Two news releases from the Los Angeles Times caught our attention today; first, social networking (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, etc.) applications growing acceptance into the mobile phone markets. Secondly, was the introduction of applications that allow parents to stay “connected” with family events when obstacles (work, travel, and more) prevent attendance at these functions.
For more on these articles please go to: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/
Quick background… a personal area network (PAN) is a digital network used for communication among electronic devices, including telephones, controllers, personal digital assistants, and remotes in proximity to an individual’s body. PAN can be used for communication among the personal devices themselves (intrapersonal communication), or for connecting to a higher level network and the Internet (an uplink).
While technically only reaching a few meters, the reach of PAN devices are being felt world-wide, just look at mobile phones today versus a decade ago. The latest issue of In Focus (the eLifespaces’ Newsletter) features PAN devices in the forward looking article, “Decade Ahead.”
In many ways these technological advances will improve life. In many ways, they will not. My children’s generation will tell. In retrospect, did “TV Dinners” screw up my generation? Looking at the current state of affairs, at least economically – yes. Was it related to TV Dinners – not sure!
Tags: ESC Forward Looking, New Technologies, PAN, Technology Ahead
From gaming to the medical industry and just about everything in between PAN’s reach seems destine to grow exponentially. My Dad always told me “it’s not what you have that matters, it’s what you use “, i.e. you may be a smart,talented person but if you don’t use it, so what. I think the same thing will apply to PAN. Potentially it could help the efficiency of many organizations, ultimately however it will most likely be used for much more trivial applications.
Hell yes TV dinners screwed you all up. My guess it will be TXTing for me. Won’t know how to communicate with my kid (if I even have any). I wonder what it will be for them?