when to expire the interest in Facebook?
In October 2008, I presented a “tip of the week” Facebook. From today’s perspective, the Text reads touchingly naive: You have to pay attention to the privacy settings and consider how much they wanted to share, I wrote. Today, the tip would be: “run screaming!”
Facebook has a data suction, the worst in the people to Wake the Monster. In 2018, I have the joy of lost me with Wutbürgern, conspiracy theorists, or militant vegans around to strike. Because of the filter bubble – I have to get countless hours in Position to win without a single note of victory. Saying an extreme view, at least a little cushion.
For me, is not only a failure Facebook, but the principle of social media. Maybe it would work on small, more familiar platforms better. But the constructive discourse with the whole world, you promised us – the not definitely. Now what? Exodus? Bans? I hope that it’s the same for many like me. Even if you don’t like to pull the plug, back to the commitment. And then the (global) interest is void at some point. (shaking.)
two Telecom revolutions
Who visited the fairs as I professionally Tech, switched in recent years and months, the brain automatically threading, if the expression 5G fell. It is believed exhibitors, should enable the new wireless technology for mobile phone single-handedly self-driving cars, a Paradise Virtual Reality worlds created, the next App-Revolution trigger, the home network and, above all, some device manufacturers healthy renovation.
But slowly, it is worthwhile to take a closer listen. First field tests have successfully taken place, a couple of 5G phones to come on the market next year, and also the application examples not sound so utopian.
Nevertheless, you have to rush as a Consumer and Internet user, nothing. The technology, at the earliest, 2020 wide available and suitable for everyday use. But another new feature comes in 5G before: the E-SIM. So you can go as a customer in the future easier for the Telecom provider and does not need longer friemelige SIM to buy cards and plug into the phone. Now, as the technology in the Mainstream Smartphone par excellence, namely the latest iPhone, is plugged in, it won’t be long until the Golden cards are forgotten. (zei)
Smart TVs are stupid
4K TVs are great: the picture four times as sharp as in the past, and (with HDR) so rich in contrast. And gone are the days where the TV as an Altar in the parlor. The new devices are continuing to grow continuously in the Diagonal. However, since they consist of almost only the image panel, but the space saving hang on the wall.
The enthusiasm does not extend to the menus and control of the devices. Because of “smart”: they have become over the years more and more complicated. The remote control looks as if one could control a combat drone. And confused self-techies. Why is it in the box of my new Sony TV that has an Exit and a Return button, and how the differ? What is the purpose of the red, the green, the yellow and the blue button on the Zapper wonders for decades? If you press this button, happens nothing. Why do I have to type in the Netflix password laboriously via the Cursor-keys, where I handle have a Smartphone, this would be a perfect remote control? And why you need for the Set-Top Box and Bluray Player separate box?
Is this really an unsolvable Usability-riddle – or the manufacturers simply do not bother? (shaking.)
Feel instead of just see and hear
A development has fascinated me this year, more than all the others. Yes, high resolution screens are great and well sounding headphones is a pleasure, but a different Dimension of human perception has stolen this year’s Show: the feel or the perception of mechanical stimuli. Because technology devices not only communicate via image and sound with us.
The Vibraalarm of the smartphone is technologically quite primitive, but still the Prime example. Depending on the vibration pattern you can feel, whether it is an alarm clock or a phone call. Some of the “pokemon Go”the players use a small Bluetooth receiver that vibrates when the virtual monsters in the vicinity. Without a plan to watch, you feel, whether you had success or whether the Pokémon fled.
Technologically a step further, the Apple Watch is. Instead of a humming Vibramotors a module, the flings with magnets to a metal pin back and forth and so to the institution, the impression is that at knock on the wrist. Everything still is in its infancy. Soon, however, could feel, thanks to such technologies, Digital is still real. No wonder, tech corporations, in the meantime, feel of a designer under contract. (zei)
If the PC User
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella take care of a sudden sees the future of his company is not in Windows and Office, but when “ubiquitous computing”. Already something into the years come tag stating that computers will soon be invisible to us but always and everywhere surrounded.
With the wireless speakers we got this future vision a little closer: Amazon Echo, Google Home and the Apple Homepod are all in Switzerland officially is not yet available in other countries but widely used. Some people estimate, it is obvious that in the living room, a digital assistant is waiting for voice commands to do small orders. To order, such as toilet paper or to put the egg timer.
I am satisfied with less: I like that the classic (still visible), the Computer learns more from the environment and reacts to it. The Windows PC can now be set up so that it locks itself when I remove me (along with my Smartphone). Macs are unlocked by Apple Watch even automatically. And the PC make the on-screen display in the evening is a little warmer, to protect the eyes. This is not a Revolution. But, you will feel as a user cared for something more. (shaking.)
good cell phone cameras
In recent years, aligned with testing the mobile Phone is increasingly camera tests. No wonder: Apart from the cameras are slightly improved. Finally, Smartphones have already reached a few years ago, a performance plateau. For less (and more and more) money there are good mobile phones for every claim.
Now the same development is repeated in the case of the mini cameras. Even cheap Smartphones shoot today, very good photos. More expensive phones still have some more Tricks and more difficult conditions, and not from the concept.
the companies are pursuing different strategies. Huawei and Samsung with Three – and four-fold cameras on the Hardware. Google with simple cameras and Software. Apple is somewhere in between. But as different as the strategies are, it is getting harder and harder to distinguish the results.
For the corporations, the cameras as a selling point to use, this is an annoying development. Is a valuable marketing argument. For us customers, however, it is extremely gratifying. For little money you get today is a very good and comfortable camera that is always with you. (zei) (Tagesanzeiger.ch/Newsnet)
Created: 20.12.2018, 16:56 PM
