The Western Devs pontificate on the future of computing
Recorded on Friday, December 4, 2015
Synopsis
- Desktops => Internet => Mobile => ???
- The players: Internet of Things, Wearables/Nearables, Arduino/Raspberry Pi, 3D printing, Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality
- The power of low cost of entry
- Revolution or evolution?
- The data's the thing
- "What do you mean I can't turn on my washing machine from my phone?"
- The widening technology gap
- Job opportunities
- Self-driving tractors (and cars too, I guess, if you're into that sort of thing)
- When computers make ethical decisions
- Cars as a service
- What skills will you need?
- Bringing a product from prototype to market
- Building a culture of problem solving
- Education for the future
- The dark side: security, privacy, data ownership, and utility companies
- How much is your privacy worth to you