Category: The Future
The future is looking better every day with new ways we can use technology to interact, share and work with data. These articles look into what the future could well have in store….
Happy New Year!
A happy new year to everyone!
The one possible failing of Surface – No 3G or 4G (as far as we know)
Please Note – Microsoft have now confirmed that there will not be 3G/4G in the Surface through the complete specs which can be seen here. As the momentum builds for a midnight release of the Microsoft Surface (thanks to the Reg) Microsoft are still keeping very quiet about a lot of key things – most notably will it have a 3G/4G connectivity. Even… Read more
Microsoft Surface (Windows 8 Tablets) First Impressions
Unless you have had your head buried in the sand for the past few days you will know that Microsoft has showcased their take on Windows 8 tablet PCs. Dubbed Microsoft Surface (the big table surface has been renamed PixelSense) this new family of tablets comes in a ARM processor based version (aimed at the day to day consumer) and… Read more
Why I’m looking forwards to Windows 8 Tablets
Last year just before Christmas I was very close to getting a Motorola Xoom Android Tablet PC but after much thought I changed my mind and decided that I would wait for Windows 8. Looking at the reasons below most of these relate to my nature as a IT professional and how I would use the tablet at both home,… Read more
The future world of voice
Voice recognition is already here so why am I making so much of a fuss about it? Well at least for now we are still very limited as to how we can use voice technology with our phones – most of the time we are limited to issuing simple commands to open applications or run searches. Even Apples Siri technology… Read more
Happy New Year!
This site maybe new with very few people reading it but all the same to those that do – Happy New Year!
The future of the phone
Looking at the Vision 2011 video Microsoft obviously has some pretty nice ideas to where phones are going, lets take a look at what those could be. Hardware Thinner, lighter, longer battery lives and smaller bezels – sounds like the latest fruit flavoured device but future phones won’t just end there. In the vision 2011 video we can clearly see in… Read more
Intro
Every now and again Microsoft gives us a glimpse into what they see as the future of computing/productivity. The latest one is out (replacing the 2009 video) and over this series of posts I am going to take a look at different parts of the videos and try to make sense of what Microsoft is telling us about the future…. Read more