Technophobe

Back to work today as the blotches had all disappeared. To be greeted with the news that the firm is once again in consultation with the union about getting rid of another 15 workers. Happy Xmas!!

Anyway, I watched 'The Gadget Show' on C5 last night. Jason (the bald geek) wnt to South Korea, which was recently recognised as the most connected country in the world. Japan came 2nd, no surprises there. South Koreans enjoy Broadband speeds of 100mbps. Makes my 1mbps look a bit sick. And to think that BT were recently getting excited about testing a 24mbps connection in some parts of London. Let's face it, we are way behind.

While there, Jason visited LG, (the fifth largest electronics manufacturer in the world) to look at what we can expect in a few year's time. Wafer-thin TVs are just around the corner, as was the slim TV screen that was completely wireless and operated perfectly so long as it was within 35m of the base unit, or sender. And in 2010, LG reckon they will have cracked hologram TVs. Jeez. Makes you wonder, with all this rampant development, if it's worth upgrading for a few years. Anything you buy seems to be obsolete -- or last year's technology -- before you've even got it home and set up properly. I'm still baffled by anything more complex than analogue and five terrestial channels.