Comments on: 2008 tech predictions

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:39:26 +0000

i was told about the chumby a couple of months ago and have to admit I actually really like it. can see myself getting one!

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:58:31 +0000

Something we spotted in October last year, sort of a cross between a bean-bag and a digital photoframe and which pulls in Internet, erm.. stuff, using Flash-based 'widgets'.. it's called the Chumby and Kelly and I both want one. We predict the rise of the Chumby.

Oh.. and I also predict increasing sales of little tiny, CHEAPO, palm-top PCs like the Asus EEE and Everex Cloudbook. Things that you can just sling into your coat pocket or satchel and use to check up on email, browse the web etc without worrying about lugging a big laptop about. (oh.. you got that.. no.14 - I'll get my canoe)..

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:30:05 +0000

can't trust anyone to test their own work. i blame the reviewer

regarding my mum, ha ha!! you're right, and will no doubt apply to her other predictions.

By: James

James — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:10:02 +0000

I've fixed it.

By: bobpullen

bobpullen — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:17:33 +0000

Dan, your Silverlight hyperlink appears to be broken.

By: Be3G

Be3G — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:44:49 +0000

7a. Dave will sign up to Facebook.

14a. PC World will give it away for free if you buy an expensive desktop computer that's had its price put up by £300.

16a. Said virus will only work in Boot Camp.

17a. The HTC device will come with graphics drivers so poor that all you can do is run a command-line prompt on it.

20a. Your mother still won't have picked the right numbers.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:32:17 +0000

7a) OpenID will have had it;s first high news phishing story making people nervous.
7b) OpenID will release a change to their specification off the back of his to help fight phishing which causes a significant change of implementation for a lot of sites.