New decade, new possibilities
It's been a long, wonderful year here at Byte-Sized. We had a bunch of great giveaways (more to come in mid-Jan.!), reviewed some pretty amazing products, and covered the heck out of the biggest stories of 2009 (can you say 'Kindle explosion'?)!
Last year at this time, I waxed philosophic for a few hundred words about the power we as geek wield over the economic and technological future of mankind -- and I meant it then just as much as I want to reinforce that message to you today, on the eve of the eve of a new decade.
The 2000s ushered in a new wave of personal gadgets most of us would consider absolutely necessary today. MP3 players, smartphones, ereaders ... if I left the house without any one of these things, I'd be a lunatic for the day. They are literally as essential to my morning pack-up-for-work routine as slipping on my glasses ... though truth be told I've worked a few days with the specs just to see if I could. Splitting headaches say I can't, btw.
Anyways I'm trying to illustrate for you more than the smartness of the world's human populace. The most exciting thing about the past decade isn't all of the wonderful, amazing things we would have never in million years thought about in the 90s -- it's the possibilities history has for the future.
What will happen in the '10s? Will we all be watching 3D TVs? Will our coffee tables actually be entertainment centers/tablet computers? These are very real possibilities that I invite all of you, dear beloved geeks, to think about for a few minutes as the new decade dawns.
I said it last year -- but geeks will save the world. How, well .. that's really up to you, isn't it?
Have a wonderful, happy New Year from all of us at Byte-Sized! We'll be taking the rest of the week off to ring it in in style, so we'll see you back here Monday morning for the top headlines in the world of sci-tech, pop-tech, sci-pop and everything in between!
PS -- Be sure to check out this TOP 100 MOVIES OF THE DECADE LIST by Kid Frank! He's pretty spot on, if you ask me ... with the exception of 'Start Trek,' but I'll forgive him the occasional obvious oversight :)
Last year at this time, I waxed philosophic for a few hundred words about the power we as geek wield over the economic and technological future of mankind -- and I meant it then just as much as I want to reinforce that message to you today, on the eve of the eve of a new decade.
The 2000s ushered in a new wave of personal gadgets most of us would consider absolutely necessary today. MP3 players, smartphones, ereaders ... if I left the house without any one of these things, I'd be a lunatic for the day. They are literally as essential to my morning pack-up-for-work routine as slipping on my glasses ... though truth be told I've worked a few days with the specs just to see if I could. Splitting headaches say I can't, btw.
Anyways I'm trying to illustrate for you more than the smartness of the world's human populace. The most exciting thing about the past decade isn't all of the wonderful, amazing things we would have never in million years thought about in the 90s -- it's the possibilities history has for the future.
What will happen in the '10s? Will we all be watching 3D TVs? Will our coffee tables actually be entertainment centers/tablet computers? These are very real possibilities that I invite all of you, dear beloved geeks, to think about for a few minutes as the new decade dawns.
I said it last year -- but geeks will save the world. How, well .. that's really up to you, isn't it?
Have a wonderful, happy New Year from all of us at Byte-Sized! We'll be taking the rest of the week off to ring it in in style, so we'll see you back here Monday morning for the top headlines in the world of sci-tech, pop-tech, sci-pop and everything in between!
PS -- Be sure to check out this TOP 100 MOVIES OF THE DECADE LIST by Kid Frank! He's pretty spot on, if you ask me ... with the exception of 'Start Trek,' but I'll forgive him the occasional obvious oversight :)
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