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Technology Trends

Technology Trends. Michael L. Best mikeb@cc.gatech.edu. Screens.

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Technology Trends

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  1. Technology Trends Michael L. Best mikeb@cc.gatech.edu

  2. Screens • OLED, photon vacuums, and other emerging screen technologies may hit big. Low cost screens that consume small amounts of power would allow the "$100 laptop" vision to finally become a reality. The impact on ubiquitous computing in low-income settings could be major. The regulatory impacts would be secondary I suspect.

  3. Micro-fuel cells • These technologies are often promised but should be finally delivered within the next few years. Combined with new screen technologies (above) and the Internet should be finally fully off the grid (power and otherwise). Cottage charging industries will emerge. Regulatory impacts in terms of energy utility commissions could be significant.

  4. Location technologies • Europe should deploy Galileo with improved resolution. Location aware applications could flourish especially if the consumer-side chipsets drop in price and increase in power performance. Potential regulatory issues include privacy concerns, security, etc.

  5. Terrestrial wireless • OFDM can easily be the next-big-wireless-thing and support broadband at vehicular speeds, etc. The technology enjoys significant spectral efficiencies especially relative to WiFi and this can impact regulators involved in spectrum management.

  6. Kill the root • The end of the DNS false economy. The technologies to end the monopoly status of the DNS root is easily available but the institutional will has not yet been present. But if we end the false scarcity of TLD's (and other false economies created by ICANN) there could be a lot of wins. Regulatory impacts might be significant as it relates to IPR, ccTLD management, etc.

  7. Smart radios and antennas • A lot has been said about this. Could mean the end of interference? Big impacts to spectrum regulations.

  8. Technology Trends Michael L. Best mikeb@cc.gatech.edu

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