Category Archives: Convergence for a Converging World

Seeing’s Believing?

Posted on April 15, 2014 by John

A Japanese researcher’s (prototype) ‘Cyborg’ glasses are taking a direction unlike the current trend towards wearable technology frames… (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/aA3RCA

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It’s Mine…

Posted on April 14, 2014 by John

Dear WordPress: Do I finally have my blog back? @WordPress #WordPress

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Mind Reading.

Posted on April 8, 2014 by John

As Virtual Reality and gaming continue to converge a group of Stanford researchers has reportedly altered an Xbox 360 game controller that they claim can read (your) someone’s mind… how far away a ‘Minority Report’ future humanity might lead is … Continue reading →

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An Auto ‘Blue Screen?’

Posted on April 5, 2014 by John

Microsoft’s announcement of bringing Windows to the automobile raises the question (amongst many): will the end-user have to re-start their car in order for it to work… or, after a major patch (e.g., bug-fix, etc.?) Or, what about viruses customized … Continue reading →

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Child’s Play.

Posted on April 4, 2014 by John

A five-year old’s hack of Xbox while lauded positively by Microsoft as discovering a vulnerability (that the firm has reportedly fixed) paradoxically might make him unpopular with any given number of end-users (i.e., in all probability, children) who are miffed … Continue reading →

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Highly Unlikely.

Posted on April 3, 2014 by John

Microsoft’s framing of their firm as an underdog is both highly unlikely and missing the point: Technology evolves and keeping moving on (for better or worse) and that’s where the company has largely fallen flat / missed the mark. (Source) … Continue reading →

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Up Next.

Posted on March 31, 2014 by John

It’s clear that the on-going (patent) battle between Apple and Samsung is not only showing no signs of abating but continues to be contentious whereas both parties are trying to gain any angle possible (which should really come as no … Continue reading →

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(Over) Protecting IP?

Posted on March 30, 2014 by John

Arguably, Microsoft has a right to protect their IP (Intellectual Property). Conversely, even someone accused of a criminal act has a right to due-process… Yet, when Redmond acts where there’s a compromise (i.e., essentially circumventing said ‘due-process’) at the expense … Continue reading →

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‘You’ll Go Blind…’

Posted on March 29, 2014 by John

Perhaps that (old) warning given by countless parents (to their children) cautioning kids of the dangers of sitting to close (in this instance) to the TV had some truth to it… as it seems to have been updated to be … Continue reading →

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Get (Dis) Connected.

Posted on March 24, 2014 by John

Tired of being tracked by Google, etc.? If so, hopefully, Disconnect will prove to be a possible solution for (truly) searching anonymously. (Source) Disconnect: http://goo.gl/oS3VyN

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