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Contents 1 Technology - speed of change 2 Comparisons 3 2009 3.1 Predictions 4 2008 5 References

Technology - speed of change

With the speed of change in Information Technology .. this page records changes as they happen (well as much as I can tell!!)

Technology adoption can be described in many ways: Geoffrey Moore proposed the technology adoption model to show the progress of software (Crossing the Chasm, 2009)^[1].

Some commentators match the Hype Cycle with the Adoption of Innovation Curve (Slinn, 2009)^[2] and as in the diagram below (O'Neill, 2009, Oct 12)^[3].

Comparisons

Jacob, C. (2009) Evolution of storage ^[4] - Go to http://gizmodo.com/5414337/man-weve-come-a-long-way-from-floppies for an enlargement of the diagram.

2009

A good measure of technology trends is described by the Gartner's hype cycle (Gartner, 2009)^[5]. Please read the original page for a discussion, and a discussion on the "hype cycle"(2009, September 29)^[6] on wikipedia.

• Buzz words
  • Cloud Computing, Software as a Service (SAS)
• Hardware
  • Seagate Freeagent (5.25inch) 1TB Drive (Jan) $340 (Feb) $249
• Software
  • Google
    • Google wave (Oct). Limited release - by invitation only
    • Chrome (May) version 2 (Sept) Version 3
    • Earth (Feb) V5.0, includes ocean mapping
    • Latitude (Feb)- allows mobile phone users to check their own location on a Google map. The software uses cell phone towers, global positioning systems, or a Wi-Fi connection to find users' locations in the United States and 26 other countries.
  • Microsoft
    • Live updates (Feb) includes SkyDrive 25GB of free online storage - part of cloud computing initiative
    • Internet Explorer 8 (Mar). 2 browser engines.
• Accessories
  • 2GB mp3/wma/mpg (video) player DSE Neuron (Feb) $99

Predictions

• Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry demo SixthSense (Mae, & Mistry, 2009)^[7]. This demo -- from Pattie Maes' lab at MIT, spearheaded by Pranav Mistry -- was the buzz of TED. It's a wearable device with a projector that paves the way for profound interaction with our environment.

2008

• Software
  • Adobe (Oct) Creative Studio 4. (Wikipedia, 2009a)^[8]
  • Google
    • Chrome (Sep) First Beta (Dec) First stable release . (Wikipedia, 2009b)^[9]
    • Street view. (Dec) NZ mapped. (First released in US May 2007).(Wikipedia, 2009c)^[10]

References

1. ↑ Crossing the Chasm. (2009, September 25). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10:06, October 19, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crossing_the_Chasm&oldid=316059539
2. ↑ Slinn, M. (2009)Combining Technical Marketing Prognostication Curves. Retrieved 10:06, October 19, 2009, from http://www.mslinn.com/blog/?page_id=32
3. ↑ O'Neill (2009, Oct 12). Vendors say 'cloud' users think 'elastic'. Computerworld NZ, Fairfax Media
4. ↑ Jacob, C. (2009) Evolution of storage. Man, We’ve Come a Long Way From Floppies. Retrieved December 1, 2009 from http://gizmodo.com/5414337/man-weve-come-a-long-way-from-floppies
5. ↑ Gartner (2009) Hype Cycle Special Report Evaluates Maturity of 1,650 Technologies. Retrieved October 19, 2009 from http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1124212
6. ↑ Hype cycle. (2009, September 29). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 09:55, October 19, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hype_cycle&oldid=316950017
7. ↑ Mae, P. & Mistry, P. (2009) Talks Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry demo SixthSense. Retrieved November 13, 2009 from ttp://www.ted.com/talks/pattie_maes_demos_the_sixth_sense.html
8. ↑ Wikipedia (2009a) Adobe Flash . Retrieved February 10, 2009 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_flash
9. ↑ Wikipedia (2009b) Google Chrome . Retrieved February 10, 2009 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome
10. ↑ Wikipedia (2009c) Google Street View . Retrieved February 10, 2009 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_view

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