Libraries and learning

The Next Big Thing

April 8th, 2011, By Services to Schools staff

140,000 industry professional attended the CEA (Consumers Electronics Association) Conference in early 2011. They emitted a cacophony of 158,000 tweets of excitement as future trends, final curtain calls, predictions and proclamations were offered by analysts, tech soothsayers, CEO’s and creative wunderkind. After the computer, the trends were all about tablets, superphones, speed and Internet enabled everything. In the immediate future watch out for these and for more detailed info great podcasts on the CEA web link.

  • The TV becomes a cheap disposable top box like Boxiebox and Slingbox

  • Modems: 4G, LTE capable devices offer next generation mobility

  • Tablets: Cisco, Cius, Blackberry and Playbook vie for market share using Google’s ‘Honeycombs’ and sales are predicted to triple.

  • Smartphones: Google’s Android leads the way with dual core phones that will have full VCR and gaming options.

  • Notebooks: sharper,faster,lightweight using new Intel ‘Sandy Bridge’core processors

  • Wireless printers:fast,flexible,high res and cheap

  • Data Securitys:secure storage of large chunks of data

  • Windows 8 on the way……

  • Glasses free 3D tablets

By Services to Schools staff

National Library Services to Schools supports educators by providing professional learning, advice, and quality resources to inspire and inform student learning, foster their love of reading, and develop their knowledge of culture and heritage.

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