Beyond the Internet What Technology Innovations are on

Beyond the Internet What Technology Innovations are on the Horizon?

Introduction • • Faster Smaller More Integrated Wireless

Hardware Dell Opti. Plex SX 260 • Height: 9. 72" • Width: 3. 35" • Depth: 9. 53"

Hardware Gateway Profile 4 L DX • space-saving • one-piece • processor housed behind a 15” flat screen monitor

Hardware • Sony VAIO X 505 • • (nicknamed the Extreme) 1. 7 pounds < 1 inch thick Pentium M 1 GHz processor 512 MB RAM 10. 4 inch screen Carbon hybrid $3499

Hardware USB drive • Dimensions: 3. 9" x 0. 6" x 1. 1" • Instant plug and play • Store up to 1 GB

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 Tablet PCs • Take notes directly on surface of screen • Save notes as image or text • Current purchase price $200 more than similarly configured laptop

Hardware Logitech Digital io Pen • Digitally captures everything you write • Works with pre-printed paper • Stores up to 40 pages • Current purchase price $189. 00

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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