This may not fit the mold of a regular IT story, but there’s a Canadian company which built a prototype interactive board game. It’s a board game that you play like a traditional Monopoly or Risk, but there are tiles that, when connected, will trigger interactive events. I’m a bit of a board game geek as well as an IT geek, so this concept has me very intrigued.
OK, this is just me being silly, but as technology gets more sophisticated, it also seems to be getting smaller. Apple’s recent iPad reveal aside, cell phones started off as 20 lb. bags and now are a few ounces that clip to your belt or rest in your purse. How much smaller can they get? Will be able to walk into some orange county jewelry store and buy a necklace, bracelet or ring with an AT&T nationwide calling plan? I gues it would give new meaning to the term “ring tone.”
While NASA’s budget might have taken an overall hit, there is an increase to help the Space Agency study Earth’s climate with help from satellites. $2 billion is allotted for the agency’s climate study activities, including the Orbiting Carbon Observatory. Read the full story at MSNBC here.
If you’re curious about the iPad and associated questions, Harry McCracken has an article where he lists 25 questions that will remain unanswered until the iPad is released to the public. Read his article here.
In a story from MSNBC.com, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata dismissed the recently unveiled iPad as nothing but a bigger iPod touch. Now, while I’m not inclined to disagree with that, what makes me wonder if Iwata is really hip to current trends in technology is his similar attitude toward 3D technology and high definition for video games. As a video game enthusiast, I can attest to the enhanced experience from playing games with high definition. It’s AWESOME! And concerning 3D, while movies still require the glasses, at least they look like regular sunglasses. And more and more movies are coming out in 3D, so there is an audience. So, if Iwata has this attitude toward 3D and gaming, it makes me wonder if his appraisal of the iPad is off too.