Comments on: “Frolicking in the Social Grass” http://mcguireslaw.com/2009/02/28/frolicking-in-the-social-grass/ The value of any product or service increases with its mobility. Sun, 19 Mar 2017 02:11:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.16 By: McGuire’s Law » Blog Archive » McGuire’s Law featured in Telephony cover story http://mcguireslaw.com/2009/02/28/frolicking-in-the-social-grass/#comment-1084 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:54:11 +0000 http://mcguireslaw.com/?p=1846#comment-1084 […] mentioned a couple of articles from Telephony stemming from an interview I did with Kevin Fitchard. Well that interview […]

]]> By: Christopher Glenn http://mcguireslaw.com/2009/02/28/frolicking-in-the-social-grass/#comment-984 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:10:00 +0000 http://mcguireslaw.com/?p=1846#comment-984 Brilliant as always! I think that’s why WiMax will win out. The open source approaches have proven themselves out yet again with Facebook and Apple’s App Store. The low cost of WiMax chipsets will help more and more devices have radios.

The key is that computers can do everything, but while most modern electronics have computers, most modern electroncs are not networked. When they are with WiMax, it will be a different world. In 2025, I expect to get a SMS from my refrigerator directly creating a todo list item on my PDA with a deadline set to 12 hours later whenever my refrigerator’s odor sensor recognizes that the milk is going bad. I also expect the refrigerator to automatically order new lightbulbs for itself when they go out … and I wouldn’t mind if it had sensors in the 12-ounce can holder that would automatically order more Cherry Diet Coke too. Now if Peoria only had grocery delivery …

will let me know that a sensor

I can’t wait till 2025 when some 28 year old surprises me

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