Technologies highlight for 2008

Ultra mobile PC will be something to watch out for in 2008, at least that is what BBC sources predicted. Yay! That's good news for me - meaning, UMPC will get cheaper (will it?). There are in fact five technologies that may push forward during 2008. Google's Gear or Microsoft's Silvelight - all about web-to-go. How many times are we dampened when we are on the go, without the ability to surf the web. Though wi-fi is prevalent, it's not all and everywhere free at the moment. Well, 3G might be something to look out for too, if you ask me. But back to web-to-go, it's more about allowing work to be done on web applications and functionality offline - technologies able to take rich web content and make it available offline. Of course, 2008 may also see high speed broadband over long distances (WiMax) take off. With mobility, sees VOIP in the mobile arena too. Using your smart phones and UMPC for VOIP. IPTV - just maybe. It seems that the telephone and the television will breakthrough into the internet arena but which first, we shall see.

Partial sources: BBC