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20/12/2012 14:31 | By Jon Bentley, contributor, MSN Tech
Jon Bentley: Future tech I can't wait for
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20/12/2012 18:34
Get John back on tv, he knows what he's talking about, & not irritating like Jason Bradbury & that useless bint that follows him around.
22/12/2012 05:49
"We’re used to lusting after ever higher definition and faster frame rates in our movie and TV pictures".
But we're unlikely to get it from broadcast TV, are we? Bandwidth is expensive, so the Ferrari-fierce viewing machine you bought for your home is largely being fed pedestrian pap from the Producers sending entertainment to you via Freeview and Freesat. HD channels are in the minority, so anything else you watch is still OK, but nothing special. For the majority of (non-HD) channels, the audio will be two-channel stereo even if you are watching a movie that was made with full surround-sound. This also probably applies to "catch-up" TV in rural areas where broadband still struggles with twisted-copper telephone wiring.
15/01/2013 19:11
Jon, you are a tech legend, so gutted you are no longer a regular tech expert on what was my fave show, when you reviewed i took notice, lip gloss and skateboards get tiresome, i miss the old crew. Keep up the good work. Great article. The future looks tasty tech wise.
22/12/2012 10:14
With reverence to the ‘word lens’ translator Jon…
May I remind you that the babelfish, in the “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”, did exactly this and thereby caused more and bloodier wars, than anything that had gone before it!
22/12/2012 18:41
Jon Bentley is amazing
23/12/2012 15:45
... picture 5 ... what is that thing with writing on and circular and looks like somebodys head pictured upon it ... ????
23/12/2012 00:36
I thoroughly agree, this franchise has forecast some very real technological wonders. A computer you can talk to, doors that open as you approach them. Yet to become reality are teleportation and a universal translator....given time mankind will invent them.
Travel at warp speed? Faster than the speed of light? I think Prof. Hawkins has said it is theoretically possible...still too far into the future but a wonderful thought to keep your mind active and keep Altzheimer at bay.
Travel at warp speed? Faster than the speed of light? I think Prof. Hawkins has said it is theoretically possible...still too far into the future but a wonderful thought to keep your mind active and keep Altzheimer at bay.
23/12/2012 00:28
As someone who's lucky enough to be able to speak,write and read several languages (albeit western European ones) I'd love to see this gadget coming on stream. However I don't think I'll see it in my lifetime. There are hundreds of accents even within one language, especially those that are spoken in many countries.For instance I can detect quite a few in Spanish and English as I travel through Latin America, the USA and other English speaking countries.
I think an algorithm to cope with these changes it's still far away. Just think that spellers available today are unable to cope with simple grammar in cases such as it's or its and there and their...I just hope that it could all be sorted one day
I think an algorithm to cope with these changes it's still far away. Just think that spellers available today are unable to cope with simple grammar in cases such as it's or its and there and their...I just hope that it could all be sorted one day
22/12/2012 17:40
Only one frase... "the tec singularity is near than you think"
22/12/2012 14:24
The future is here
22/12/2012 08:43
It's Anode and Cathode surface area, which are exposed to the liquid or Gel, Electrolyte;
I.E. Sulphuric acid in a standard Car, Lead-Acid battery.
23/12/2012 09:08
This technology has already been introduced into market. Philips calls it 'Hue Connected Bulb'. You can change the light colour and intensity accordingly and control its operation via your smartphone. (How ingenious!)
23/12/2012 09:06
Jon looks like the real Max Headroom. LOL
22/12/2012 14:28
So much for religion things we have that help us all are man made not from prayer but from our own freedom of thought HELPING THE MIND TO GROW AND FOCUS ON THIS LIFE ALONE IS WHAT WE ARE ALL ABOUT !
22/12/2012 21:51
That idea is exactly what the mark of the anti-christ will be- an implant! It is even said in the bible which was written over 2000 years ago...that shows alot of evidence. People should never accept any kind of implant.
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