Monday, November 06, 2006

Computers of the Future

I have read a lot of articles in the past duscussing the future of computers.

There have been a lot of exciting concepts.

One of the most interesting ones I've read about (and this was a while ago) was bio-computers. They are searching and searching trying to make a living computer -- since living things are able to transmit and store data more quickly and efficiently. It is very interesting to read about.

Another cool concept that I have heard about more recently is something from a guy that works at Google and it's a screen that you touch to use the computer. Now, they have touch screens, but this is different. You can do everything you normally do on a computer, not just select buttons. The interface is desinged to give you more freedom than a mouse, pad, or any other input device has ever given you. Panning, zooming, and switching programs were all done with ease by the demonstrator in the movie I watched on the news. I can't find a link now.

There is talk that in the near future we won't have to wait for our systems to boot up. That'd be nice.

Computers already go beyond what most people use them for, but all of the advances are exciting and I can't wait to see what comes out next!

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