While reading through the newspaper yesterday, I happened to glance upon an article regarding a new and emerging technology called WiTricity. As the name suggests, WiTricity has the ability to power devices through the air wirelessly.
The possibilities for this are endless, if I could do away power cables I’ll be a happy man. Imagine a Wi-Tri enabled home whereby the mobile phone in your pocket charges as soon as you enter through the front door. And let’s not stop there, how about Wi-Tri enabled cars? airports or internet cafes.
Rumors have it they are even researching WiTricity desks, whereby the desk surface charges any device placed upon it. Mobiles, iPods, PCs you name it. Certainly with new Technologies comes great responsibility, security springs to mind.
Just how would we secure these Wi-Tri appilances? Will it be similar to Wi-Fi? WPA, WEP keys anyone? exciting times. Definitely an exciting technology to watch through 2009-10.
Barrett Lyon Co-Founder and CTO of BitGravity talks about some of the technology behind their Video Distribution System and his time spent working as a security researcher. It’s always awe inspiring to listen to someone who talks about technology in such a profound and engaging way.
Scoble does a good job interviewing Barrett, only interrupting him when he goes off on a tangent using all sorts of security and networking acronyms. Barrett is truly passionate about his work and sadly constantly downplays his evil genius throughout the interview.
This 30 minute video would mainly appeal to the networking bods of this world, but as a techie I found the interview to be very interesting. Especially when he talks about being employed by companies to protect their infrastructure from denial of service attacks by Russian heavies.
Another likeable part of the interview is when he explains what inspired him as a kid to get involved in technology. Referencing the War Games movie poster hung up in his office.
I have to get me one of those vintage posters to hang up on my wall, only my movie would probably be Lawnmower Man or Hackers, mind you Sneakers was pretty good too.
Anyway if you’re interested in Technology and Networking in general, I suggest you go watch it.
