Sask Interactive…..Communicating Beyond the Five Senses
Mar 08
Client Technology Manager Sasktel
Blogged Live
History
- History of Telecommunications
- PhotoPhone invented by Bell in 1880
- PicturePhone introduced by AT&T in 1964
Media Convergence
- email on your TV
- Video on your phone
- Upload photos on your phone
- Talk to people on your computer
GPS technology with cellular in Kid Tracking, Pet Tracking
Displays
RFID…electronic tagging
OLED…flexible displays
Touch
Buzr…Takes the vibrating feature of cellphones one step further…receive a shock alert
Scent
Microscent uses a USB device to generate smell
Going Beyond the Senses
Human/Computer Interface…technology enables thought to move a prosthetic arm by attaching to nerve endings or Jens Naumann
Non-Implant Devices…VEP
Thoughts: Consideration and awareness of new technologies important to consider. In today’s world of exponential changes, most of these ideas and applications are not far off.