I was on the board of directors for the Long Island FIRST during its initial six years here. The public competitions are high-toned arena-style competitions and well worth viewing. But what goes on during the 6 weeks prior; now that's the story. Kaman wanted youngsters to be as excited about technology as they are about the NCAA or NFL. Judging by the growth of this program region by region, he's getting his target met. Looking forward to hearing more.
BTW, the program has a component for middle-school students as well. It's a Lego League version.
I agree with DennisQ here. The good thing about cloud computing is that it allows consumer devices (such as smartphones, tablets etc) to access business reated information directly from the cloud. Tradionally this informaiton could only be accessed through dedicated machines. Considering this, the rise in cloud computing and storage may prove to be a good thing for electronic manufacturers as it would increase the consumption of consumer electronic devices.
Barb--Great post--sounds like a good theme for a conference with attendees like this one. And I can't say I'm not jealous to have missed Dean Kamen. Google his name and you have to fight through the untrue rumors of his death on a Segway. once that is through, you'll see him praised for his ability to 'think differently' and reimagine how people get from place to place. I am glad to see someone with that ability is attacking other areas of need. Thanks for bringing his message to us.
@Himanshugupta, the consumer market won't shrink... on the contrary, consumers will likely buy more/newer devices that can take full advantage of the new cloud-based services.
I don't really see how cloud computing is bad for the industry. Certain companies will need to adapt to the new reality, but on the whole I think widespread cloud adoption will create all sorts of interesting new integrated devices and services with features that many have yet to even imagine.
It is easy to fear something because it's so different from the traditional way, but I think the cloud is certainly nothing to worry about.
"the ability to centralize and share data in the cloud should reduce the number of gadgets consumers use because memory and speed become less of a differentiator for each device." Isn't cloud computing bad for the industry. This will increase the enterperize based business as enterprizes will need better performing servers but comsumer market will shrink. Would this open up a path to different kind of computing devices that are unknown today?
I have been involved with programs similar to FIRST. It is a great way to encourage our high school students to pursue a rewarding career in technology.
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