The Next New Thing.

The next new thing is an expansion of the work that’s been done on cloud computing. While there are many competitors in the cloud computing space (Apple, Microsoft, Google, DropBox and more!) no one have I been able to take complete control over the market.  I feel that the next new thing is something Apple is moving towards but has not yet quite completed. While I can’t coin a name for it, it would be described as a synchronous experience across all platforms. For example, Say you buy music from iTunes on your computer, the music would not only be downloaded to your computer, but also accessible from your iPod. While you’re saying “They already do that dumb” I’m talking about without the need to tell your computer to do so or to pull out your sync cable and plug it in to your computer. It would make sense for the program to realize that if you own an iPod and a Mac computer, chances are you are downloading music on your computer to also enjoy on your iPod.  Another application would be for students. For example, how many times have you been working on a paper and the computer you were working on crashed or went offline losing all of your hard work?  These could be solved by syncing everything you do over all your devices in the cloud. For example, you’ll work on your paper at home and it will sync to your iPhone. Once on your iPhone, you’ll proof read it over the train on your way to school to check it for errors (Don’t worry we know you didn’t do your paper last minute!), then when you arrive to school you log on to your Baruch Account, change any errors you made if you didn’t do that on your phone already, and then print it and turn it in. In any case, while I may be vague with the applications, it’s clear that the next new media is being able to sync your files and applications over many devices in the cloud, it’s just that no one company has taken the lead in doing so.