Christine Amigos Library Inc.The Last Year in Tech April 2008 1 Christine Peterson Amigos Library...

The Last Year in Tech April 2008

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Christine PetersonAmigos Library Services, Inc.

What great gadgets or fickle fads did we see in 2007? Spend a session did we see in 2007? Spend a session being reminded, surprised, and challenged as an Amigos Continuing Education Librarian leads a light‐hearted discussion of the ups and downs of technology in 2007.gy 7


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ExcellentAOL Webmail

AverageWindows Live

PoorApple MacAOL Webmail

Apple MailEudoraEntourageThunderbirdWindows Live Mail

Windows Live Hotmail

Apple .MacGmailLotus Notes 8Outlook 2007

http://www.email‐standards.org/

MailWindows MailYahoo MailYahoo Mail (Classic)


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http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode5.1.0/

RFID in U.S. LibrariesNISO RP 6 2008NISO RP‐6‐2008In addition to best practices:

Uses of RFIDNISO Data Model for RFIDSecurityMigrationBook Supply Chainpp yPrivacyVandalism

http://www.niso.org/publications/rp/RP‐6‐2008.pdf


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Different DOCTYPENew elements e g section article nav audioNew elements, e.g., section, article, nav, audioElements deleted, e.g., center, font, acronymPresentation attributes deletedBasic APIs included

http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/

Encourages browser standardsWebKit and Opera best so farWebKit and Opera best so far

Acid3 – IE 7

http://www.webstandards.org/action/acid3

Acid3

Acid3 – Firefox 2


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Over 4mbPublic domainPublic domainNot officially released

12.78gb image size575.22mb file size73042 x 6263373 4 33

http://www.aperio.com/bigtiff/

http://chs.harvard.edu/chs/manuscript_images


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EULAs:Company can make changes to online contractCompany can make changes to online contract

US Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit:

“ . . . companies can’t change their contracts and post those revisions online without notifying customers first.”

http://pub.bna.com/eclr/0675424_071807.pdf


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From Center for Democracy & Technology:

A federal appeals court has ruled that an ordinary email user has a reasonable expectation of privacy —and thus a Constitutional privacy right — in email stored with an ISP. This means that the government either obtain a search warrant based on probable cause to seize such email or give users notice and opportunity to object to a subpoena or users notice and opportunity to object to a subpoena or court order.

http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/07a0225p‐06.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_neutrality_in_the_United_States


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http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/crowdfarm‐0725.html


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http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/snoring/computerized‐pillow‐reduces‐snoring‐and‐gives‐neck‐massages‐306771.php

http://bdml.stanford.edu/twiki/bin/view/Main/StickyBot


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http://gizmodo.com/341413/alienware‐curved‐monitor‐looks‐like‐its‐from‐another‐planet/


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Brain‐Computer InterfaceBCI games in next yearBCI games in next yearMust train your brainConcern with crossing into real life

http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/news/2007/09/bci_games

Paper in Emotion“Phasic Emotion Phasic Emotion Responses to Violent Video Game Events”Kill opponent:

Feel badly, not exultantYou are killed:

Pleasure36 gamers

http://www.wired.com/gaming/gamingreviews/commentary/games/2008/03/gamesfrontiers_0310


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barbiegirls.com2 000 words vocabulary2,000 words vocabularyPersonal information with “best friend” onlyRequires one friend to connect their player to the other’s computerp

http://www.news.com/2300‐1041_3‐6179725‐1.html


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http://laptop.org/

https://wiki.internet2.edu/confluence/display/realtime/2007/06/20/Full+Speed+Ahead%21


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http://www.apple.com/iphone/

Electronic paperFlexible electronic displaysFlexible electronic displaysLittle or no glare

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_ink


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Electronic paperFlexible electronic displaysFlexible electronic displaysLittle or no glare

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_ink

http://www.amazon.com/kindle/


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http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=24

http://www.apple.com/macbookair/guidedtour/


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Data center in ZurichBuilt as bunker in 1971Built as bunker in 1971Middle of forest7 meters underground300‐500 customer servers200 square meters

Transfer heatCommunity indoor poolsCommunity indoor poolsStart this summer

http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=11940


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US Postal ServicePilot in 10 areasPilot in 10 areasFree envelopesSmall electronics

Inkjet cartridgesPDAsBlackberriesDigital camerasDigital camerasiPodsMP3 players

Clover Technologies recycles

http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2008/pr08_028.htm


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password123456123456qwertyabc123letmeinmonkeymyspace1y ppassword1link182(your first name)

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2113976,00.asp

Completely Automated Public Turing Test to tell Public Turing Test to tell Computers and Humans ApartBroken

Decipher textGuess within 6 seconds10‐15% accuracyCorrect 1/minute

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080415‐gone‐in‐60‐seconds‐spambot‐cracks‐livehotmail‐captcha.html


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As of 2008:75% adults use Internet75% adults use Internet54% have broadband at home78% own a cell phone62% connect wirelessly to Internet

Cell users more likely to be:Lower‐income householdsLower levels of educationMinorities

http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/244/report_display.asp


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W3c recommendations:Mobile Web Best Practices 1 0: Basic GuidelinesMobile Web Best Practices 1.0: Basic GuidelinesMobileOK Basic Tests 1.0Content Transformation Landscape

Make it possible to provide an appropriate user experience on mobile devicesexperience on mobile devices.

http://www.w3.org/2005/MWI/BPWG/

GoogleCell phone open source Cell phone open source environmentIncludes:

Linux‐based OSBrowserMedia supportGSMGSMBluetooth, EDGE, 3G, WiFiCamera, GPS, compass

http://code.google.com/android/what‐is‐android.html


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“Repetitive use of your thumb, in a manner that it was not originally created to be used ”was not originally created to be used.Irritable Thumb Syndrome

http://www.brandon‐hopkins.com/3‐easy‐ways‐to‐stop‐ipod‐thumb‐syndrome‐its

China MobileMount EverestMount EverestConstructed/tested for 2008 Olympics6500 metersSolar power

http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=203100817


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Cell phoneSenses data insideSenses data insideUses speaker/vibrator

Hear balls movingHear keys clinkingWater sloshing

http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~jhw/shoogle/index.html

Harlequin On The GoDaily installmentsDaily installments5‐10 minutes~8 screens of textVerizon only$2.49/month

http://www.eharlequin.com/store.html?cid=425


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BooseytonesPolyphones

Services:AT&T MobilityPolyphones

Truetones$1.99 each

AT&T MobilityCingularDobsonSprintT‐Mobile

http://booseytones.com/


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Pro membership90 seconds90 seconds150mb eachSafe/moderate contentCreate yourself

http://www.flickr.com/help/video/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsU3B0W3TMs


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http://blog.netscape.com/2007/12/28/end‐of‐support‐for‐netscape‐web‐browsers/

Cell phone that is:TransparentTransparentMoldedSelf‐cleaning

Uses:NanotechnologygyTransparent electronicsFlexible materials

http://www.nokia.com/A4852062


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Marriage proposal via Twitter

Bush Library lost its domain nameTwitter

Hulu.comInternet Explorer 8 BetaSecond Life goes mobileSocial aggregation sites

domain nameHuman Tetris gameConverting light to sound within fiberWiFi Detector ShirtGraphics as passwordsp p

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