Google GPhone: Is it just a rumor or a definite possibility

There are rumors stirring that Google has begun R&D of a mobile telephone. This rumored phone would have built in all of Google's greatest apps such as search, gmail, and maps just to name a few. It would be an open platform phone with many options to customize the software loaded on it.

Personally, this is no surprise. Just look at Google's mission statement:

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.

With their recent efforts to mix it up regarding the upcoming 700Mhz wireless spectrum auction, this I believe is a strong possibility.

Google wants to make the internet and information accessible to anyone anywhere, in doing so they gain a strong advantage over competitors such as Yahoo and Microsoft in search advertising. This sort of upper hand advantage could seriously bury Microsoft.

Many people will find decreasing need for computers at home, with many of the abilities of a home computer becoming more and more available on mobile devices.

I can guarantee that if Google releases a phone, it will be one that is compatible with any wireless standard (bluetooth, wifi, and all of the cell phone frequencies), it will be highly customizable and it will have a very intuitive interface. It will stir up a very uncompetitive market. Palm, LG, Motorola and Ericson will have to make some great strides in the development of future pda phones.

Google continues to refuse to confirm the rumor, but expect an announcement regarding a GPhone in probably 3-6 months.

Chris

Can a Coffee Table Change the World?

Microsoft has been working on a project, that they claim can change the world. This product, which is probably the best kept secret they have ever created, a coffee table.

But this is no ordinary coffee table, this coffee table has a built in touch screen display spanning the whole top of the table. This is the ultimate computer for anyone who enjoys entertaining, for anyone who enjoys a clean computer. Surface has not a single cable. You cannot plug into the computer any keyboards, mice, digital cameras, or any peripheral for that matter. So how do you use it? With your fingers.

Place a digital camera on top of your "coffee table" and watch pictures spew out onto the screen. Place your finger on one and drag it over. Take two fingers, place them on opposite corners and drag away or towards each other to increase or decrease the size. Place your cell phone on the table, drag the same photo to it and watch it magically download into your phone.

Open your music player, view the album covers of 20 or so albums, touch one, view the song list, touch a song and enjoy.

Microsoft Surface received its name from "surface computing", which is basically converting a traditional GUI to one that has everyday objects and the user interacts with those objects with a touch screen display.

This new product from Microsoft, is definitely a major innovation on computing as we know it. Probably one of their greatest accomplishments to date.

For more information on Microsoft Surface, see Microsofts website at http://www.microsoft.com/surface/. To read more about how it works, see this article by Glenn Derene, Microsoft Surface: Behind-the-Scenes First Look (with Video). The above picture was taken from Glenn Derene's article, created by Intoaroute.