Griffin Technology

I’ve written before about the history of the tablet, it’s a fascinating topic.

NPR’s Technology Podcast today features several incredible stories about the future and the history of touch-computing. It covers everything from early tablets in film and television, to how we use tablets like iPad in schools and hospitals today. You can hear the full story here.

Mike McSherry and Bill Buxton believe that the future of technology will change our lives in four ways:

1. Gesture Technology
2. Personal Profile Models
3. The Cloud
4. True Window Shopping

What do you think of their predictions for the the future of technology?

Are your local schools and hospitals using iPads yet?

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tagged: Bill Buxton, iPad, Mike McSherry, NPR, tablet computing, touch-computing

There’s an interesting story from CNET that states that over a quarter of U.S. adults use location-based services. The story sites a study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

Some findings include:

• 28 percent of cell owners use their phones for directions or recommendations based on their current location.
• 9 percent of Internet users configure social-media services (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn) so that their locations are automatically included in their posts on those services.
• 5 percent of cell phone owners check in to locations using geosocial services such as Foursquare or Gowalla.

I have an account for us on Foursqure, but I don’t get out much. I expect I’ll be using it heavily when we’re at CES in Vegas next year.

Do you use location-based services? Which ones are your favorite? How do YOU use them?

 Photo from Flickr by: caseorganic

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tagged: CNET, Foursquare, Gowalla, LBS, location-based services, Pew