Enabling Technology: Week of 6/11/06
The Law of Mobility talks about value increasing with mobility. The impact of this law is being felt because the cost of adding mobility into products is falling, making it a no-brainer for mobility to be built into everything. Here are examples of technology advances enabling this to happen:
- Intel’s “tri-gate transistors” extend Moore’s Law
- Tiny WiMax chip
- Mobile power pack
- Fuel cells
- Rapid battery charger
- Low-profile video glasses
- Cheap video glasses
- “World’s smallest” LCD projector
- 5.5″ AMOLED display
- 7.1″ QXGA ePaper
- Magnifying glass for mobile devices
- Multimedia platform for mobiles
- Bigger mini memory cards
- Linux for mobiles
- “Direct Push” for e-mail