10 technologies to watch in 2004

[Dups.]

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/12/2 ... index.html

Some pretty interesting things in there.

Enjoy

[archeiron]

Gecko tape: Lizards climb walls using the mechanical adhesive force of millions of tiny hairs on their feet. A synthetic version of those microscopic hairs allows gecko tape, developed at England's University of Manchester, to stick to almost any surface without glue. Applications include gloves that allow a person to climb a glass wall, the ability to move computer chips in a vacuum, and new bandages.

With the release of Spiderman 2 will come a new line of childrens' toys that allow every wanna-be Spiderman to climb the walls of his or her house!

[Winnow]

Lighting
LED lightbulbs: LEDs will outrun obsolescence by moving into the home. Philips is already pushing its Luxeon line of LED lightbulbs, which can last 10 to 50 times as long as incandescent bulbs while consuming 80 percent less energy.

Computer memory
MRAM: Magnetoresistive random access memory is (in theory, anyway) more than 1,000 times faster than the fastest current nonvolatile flash memory and nearly 10 times faster than DRAM. "Nonvolatile" means it retains memory when the power is off. Add in its low power consumption, and it's perfect for use in an upcoming crop of computers and cell phones.

It's about time for LED white lights. Within a few years, LED white lights will be everywhere. It's hard to beat a light that lasts 10 X's as long, emits pure white light and takes 80 percent less energy to operate.

Much hate for fluorescent lights!

[Sionistic]

Ultra-wideband: Imagine a television that can wirelessly send three different programs to separate monitors. Low-power, low-cost, and with roughly 45 times the data transmission speed of run-of-the-mill Wi-Fi, this wireless technology is finally ready to debut in the living room.

Of course they will release it at 2% of its full power and charge 20% more then the average current broadband service.

[masteen]

I heard that they're working on a way for the sybian to cuddle afterwards.

[a_guide]

I'll take 2!

[Roguish]

i personally like the cd creator that burns the cd for you puts a label on it and puts it in another pile