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Skype/Panasonic Bring Video Conferencing to TV

Skype TV PanasonicLadies and gentlemen of the gallery, the moment of future is here and the life of your lowly PC is just about gone.

In times of old, you’d need a PC to do video conferencing, not anymore. Panasonic/Skype announced 01/06/2010 that the newer HD TV’s they’d be producing will have cameras and SKYPE in them.

Now you can stand around in your underwear in front of a TV and dial the wrong number and place yourself in position of extreme awkwardness..

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The Future: Smart Phones Remove Privacy

smartphone privacyI’ve long said that mobile phones are not phones at all; they’re small PC’s and the function of making a phone call is only a side affect of what they can really do.

The push for phones to do all kinds of things besides voice conversations is cause for raised curiosity.

The level of necessity of the mobile phone can soon be social requirement. This is a video that’s an example of what a ‘smart’ phone can do now…

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Dragon NaturallySpeaking coming to Blackberry [first]

image Nuance is still working on the release of their Dragon NaturallySpeaking for smart phones. While the release for the iPhone is still planned, it seems to be delayed a bit. The first release or beta testing of Dragon NaturallySpeaking for a smart phone will be for the Blackberry.

The release of the iPhone version is slated for release later this year… This is still very exciting news.

With everyone I’ve spoken to, they are very interested in this ability; the ability to dictate a blog from their phone.

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I’m sorry, WiFi only has a few years to live

image I’m not really stating anything that already hasn’t been thought about, but you have to sit back and realize that smart phones and portable Internet enabled devices are growing by leaps and bounds.

First, the PC was outsold by the laptop and now the Internet portable devices are pulling that gap closed.

And while you read that statement your asking what’s next?

Well, your answer would be the silent little ‘airband’ cards the various cell phone carriers are offering.

No one likes having to use a ancillary device to get Internet service; especially a laptop, but this pain seemed to end with laptops having WiFi capabilities built in to the laptop; thus is why I think the Netbooks are so popular right now.

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Dragon NaturallySpeaking coming to the iPhone

image I wrote an article a while back about cell phones and voice recognition, and I eluded to the phones being able to understand your voice and then write your emails and texts.

Well it’s looking like Nuance is doing just that… ‘…they read my mind’ or my blog, but anyways-

Nuance is currently working on a application/development that would bring voice recognition to your iPhone and Blackberry [initially].

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