https://techcitement.com get excited Mon, 11 Mar 2013 07:54:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://techcitement.com/culture/politics/sxswedu-modern-day-edison-thinks-we-need-software-yodas/ https://techcitement.com/culture/politics/sxswedu-modern-day-edison-thinks-we-need-software-yodas/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 17:30:05 +0000 http://techcitement.com/?p=17734

As the SXSW behemoth slowly awakened, Bill Gates gave the final keynote at SXSWedu. The host introduced Gates as a “modern day Edison,” an apt comparison in more ways than one, but if philanthropy redeems, perhaps we should forgive him. Gates described the explosion in computing power and the implosion in cost, telling an anecdote […]]]> https://techcitement.com/culture/politics/sxswedu-modern-day-edison-thinks-we-need-software-yodas/feed/ 1 https://techcitement.com/hardware/sxswedu-replicating-the-future/ Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:00:26 +0000 http://techcitement.com/?p=17475

Second only to the holodeck, the replicator is the piece of Star Trek technology I’ve always wanted the most. Sure, transporters and warp drives are damn useful for conquering space-time, but for meeting material needs, the replicator wins. Luckily, a replicator also seems to be a lot closer to actually happening than the former two. […]]]>