Text is essentially over and we’re moving into the era of movement, touch and sound, says Prof. Sandra Sieber. The importance of text will decline over the next five years as voice-recognition programs become more sophisticated and the technical obstacles to transmitting live video are overcome. Instead of writing we will talk and see. Meanwhile, with its technologies that eliminate the need for joysticks, the game industry has shown the possibilities of using physical movement.
News in the Palm of Your Hand
Rob Grimshaw, managing director of FT.com, believes that mobile devices are the future of newspapers and says the handset makers are the Financial Times’ partners in reaching readers. He adds that the HTML5 is the talk of the town and thinks it will open up the applications market and make it more diverse. He says […]
Digital Driver for European Growth: Sandra Sieber talks to Christian Hernandez, Director of Platform Partnerships at Facebook
“Europe is a center of innovation for social networks, for mobile and gaming,” says Facebook’s Christian Hernandez. “Good stuff is coming out of Berlin and Turkey and Finland. And innovation and entrepreneurship is what drives growth, so there’s hope for Europe.” He adds that, while many people see HTML5 as the future of the Internet, […]
[VIDEO] Are you ready to work in a Post-PC era?
In very little time, we have redefined our relationship with IT. We used to see our PC as a working tool, something we had to use to get our job done. Suddenly, all these new nice and fancy devices populated our lives, engaging with us. And with that our relationship to our technology has changed. […]
