Ruperts Roundup of Millennium technologies
Published: 12 Jan 2000 20:33 GMT
MP3
MP3 got here by a circuitous route partially led by a polymath called Leonardo Chiariglione who according to Rupert Goodwins has a personality the size of Turin. So let Rupert guide you down the merry path that MP3 wended it's way. Go to the full story
DVD
Rupert Goodwins takes a look at one of last last years booming technologies, DVD. We have been bombarded with DVD advertising and it seems that this new kid on the block will be the death of VHS once and for all and according to Rupert no-one will be hanging around for the funeral... Go to the full story
Broadband
This year has seen one of the most exciting and important technologies of the decade actually hit the street - DSL. It's even seen some of the broadband modem promises of the cable companies inch slightly closer to reality. Come with Rupert Goodwins and let him explain how this could be ... Go to the full story
Wireless
A handful of technologies define our modern culture - take away any one, and things will fall apart. But the one that's developing most quickly these days is radio, and the speed of change is increasing. Let Rupert demystify pulse radio, Bluetooth, UMTS, and PAN's for you... Go to the full story
The Internet
When notoriously unreliable US economists predict the Internet is here to stay should we be concerned that our beloved web is doomed? We have web servers the size of match boxes and businesses use a sole URL as an advertising contact it's probably here to stay. Go with Rupert to find out what's in store... Go to the full story
And finally... The year ahead
Rupert is ready to roll out his year 2000 predictions. Go with him on this light hearted month-by-month look at the year ahead... Go to the full story
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