Thursday, June 29, 2006
When "New Technology" Becomes "Close To Home"
Posted by Jon Westfall in "THOUGHT" @ 04:00 AM
We post on an aweful lot of cool stuff here, some of it related to Pocket PCs, and some of it just so cool that we have to post on it (hence the "OFF-TOPIC" forum). But most of this stuff, like the CE Based Wrist PC seem like a longshot to actually see in wide use. Until this morning, I had lumped this post from 2004 into that category. It looked like a cool technology at the time, but I figured it would take quite awhile to catch on to my neck of the woods.
Well, I was wrong. This morning while at the local community hospital with my mother, I saw quite a few nurses and orderlies wearing the Vocera badges, and using them. It got me wondering - what is the most memorable technology that you thought looked uber-cool when it was announced, and what was your reaction when it finally did (or did not) come into widespread use? Anyone have that "Wow, I can't believe that caught on!" reaction like me?
Well, I was wrong. This morning while at the local community hospital with my mother, I saw quite a few nurses and orderlies wearing the Vocera badges, and using them. It got me wondering - what is the most memorable technology that you thought looked uber-cool when it was announced, and what was your reaction when it finally did (or did not) come into widespread use? Anyone have that "Wow, I can't believe that caught on!" reaction like me?
