computers & technology

You are waiting for your flight at the airport and suddenly you remember to send that important mail to your boss. All you have to do is to trudge with your hand baggage and laptop to the nearest wireless LAN connection to connect yourself to the world. Or you want to wish your dear one on his/her birthday? Take out your cell, dial the number and convey the wishes – it is that easy. That was easy was it not? Much as we are so used to all this now, all this was not possible barely a few years back. While we were sleeping, the technology has been continuously functioning and making life easy for us. With the revolution brought by the mobile phone, the life of an ordinary man has completely changed. With the changing features in these gizmos and gadgets, the future seems unbelievable. No longer are they restricted purely to the humdrum business of making calls alone. Mobile phones have become man’s best friend these days. He is either found playing with the latest games, listening to song...

You hear nanotechnology used more and more often these days - and it has made some impact in everyday life. But the real change and payoff will occur much further down the road when real molecular manufacturing is possible. Dr. Eric Drexler, author of Nanosystems: Molecular Machinery, Manufacturing, and Computation, has been pushing this field for twenty years, and it's finally starting to go mainstream. What Is Nanotechnology? A nanofactory is Dr. Drexler's concept for safe production of everyday objects from a desktop device that converts raw material molecules into finished products. In a matter of hours! Various predictions put the nanofactory in the 2020 to 2030 time-frame. Once the basic capability exists to build large objects - such as a hand-held computer - from molecules and atoms, we will be able to build anything we want to build. This changes how life will be lived more than anything since the printing press. How Will We Use Nanotechnology? For example: Your health...

What propels human innovation? Well, we know where the funding comes from. We know that funding comes when a Return on Investment is available. What do people spend money on? Well, think of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. People want to maintain self preservation, so you will find the greatest technological money flows in those things, which protect the sanctity of life; things such as Health Care and Medical advances, security and military. People also wish respect from their fellow man. They want to look good; thus you will find consumer items such as make-up, clothing, sports cars, etc. Humans also want companionship and entertainment and so we see advances in movie special effects, computer games and now the Japanese are developing human female robots. Today they advertise them as maids, receptionists and servers. But in the true spirit of Kama Sutra, you can bet that those Japanese robotic engineers will soon be designing Blonde Hair Blue Eyed sex robots to serve their will. These Ja...