Today's Technology for Tomorrow's Firm.
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FROM THE TRENCHES From Kinect for Windows to gestures and the art of being Tap- able, we will all be doing more Pinch, Rotate, Two Hand Pinch, and Spread. (I'm reflecting that my Grandma wouldn't be hap- py to see that last sentence in print!). See htp://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Multi-touch_gestures for more gestures. r % 13*/5*/( 03 40-*% ."5&- 3*"-4 13*/5&34 — 3D print- ing is a phrase used to describe the process of creating three dimensional objects from digi- tal file using a materials printer, in a manner similar to printing images on paper. "Physibles" are the files that drive Additive Manufacturing or the ability to print 3D solids. Tough the group who made the physible file format popular had its share of troubles – its four founders were recently sentenced to fines and jail time due to copyright infringement – Te Pirate Bay continuously manages to rein- vent itself. Te Pirate Bay ser- vice recently tickled our imagi- nation by announcing a new category of files, which let you "download" physical objects or physibles; more accurately, files meant for 3D printers. Can you imagine? Consider the ability to scan a person's mouth, send the 3D image to a third party and have the dentures cut from a 3D printer and have the denture mold printed from a 3D printer. Or how about taking an MRI im- age of a knee joint and printing a new knee. Recently a heart value was printed on a 3D printer. We are just entering the third wave of manufacturing. Some of these technologies are already being used in new computers and supporting hardware, including: r 6-53"#00,4 — An Ultrabook is a higher-end type of subnote- book defined by Intel. Intel in- vented (and trademarked) the term "Ultrabook". Ultrabooks are designed to feature reduced size and weight and long batery life while retain- ing strong perfor- mance. Any thin- design laptop that uses Intel's proces- sors and adheres to certain specs is an Ultrabook. Te thickness must be no more than 0.71 inches (18 millimeters) at its thickest point. Te weight must be less than 3.1 pounds. It must have a long bat- tery life, offering more than five hours of general use. It must have flash-based drive for storage. It must use Intel's Rapid start technology for fast boot times. Tey use low-power Intel CULV processors with integrat- ed graphics, solid-state drives for fast loading times, and unibody chassis to fit larger bateries into smaller cases. Because of their minimal size, the ability to have many ports (USB, HDMI, VGA, Ethernet, etc.) is limited. Ideally, Ultrabooks should also have a "mainstream" price in the neigh- borhood of $1,000. r 5"#-&54 — from the new iPad to the Galaxy Tab 2 to the Kindle Fire, we are seeing more tablets used for personal pleasure. Ad- ditionally, they are being config- ured for business use. So much has been writen about tablets, I'm not sure what practical guid- ance can be added in this over- view of technology, except that Microsoſt's new Surface tablet that runs Microsoſt Office na- tively could be an interesting add to this mix. We also need to 16 August 2012 t www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com