I am taking Seth Godin’s writing advice on face value by actually posting some of the entries which has been sitting in my draft queue from years…Here’s something I jotted down before iPhone, iPad, Kindle times.
Right now we are on the verge of having 2 technologies coming to maturity level, which can have a major impact on millions of people. They are – Global Wireless Internet access and the more efficient Fuel cell technologies. Imagine a world where you have a mobile device (a Notebook computer or any other mobile device) where there is no limit to where you can go. There are 2 reasons that stop people from being truly mobile workers – The power lines and the network connections. These 2 technologies can really free people from the shackles. And the possibilities are limit less. You can be roaming around Himalayas and still can be in touch with your work and whole world. These 2 technologies together can make the developing communities leap frog to the new world.
One can have information kiosks in the most remote villages where there is no electricity yet. And there are plenty of these places, especially in countries like India. A mobile computing device, that makes use of these 2 technologies, if put in the hands of every child, can bring millions of new ideas to life.
We might be already half-way on this goal. A kindle can last more then 2 weeks on one battery charge. iPad last whole day on heavy use. Good times.
