made Microsoft dominate the desktop computers much of the 90s until now. Some additional changes are also in store.
- Ease of Use
- Speed
- New UI and Looks
- Windows 7 will need to work well on low-powered chips such as netbooks and UMPCs where battery life and portability is a large consideration.
- Web applications are featured more prominently.
Note: The new XO also run XP. There may be a dual boot feature in the future. G1G1 starts on November 17th.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Friday Movie - Voting Tip From President Bush
Friday. Nice. And it's Halloween.
So, this is Friday's movie (clip).
Enjoy. Have a scary (in a good way) Halloween and great weekend!
So, this is Friday's movie (clip).
Enjoy. Have a scary (in a good way) Halloween and great weekend!
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