Technology has no end by Barbora Misakova

First computers, than mobile phones and now there is going to appear also possibility to browse on the Internet without any of these devices. Is it interesting enough for you? Or are you just incredibly curious? Well then imagine you should instead of these two the most used devices for browsing start using your television. Qualcomm – US wireless technology giant is working on new technology which could enable also people in poor countries connect to the Internet without using personal computers. They call it “Kayak PC alternative” which should enable televisions or monitors to link online using 3G high-speed broadband wireless networks. But if you are imagining that from now on everyone in India or Africa will be creating profiles on MySpace or Facebook, you are wrong. This step is oriented especially on one aim – internet access for worldwide markets, especially in emerging regions, as Luis Pineda, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies vice president of product management said.

I don’t know why, but I am not surprise, neither excited. I am asking myself if these million projects are really so necessary? Idea of creating real “global online community” is maybe nice, but I think that more important would be working on our mutual relationships, rather than creating some kind of web in which we will be hanging together but still fighting separately. For big technology lovers (I used to be one before) is it a huge step, but for pragmatic people (I am trying to be now) it is not so important. There is coming one more question – are we really trying to help poor countries and their people or are we just trying to make a fortune? But ok, maybe this is a real effort to bring internet connectivity to developing markets, and let’s say Qualcomm has got a brilliant idea. I personally am quite interested what is going to happen.


related story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081113/tc_afp/usittelecominternetcompanyqualcomm_081113011721;_ylt=AtefGDnmMO8rpF60ar7t.aes0NUE

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