Microsoft has just released (and KZero has compiled) a series of videos that imagines a largely visual, computer augmented version of reality as the future of work (See below for the "montage" video from the series). This vision is an outgrowth of another concept, ubiquitous computing, that has been around for some time now.
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Cool. I'm just a sucker for all things digital. Though I rather expect Apple to come up with it ;)
Also thanks for the note regarding the book feature. I usually jump right into the articles that interest me and I didn't notice that yet.
I agree about TCHe's Apple comment. If Microsoft really made all of those things, we'd spent half our day trying to Ctrl - Alt - Delete :)
This is VERY neat, regardless. And what are you doing to prepare your students? I think the first answer to that would be something you already do - encourage them to think outside the box and try new technologies. Your blog and the fact that you Twitter are great examples.
Most importantly, it's important to stay ahead of the curve. I already feel behind, even though I'm a tech geek myself. My brother's age group (he's a senior in high school) seems to be very familiar with graphic design platforms and writing code.
I can't imagine how fast things will change in the next few years!
Jess, TCHe,
Thanks for the comments. One of the issues that I keep coming back to is the increasing meaninglessness of borders. Imagine an augmented reality environment that was so real that anyone could be functionally anywhere at any time. What would a cyber customs unit look like?
Kris
Kris - You come up with some of the neatest stuff!
As to Intel...another reasons to become most profeicient at mining open sources.
As to Jessica's, "What are we doing to prepare our students?" I am more worried about whether or not they have the platforms or bandwidth to use such opportunties. (I teach at AMU with troops all over. Poor seaborne sailors have it the worse.)
sorry for not spell checking...
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