Happened to be reading the NY Times on my iPhone this afternoon and there were a couple of great pieces on the wireless market. One in particular caught my eye as I am a keen observer of the tech space.
Google employees who asked not to be identified confirmed recently that the company was indeed developing new hardware and software for Android phones and coming up with new ways to get those phones into the hands of consumers, but they would not give more details. One Google employee said the new phone, which is being made by HTC, a major Taiwanese cellphone maker, was designed from the ground up by Google.
The latest news follows the recent introduction and growth of Google’s own Android operating system.
As I started to think about why Google is doing all this and various innovations around the mobile space I also pieced some other things together.
Based upon these recent developments I am beginning to picture a highly disruptive innovation by Google in the wireless space that will allow much cheaper pricing to consumers. I would guess that they would sell their device at a low price with significantly lower service costs operating over a VOIP network. The spectrum is important because it allows consumers to operate any device they choose.
As I was passing through one of my favorite news sites, Frontline, I came across one of their recent World reports that focuses on the effects of climate change and in particular the impending “trillion-dollar carbon trading market” that appears headed toward creation (See COP15).
I posted the first piece from “The Money Tree” below although if you watch the entire episode you will come across the Green Police and be forced to think ever more critically of the unintended effects of each action.
In the end I came away with many new questions but a clearer picture of how the process works in far away lands. I simply do not understand why the natives cannot stay on the land so long as they are not expanding…which may be part of the reason for their expulsion.
As I head toward my final year of college I have begun to think about what it means to be an alumnus. My thoughts have been compounded by the duty I have as the Senior Class representative on the student senate.
How would I reach out to someone in a specific field?
Who are the most famous or accomplished alumni?
In what ways can our network be best utilized?
I have come to the opinion that the University I attend, USF, requires a web page that better highlights those who should be role models for current students. As such I am in the begining stages of setting something like this up and hopefully meeting some amazing people along the way.
