Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Origins of the 2010 iPad

A portable Chalkboard also known as a Slate tablet. It has an x,y & z grid pattern that's ideal for applying the Cartesian_coordinate_system onto, along with the aid of a Slide_rule. Dave Chalk is one of several IT experts that's aware of the history & development of communication symbols & data image manipulation. A 1960s etch-sketch-pad was a partial improvement from a portable chalkboard. But of course the real jump would be into an electronic device.

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Clarke's Law
Some features of the Apple iPad.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/01/27/apple.tablet/index.html?hpt=T1
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100127/technology/technology_us_tec_apple
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/the-apple-tablet-a-complete-history-supposedly/
http://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2010/012610-apple-innovations.html#slide1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6VS_oT62wc&feature=related
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8483654.stm
The first movie depiction of a Tablet PC or an iPad like device can be seen in the 1936 film, Things_to_Come. The movie is based on the 1933 HGW book, The_Shape_of_Things_to_Come.
http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/AuthorSpecAlphaList.asp?BkNum=378
http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science_List_Detail.asp?BT=Display
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"In 1936, Zuse made a mechanical calculator called the Z1, the first binary computer."
http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa050298.htm
http://inventors.about.com/library/blcoindex.htm
http://www.epemag.com/zuse/
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HGW: 1899 & 1910 The_Sleeper_Awakes
"DVD/VCR (Entertainment Player)
A device that accepts stored moving picture entertainment and makes it available for viewing."
http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/content.asp?Bnum=773
http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/AuthorSpecAlphaList.asp?BkNum=178
http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/AuthorTotalAlphaList.asp?AuNum=54
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"A similar principle is used in a technique known as makyoh topography, which is used to determine the flatness of manufactured materials such as semiconductor wafers."
Who really knows how far back some of these concepts go?
Technology isn't just about being a mac or a pc, its about connecting the dots throughout history.
The crystal ball & the magic mirror are fascinating ancient concepts.
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Monday, January 25, 2010

The Etch A Sketch Pad


(1959) Think of the possibilities of wiring & even entire machines to become thinner than an average human hair.
Just another toy concept in 1959. Etch_A_Sketch#History

Just another sci-fi TV prop of a data PAD, or a depiction of future technology based on an ancient concept.
By the late 1960s more people were starting to think about the potential of an electronic sketch & note PAD.
By the late 1970s several key people were realizing the burgeoning technological gateways & Jobs that would be created well into the next millennium.
By the early 1990s, the Internet allowed the World_Wide_Web to really take off.
By 2010 more people started to think about the possibilities of texting, doodling or doing some serious web surfing underwater or in orbit. Although the iPad computer seems like a modern invention, the concept of a talking mirror goes back way into the past.
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"Mirror, mirror on the wall,"
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Jack E. Steele and A.I. Bionics

Jack E. Steele, Bionics research & Martin_Caidin's Cyborg.
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=5163580
Glen A. Larson helped to bring THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN to TV.
"Larson was involved in the development for television of The Six Million Dollar Man, based on Martin Caidin's novel Cyborg, into the successful series, and was one of the program's early executive producers."

The 6 Million+Dollar+Man had such a cool opening by showing what had happened to the Steve_Austin_character.

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Monday, January 11, 2010

Military Is Awash in Data From Drones

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/business/11drone.html?ref=science
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/business/11drone.html?pagewanted=2&ref=science
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"WASHINGTON — From a secret division at its North Carolina headquarters, the company formerly known as Blackwater has assumed a role in Washington’s most important counterterrorism program:"
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/21/us/21intel.html?fta=y
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/blackwater_usa/index.html?inline=nyt-org
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Intelligence_Solutions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChoicePoint#History_and_news
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Helicopters in the Black
http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/2010/01/blog-post_6717.html
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Sunday, January 10, 2010

The Axis Mundi Tree in Avatar

You can find symbolism in almost anything.
"also cosmic axis, world axis, world pillar..." Axis_mundi#Modern_Storytelling In Avatar, an axis mundi tree is destroyed by a joint corporate-military force. The huge towering tree is brought down into total destruction & ash, on the scale of a typical Sci-Fi war movie, but with spectacular CGI. http://www.intuitor.com/moviephysics/Avatar.htm 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/goofs Of course even the best movies can have a few glitches or mistakes.

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Thursday, January 07, 2010

Helicopters in the Black

The twin rotor Helicopter#First_flights tests in 1907.
The twin rotors depiction in the 2009 Avatar movie.
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As a fierce & tough company, Blackwater Security_Consulting likes the black helicopter symbolism.
Black Water - Doobie Brothers
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Data Drones
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TV makers bet big on 3D but payoff uncertain

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/100107/tecnology/ctech_us_ces3dtv
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Yahoo! expands Web-connected TV push

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g1P66L7p_nJUJ_QQfYUsXawXpY7A
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Wednesday, January 06, 2010

CES: Las Vegas

Consumer_Electronics_Show keeps getting more popular.
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Tuesday, January 05, 2010

The Google Phone

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