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The Next Tech Revolution

Posted by michael on from the slightly-ahead-of-our-time dept.

L-Wave writes "Here is an interesting article on cincinnati.com about the next revolution in technology. "The Internet revolution was about people connecting with people. The next revolution will be about things connecting with things." The story mentions having "tags" on every possible items from glasses to grocery, and each one identifying itself on a network...very cool stuff." We've run some earlier stories about the Auto-ID Center and RFID tags. This is an important topic - it will be a huge social issue once people realize that consumer goods will come with tags that allow them to be tracked individually.

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  1. FGP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    First Golem Post!

    I AM THE GOLEM!

    Reason: Don't use so many caps.

  2. I couldn't agree more. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  3. Things To Do Today by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    1. Go to doctor's office for a physical.

    2. Demonstrate stretching ability to horrified nurses.

  4. Re:Kind of like by JPriest · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    DivX is just a codec, most of the media stuff I download is using it. But I do agree that there will be a "second coming" in the tech sector. Some of the reasons are covered by THG on the MS WinHEC conference. MS is going to move longhorn GIU, connect the PC to the TV and a few other in-home multimedia devices. This will bring out a new generation of higher power graphics cards (the 3Dlabs card yesterday possibly first in that series). MS is going to try and make use of UPnP and later IPv6 will add to that. In less then 4 years you might be upgrading the firmware for your microwave, coffee maker, and main kitchen controller over the internet. Let's throw in a big screen TV, DVD writer/recorder, 500 disk DVD changer, and some voice recognition household stuff. Might not happen tomorrow but it's far from over.

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    Saying Java is nice because it works on all OS's is like saying that anal sex is nice because it works on all genders.
  5. MARK OF THE BEAST by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is the beginning of the end.
    Without these tags and chips we would not be able to go about our lives. Stronger governments controlling everything. Free trade is just a facade, everything is ultimately going to be run by one government. Too much Military power in one person's hands all in the name of terrorism control.
    It is starting today. WATCH OUT FOLKS

  6. Ice Cube Scent Removal by Gladiator · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Put a small amount of baking powder in a dish in your fridge/freezer.
    After a few days, your scents should be removed.