Feature Based Computing

Continuing on from my earlier discussion on the lack of performance increase of CPU's driving up update cycle, I have found its more feature based reason that are now driving my update cycle.

1. Form Factor - I have a need for wearable hand held, tablet, mobile and desktop.
2. Open Ecosystem
3. All Day Computing
4. Mobile Connection

Form factor	Wearable	HandHeld	Tablet	Mobile	SFF Desktop	Smart Device
Size	1"	4-6"	8-10"	10-13"	15-19"	None
Weight	<50g	<150g	<300-600g	<1500g	<3000g	<300g
Battery Life	7-10 day	1-2 day	5-10h	5-10h	mains	mains
Data	BT/WiFi/ANT+	Mobile/Wifi	Wifi	Wifi/LAN	Wifi/LAN	Wifi/LAN
Current	Fitbit One/ Misfit Flash/ Garmin Forerunner 910XT	iPhone 4s	Asus Vivotab Note 8	Samsung NP350U2B	Dell Optiplex GX520	Raspberry Pi /Pi 2
Geekmark		215/405	765/2573	2010/4174	796/956	294 & 1311
Ram	512KB	1GB	2GB	4GB	8GB	512KB
Storage	1GB	32GB	64GB	750GB	3TB	8GB

The Future Apocalypse is Already Here

Call me cynical but we are already on the brink of the apocalyptic future but its not just one apocalypse like the movies. Its all of them!!!

• Zombie App where everyone has guns and is shooting each  other (aka the United States)
• Corporation Wars where mega corps fight for domination through escalating trade wars (aka Google, Apple, Microsoft, Samsung, etc)
• Skynet where technology and intelligent systems pervade our lives (aka mobile phones, smart things, internet of things, etc)
• The Matrix is where the population is passivated by the dumbing down of life (aka Cloud Computing, web services, etc)
• Global Pandemic where a viscous biological agent threatens the existence of all life (aka the pathogen is the Human Beings!)

About the only one I have missed is Alien Invasion as far as I know that has not happened .... but I live in hope. Please resume wearing your tin foil hats!