Technology is literally putting us at the centre of our own digital universe...

Geobrowsing

Most mobile phones have GPS these days. After a mooch about town you find yourself a bit peckish and fancy a bite to eat. Use your phone to find a decent café near by. Although GPS doesn’t stand for Great Person Selector, it locates your best mate who is not far away. In fact why not post your plan on Facebook or Twitter to get your other friends who are at home in on the action. But this tracking device works both ways and isn’t so great if you’re supposed to be at school or work or tucking into bangers and mash lovingly prepared by your mum at home.

Microblogging

We can give minute by minute updates on what we are up to that appear on a browser or mobile. We can update our Facebook status or MySpace messages. In fact Twitter seems to be king of the short and tweet 140-character microblogging craze at the moment.

Cloud Computing

The idea is that vast computing resources will float around out there and we can connect to them as and when needed. All the devices we use will work together to give us access wherever we are. Microsoft’s product is called Window’s Live Mesh. Install the software on each device, add folders to your mesh and the folders are automatically synchronised. You can share with friends and family and see their online status. Amazon.com is offering a pay-as-you-go service.

Key Facts

• GPS stands for Global Positioning System.
• Twitter ‘tweets’ are text-based posts of up to 140 characters in length.