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Era of technology breakthroughs for their own sake rather than for profit is over, says innovation exec Nicholas Donofrio.
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for example: let some company start selling cheap tools (<$10k) for hardware+electronics+software fabrication and the whole world will get turned upside by the breakneck pace of innovation....yet again. what about good computer algrebra systems to help out with the engineering involved in such endeavors? what about fundamental breakthroughs in computing and materials science (superconductivity, quantum computation, etc.)?
just from personal fabs alont, the current patent/copyright system will collapse from the weight of millions of people making whatever they want, whenever they want it. The big companies that understand will benefit from being able to do large scale implementations of the good ideas that are freely coming in from every direction.
of course, there are some companies that are preoccupied at the moment with farming out maintenance of the status quo to the lowest bidder.
for example: let some company start selling cheap tools (<$10k) for hardware+electronics+software fabrication and the whole world will get turned upside by the breakneck pace of innovation....yet again. what about good computer algrebra systems to help out with the engineering involved in such endeavors? what about fundamental breakthroughs in computing and materials science (superconductivity, quantum computation, etc.)?
just from personal fabs alont, the current patent/copyright system will collapse from the weight of millions of people making whatever they want, whenever they want it. The big companies that understand will benefit from being able to do large scale implementations of the good ideas that are freely coming in from every direction.
of course, there are some companies that are preoccupied at the moment with farming out maintenance of the status quo to the lowest bidder.
thing. May be it is not visible from such a high
level innovation post...!
- XBOXs and PS3's will enable common man with
design thinking to deliver designs across
the globe in team collaboration.
That is, turn the Game Machines into
powerful 'team design environment'.
In addition, at the heart of next generation
aerospace & automobile, I see need for powerful
game-machine-like systems.
- Computing will be just digital clay.
Welcome to super-functions & hyper-applications..
...to innovations beyond computing.
-Vish
coordinate activities on a project is quite useful, as long as the
technology is virtually invisible, and as long as different people
don't conflict in their work.
Any competent manager can quickly set up a cooperative
project, with or without software assistance. An incompetent
manager can't set up anything.
All this hype about software (IBM of MS) provided some magical
capability is just that - hype. The world doesn't work that way,
now, in the past, or in the future. You manage people first, the
project second, the process third.
It's not a game, except maybe for the NFP organizations. The
current 'team' software 'surge' is nothing more than a game.
thing. May be it is not visible from such a high
level innovation post...!
- XBOXs and PS3's will enable common man with
design thinking to deliver designs across
the globe in team collaboration.
That is, turn the Game Machines into
powerful 'team design environment'.
In addition, at the heart of next generation
aerospace & automobile, I see need for powerful
game-machine-like systems.
- Computing will be just digital clay.
Welcome to super-functions & hyper-applications..
...to innovations beyond computing.
-Vish
coordinate activities on a project is quite useful, as long as the
technology is virtually invisible, and as long as different people
don't conflict in their work.
Any competent manager can quickly set up a cooperative
project, with or without software assistance. An incompetent
manager can't set up anything.
All this hype about software (IBM of MS) provided some magical
capability is just that - hype. The world doesn't work that way,
now, in the past, or in the future. You manage people first, the
project second, the process third.
It's not a game, except maybe for the NFP organizations. The
current 'team' software 'surge' is nothing more than a game.
Chris Coles.
Chris Coles.
Recently, they have been issuing press releases on their proposed ?Alternative to the Internet? which promises to be free from Virus, Spam and at the same time offer ?Supercomputing on the Desktop?.
I believe they are also working on an ?Artificial Intelligent Search Engine? which will seek out information from not just public domain but also local databases and provide a ?Domain Free? discovery service for ?Peers? in their network.
From what I gathered after visiting their website, www.netalter.com they have something completely different from the present Internet and one which will combine different technologies within a single browser interface.
I heard that they have already applied for the patent for this technology in the US and elsewhere and are working hard on a New ?Browser? which put to shame the likes of Internet Explorer and Firefox and provide a richer and smarter surfing experience.
accomplishments.... all promises, no delivery. The web site is nicely
done, but it is no more than smoke and mirrors, if that. NetAlter is
a long way from presenting a real item to consider, and this is as
close as it may get.
Maybe in a couple of years, they will have something. We'll see.
Recently, they have been issuing press releases on their proposed ?Alternative to the Internet? which promises to be free from Virus, Spam and at the same time offer ?Supercomputing on the Desktop?.
I believe they are also working on an ?Artificial Intelligent Search Engine? which will seek out information from not just public domain but also local databases and provide a ?Domain Free? discovery service for ?Peers? in their network.
From what I gathered after visiting their website, www.netalter.com they have something completely different from the present Internet and one which will combine different technologies within a single browser interface.
I heard that they have already applied for the patent for this technology in the US and elsewhere and are working hard on a New ?Browser? which put to shame the likes of Internet Explorer and Firefox and provide a richer and smarter surfing experience.
accomplishments.... all promises, no delivery. The web site is nicely
done, but it is no more than smoke and mirrors, if that. NetAlter is
a long way from presenting a real item to consider, and this is as
close as it may get.
Maybe in a couple of years, they will have something. We'll see.
1. 100% accurate voice responsive software that does my bidding. I tell my computer to find out some mashed-up bit of info and it just does it.
2. Transporters, Dude! Think of it: If we can do that, that implies replicators, too!
3. Anti-gravity and Faster-Than-Light Travel. What a way to explore the universe!
Sure, some will say (even "prove") these are impossible. But, the truth is that the "next big thing" is limited only by our imagination. Some will just take a little longer to realize.
mark d.
1. 100% accurate voice responsive software that does my bidding. I tell my computer to find out some mashed-up bit of info and it just does it.
2. Transporters, Dude! Think of it: If we can do that, that implies replicators, too!
3. Anti-gravity and Faster-Than-Light Travel. What a way to explore the universe!
Sure, some will say (even "prove") these are impossible. But, the truth is that the "next big thing" is limited only by our imagination. Some will just take a little longer to realize.
mark d.
They are hoping that Microsoft will pick up NetAlter from where it left just as it did with groove.
But the problem is, Microsoft is a dead harbinger as far as implementing ideas go...and I wish some sense prevails among those developing NetAlter to sell it to a more brighter company.
From what I heard the latest on NetAlter, they are planning a beta release of their core browser within a year with about 40-60 percent of the functionality they claim to offer.
Which means, they would be introducing a browser with a sanitised peer to peer network (that allows other peers to locate your computer) and a more intelligent search engine that locates resources in this peer and elswhere.
That could be a wise beginning considering that we spend a whale lot of time on searching for information on the net but hardly finding it.
I have recently dumped google for lookupthis which has its own bookmark search and uses vivisimo for web search. I hope NetAlter offers better than this when it is launched.
- Maybe Microsoft will buy out NetAlter
- by guyfrom2006 March 19, 2006 9:45 AM PST
- I think the people developing NetAlter have a more superior goal. Just as companies are trying to sell products and services, I guess NetAlter is a company which is trying to sell innovation.
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Showing 3 of 4 pages (92 Comments)They are hoping that Microsoft will pick up NetAlter from where it left just as it did with groove.
But the problem is, Microsoft is a dead harbinger as far as implementing ideas go...and I wish some sense prevails among those developing NetAlter to sell it to a more brighter company.
From what I heard the latest on NetAlter, they are planning a beta release of their core browser within a year with about 40-60 percent of the functionality they claim to offer.
Which means, they would be introducing a browser with a sanitised peer to peer network (that allows other peers to locate your computer) and a more intelligent search engine that locates resources in this peer and elswhere.
That could be a wise beginning considering that we spend a whale lot of time on searching for information on the net but hardly finding it.
I have recently dumped google for lookupthis which has its own bookmark search and uses vivisimo for web search. I hope NetAlter offers better than this when it is launched.