Which allows me to watch what I want, when I want using xbmc on my TV thank-you-very-much.
I really don't get why the BBC think I would want to stream to my Mac, when I can already download whatever I want and watch it on the Mac, the TV, the iPod or wherever. OK, most people probably don't realise this yet but this is the technology they are competing with in my world.
And if I want to keep the episode of Space Pirates or some film which has been aired on terrestrial TV for the kids to watch at some point in the future, I don't want the BBC deciding that I've kept hold of it for more than 7 days and therefore they have the right to delete it from my hard drive. This is a step back from what I was able to do (and almost everyone did) using a VCR.
I don't think we'll be laughing about this in the future. I mean, it's a pain to have to carry around a mobile phone, a PDA, an MP3 player and a book and a newspaper and some maps into work every day. Isn't it?
I personally would love to be able to dispense of all these items and have them inside my coat or shirt... so long as they are lightweight... and cheap.
Come to think of it why not stick a GPS in there too. could have a moving map display on the sleeve of my coat.
Why not have my house/car keys built in as well, by a proximity sensor.
It would be nice to listen to music on the move too, but a walkman/discman/minidic/MP3 player is just ANOTHER thing to carry around.
Of course, it would have to be able to speak to me and have voice recognition, but all these technologies are now converging to a point where they will be useable.
What next though? I suppose we'll have these devices built into our bodies. Why bother having to pick up the phone to your ear when there is a small speaker embedded in your ear... which can be used for your mobile phone, your PDA alarms, your music, to listen to your emails. Really it's just a small leap from having an earring, isn't it? Perhaps not that small.
I suppose it'll be tested on the military first... if it's not already.
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Which allows me to watch what I want, when I want using xbmc on my TV thank-you-very-much.
I really don't get why the BBC think I would want to stream to my Mac, when I can already download whatever I want and watch it on the Mac, the TV, the iPod or wherever. OK, most people probably don't realise this yet but this is the technology they are competing with in my world.
And if I want to keep the episode of Space Pirates or some film which has been aired on terrestrial TV for the kids to watch at some point in the future, I don't want the BBC deciding that I've kept hold of it for more than 7 days and therefore they have the right to delete it from my hard drive. This is a step back from what I was able to do (and almost everyone did) using a VCR.
Not counting Harold Shipman of course.
I don't think we'll be laughing about this in the future. I mean, it's a pain to have to carry around a mobile phone, a PDA, an MP3 player and a book and a newspaper and some maps into work every day. Isn't it?
I personally would love to be able to dispense of all these items and have them inside my coat or shirt... so long as they are lightweight... and cheap.
Come to think of it why not stick a GPS in there too. could have a moving map display on the sleeve of my coat.
Why not have my house/car keys built in as well, by a proximity sensor.
It would be nice to listen to music on the move too, but a walkman/discman/minidic/MP3 player is just ANOTHER thing to carry around.
Of course, it would have to be able to speak to me and have voice recognition, but all these technologies are now converging to a point where they will be useable.
What next though? I suppose we'll have these devices built into our bodies. Why bother having to pick up the phone to your ear when there is a small speaker embedded in your ear... which can be used for your mobile phone, your PDA alarms, your music, to listen to your emails. Really it's just a small leap from having an earring, isn't it? Perhaps not that small.
I suppose it'll be tested on the military first... if it's not already.
Steve Button.