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POPSSuperspeed Wi-Fi vs. Health Risks A while ago, in a local magazine, I read an article on the possible health-risks Wi-Fi and other wireless technologies (like cellulars) could inflict. It wasn't very scientific, but it did point out that current wireless networking technologies emit up to three times the radiation of regular cellphones. Due to the young lifetime of Wi-Fi, the articled implied it was impossible to predict the effects of it on the human body. Symptoms have been reported and vary from mild head aches to serious afflictions like brain tumors and other permanent damage. None of the aforementioned have been actually proven, though, since sensitivity to these symptoms greatly vary from person to person. It's certainly something to think about when (greatly applauded) innovations pop up, like the following, as reported on CNET. It's very enticing to buy into even better wireless technologies, but who's to say this stuff is safe... Has anyone encountered rock solid proof yet?
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POPSAnother move into retail, Dell Dell gear is sturdy stuff, but as of late, the online sales model has become the culprit of Dell's previous success. It is indeed so that consumers like to see and feel their investment, prior to definitively leaping into a sale, so it's no more than logical to move to retail again. Ordering online has its benefits, but lagging deliveries certain overshadow all.
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POPSToshiba & Microsoft working on new entertainment Xbox The XBOX360 is already an attractive media center extender, but it indeed lacks the built-in high-definition player and a more voluminous hard drive. Not having a native wireless interface (instead, one would need to buy a pricey add-on that plugs into the Ethernet port) is also a pain, since more and more people integrate Wi-Fi networks, more than they used to and have come to expect this functionality in everything. Righteously, too. Another thing to look forward to, imho.
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POPSCanonical's new Ubuntu The past few releases of Ubuntu had become quite uninteresting, so this breath of fresh air is especially welcome. The standardization of the 3D desktop is a good thing because it'll allow more exposure. If the plug-and-play functionality works as advertised, it could convince more people to try Linux, since the biggest barrier (aside from software incompatibility) is hardware malevolence. I'm behind Canonical on this.
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POPSParodies on Ubuntu forks The ever growing list of Linux distributions is staggering, if not ridiculous. More and more distros are also based off OTHER distros. Linux has always been blamed for not being particularly original, to say the least. Some of the following parodies are absolute screamers.
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POPSAustralia may ban plasma & LCD over energy concern I'm all for saving the environment and everything, and banning the incandescent bulb, but banning the future of television is going a bit too far. Sure, there are major issues with big screens, but these issues are also relevant for other appliances. We wouldn't want to be banning everything that exceeds a certain level, would we? The only thing the government should be doing is rewarding consumers for making the right choice in any which form (ie. tax cuts?), instead of taking away the thing that makes technology innovative: diversity and competition. Choice is the way to go, not prohibition.
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POPSGames for Windows LIVE I've always thought this to be an extremely interesting feature, the ability to interchange online gaming experiences between Windows games and the console based games for the XBOX 360 (provided you've got a Gold subscription). More concretely, one can play online regardless of the platform. The current games supporting this is surprisingly small, though, which pretty much nullifies the effect. I'd expected a more spectacular launch/marketing of this (actually) killer-feature for both Vista and XBOX360. Pity.
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POPSWeb Operating System: eyeOS I believe the future is the web, even to the extent that we'll be putting all of our data, including the OS, up in the cloud and compute from there. eyeOS is one example of a possible implementation of this concept. A more in-depth look-see will most probably follow on my blog.
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POPSMy Computerized Marriage It's sad, but I must agree with all the fact stated by Merlin. I too am clenched to my laptop and I haven't had it for that long! It's not dangerous yet, but it might become just that. I don't take it with me on the toilet, though.
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POPSIE7, the best browser ever? Right. IE7 is NOT the best browser, no matter who's touting it. I'm the first one to admit that the enhancements were welcome, it doesn't make it the best around, just yet. I don't agree with the remark that Firefox is "it" either, in its current state, it's prone memory leaks and ends up being slow after extended use. Maybe Firefox 3 will bring solace. I concur with the last clip.
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POPSMistakes (web) designers make It's funny how recognizable these mistakes are, as I usually get worked up when I encounter these dorky mistakes and inear-nstantaneously click the back-button. To me these are obvious mistakes, yet oh so omni-present.
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