eTech 2007
Just like last year, I am headed to the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference in sunny San Diego next week. This year's topic is:
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
—Arthur C. Clarke,"Profiles of The Future"
In 2007, we expect internet access to be instant, music collections to fit into our pockets, and communication as a constant. Technology is so tightly woven into our lives that at times we scarcely notice it. And yet, there are innovators, hackers, and thinkers plotting revolutions—often by simply reexamining underlying assumptions we already take for granted. From the infrastructure supporting mass-market players, the promise of mass computing, and alternative energy sources to personalized medicine, movie magic, web heresies, and talking paper, ETech 2007 explores the technological rejiggering and changes in perspective that are poised to blast off into the realm of magic.
Last year I took 10 pages of notes, invented 360voice, and set about massive changes at work... I hope this year to be equally stimulating.
If you are going to be out there, drop me an email and we can meet up at one of the many functions.
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