RE: DEMO 08 consumer and enterprise tech previewBy Anonymous on January 29, 2008, 7:59 amWow, the majority of the items pictured here are simply software that has been available for PC for the last 10 years, written for mobile phones. The only modestly interesting item is the talk & write pen, but the author doesn't give any details on how it works, that paper seems highly proprietary. Crappy show, crappy article.

DEMO 08By Anonymous on January 30, 2008, 11:53 amI'm thrilled to see that Network World readers and commenters are enjoying this story so much. DEMO - www.demo.com - is one of the premier technology launchpads in the country and its organizers have an excellent track record selecting vendors that go on to great post-show success. Nearly 80 companies with innovative technologies were chosen for this year's event and we highlighted just a small subset of them. Click here - http://www.demo.com/community/?q=node/14498 - to see what DEMO's technology guru Chris Shipley has to say about the latest crop of DEMO vendors.

How utterly boring there is not a single “New” technology here tBy Anonymous on January 29, 2008, 10:37 amHow utterly boring there is not a single “New” technology here that I haven’t seen before. To me new means “NEW” as in wow I have never ever seen that before. Where are the functioning real-time language translators for cell phones? I want to call someone in Germany and have the phone software translate the conversation in German for them and English for me, in real time. Where are the 3d video cameras that allow me take a 3d video images and stills of a person, an object or a place so I can create virtual environment recordings of my vacation or workplace or the sink I need to fix? Where are examples of functioning interactive holography that I can buy and use? And no I don’t mean the heliodisplay www.io2technology.com . I mean something that I can purchase next month for less than 10k. Where are the ubiquitous scalable fuel cells that can power all my devices, my car, my house? Where is my 3d printer? Where are my flexible OLED displays? Where is my nano-cloth I want to be able to change the color and texture of my clothing at will or in accordance to my mood I didn’t see that mentioned. Where are the memory materials that reform and repair themselves? Where are my paper-thin sick on wall speakers? You want to impress me it has to be something wild, something really cool not this crap.

Seven minutes of my lifeBy Anonymous on January 29, 2008, 9:11 amSeven minutes of my life I'll never get back...this was so lame and yesterday...

Boring!By Anonymous on January 29, 2008, 8:45 amBoring!

Another one: Philanthrophic social networkingBy Paul McNamara on January 29, 2008, 8:34 am

Another DEMO hightlight featured over at Buzzblog: Startup Good2gether has a no-lose proposition for non-profits like the Red Cross and media sites such as Boston.com and SFGate.com: Let the former use the sizable audiences of the latter to attract hard-to-find volunteers and donations. Big business will sponsor what's being called a "philanthropic social networking service." It might work.

this article is stating thatBy Anonymous on January 29, 2008, 8:32 amthis article is stating that the sky is blue, we all know about those old technologies, useless article, try harder next time, you'll find things you won't believe.