http://lukecarbis.com/lattr Luke Carbis takes a look into the future. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:11:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mozilla Labs have just released these three interesting videos previewing Aurora - a future internet browser concept. It's very interesting to see what the creators of one of the worlds most popular web browser envision for the future. There are two videos to come (keep watching this post, I'll update ... http://lukecarbis.com/lattr/2008/08/aurora-mozillas-vision-for-the-future-of-the-internet/ Google video has an insightful interview with three big industry players, Lawrence Lessig (Creative Commons founder), Joichi Ito (Creative Commons CEO), and Philip Rosedale (Second Life Creator), on what they think is the future of the internet. They're predictions are (mostly) based on the year 2018. Here they are, summarised, ... http://lukecarbis.com/lattr/2008/08/the-future-of-the-internet/ The future of the U.S. relies heavily on which of the two Presidential candidates is elected. So, when trying to discern the future of telecommunications and the internet in the United States, I took a good look at each candidates policies. The results? Well.. they're kind of sparse. Obama and McCain ... http://lukecarbis.com/lattr/2008/08/telecommunications-the-internet-obama-vs-mccain/ Until now, the corporate world has had a lot of problems with their IT systems. Computer crashes resulting in disrupted workflow Slow computers and constant upgrades disrupt workflow Data backup infrastructure needs to be implemented Software overhead Data loss via computer malfunctions, upgrades, or even hardware burglary The list goes on... That's why there's such a buzz ... http://lukecarbis.com/lattr/2008/08/cloud-computing-craze/ Aubrey de Grey is a scientist who believes that the first person to live to the age of 1000 has already been born. Grey has dedicated his life to overcoming the ageing process, and breaking down the idea that human ageing is inevitable and even preferable. As a spokesman for immortality, ... http://lukecarbis.com/lattr/2008/08/will-humanity-defeat-ageing/ MIT scientists have overcome one of the major hurdles in creating large-scale solar power plants. Instead of using batteries to store solar energy, they have found a solution which mimics mother natures energy storage solution - photosynthesis. Nocera and Matthew Kanan have developed a revolutionary process which will allow use of ... http://lukecarbis.com/lattr/2008/08/mimicing-photosynthesis-will-replace-batteries/ I am a member of the Generation Y, the Digital Native Generation. What does this mean? According to researcher Charles Golvin, technology is embedded into everything that I do. And I couldn't agree more. Generation Y is made up of people aged 18 - 25 90% own a PC, 82% own a ... http://lukecarbis.com/lattr/2008/08/digital-natives-are-workplace-ready/ Reporting from Microsoft's research summit, Gizmodo has an article about a new multi-touch prototype unveiled by software giant. The UnMouse Pad is touted as "Multi-Touch on steroids". It's pressure sensitive surface is paper thin, and, according to creator Ken Perlin, dirt cheap. With the next version of Windows set to be ... http://lukecarbis.com/lattr/2008/07/unmouse-pad-the-new-multi-touch/ Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are using ionic polymers submerged in a river to generate electricity in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania. If the project is successful, the city could one day get 20 percent or more of its electrical power from a mile-long array of tiny plastic devices wiggling away on ... http://lukecarbis.com/lattr/2008/07/polymers-using-plastics-to-generate-electricity/ An interesting article in Business Week discusses the growth in corporate takeovers by Chinese multi-nationals. A few recent examples include, Lenovo's aquisition of IBM's personal computer, China National Offshore Oil Corp's aquisition of US Based Unocal, Huaneng Power International aquisition of Singapore's Tuas Power, and Sinosteel's aquisition of Australian based Midwest. As ... http://lukecarbis.com/lattr/2008/07/chinese-surge-in-foreign-takeovers/