Will iPad change the world?

Martin: If you believed most geeks out there then the answer is a resounding NO! Fortunately they are completely wrong. It MIGHT change the world. I am very excited about it and will definitely buy one. It will be great for sitting around the house in a comfy armchair web browsing, gaming or playing videos. I will do this at the expense of switching on my iMac.

What is this Apple tablet all about?

Martin: Right now every media outlet in the world seems to be talking about the possible appearance of the mythical Apple Tablet at a rumoured press event on the 26th January (handy that the ‘leaks’ are overshadowing CES coverage isn’t it?). Should Steve Jobs descend from Mount Horeb carrying some sort of tablet device what should [Read More →]

Future Echoes – 24 November 2009

This weeks highlights include the 787 flying, soon, maybe. Those clumsy scientists at CERN getting their LHC back online. Murdoch selling himself to Bing and a potentially very serious story about bad science in climate research. Click the title to read in full.

Future Echoes – 18 November 2009

Some more musings about recent news stories from a house on the moon to the mind controlled iPhone
Water on the Moon – Perhaps we will see a bit more effort going into the attempts to go back there. This could be a serious boost to the chances of seeing a big brother to the ISS [Read More →]

Lighting a fire in the rainforest

books

Thomas: I’ve just hit amazon.co.uk to order a couple of books and I’ve got what looks like a personal note from Jeff Bezos to let me know that I can get my grubby little angle-saxon paws on a Kindle. The UK store isn’t selling them (yet), I have to order it from the dot [Read More →]

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