The awards season came to a crashing crescendo this past Sunday with the Oscars being given out to the best movies of the last 12 months. Whether you were rooting for the mighty Avatar or the gritty Hurt Locker we all know that 2009 was a vintage year for movies. As the last champagne bottle was drunk and the last canapé was stamped into the carpet it got me thinking what were the technological highlights of 2009.
Let’s look at the nominees....
Social Network explosion
2009 will for most be remembered for 2 things the banking crisis and the year that Social Networking exploded! Sites like Twitter & Facebook of course existed prior to 2009 but I think last year was when everyone sat up and noticed. Micro blogging has been passed off by Tech snobs as nothing more than a passing fade for the masses – I completely disagree Social Networking is the future.
An App a day!
I have only had my iPhone for a month or so and I have to tell you I am living for Apps at the moment. Since the launch of the Apps Store by Apple in 2008 2 BILLION apps have been downloaded by iPhone and iPod touch users. You can buy apps for SatNav, Games, Travel Planners, News, Music, Radio, Sports, Medical, Finance – in fact there are so many different types that I can’t even list them all. Apps one day will rule the world, and one day I will score more than 20,000 points on Doodlejump!
Microsoft is coming to get you.
Last year Microsoft started the fight back with the launch of Windows 7, released in October 2009 replacing the disastrous Vista. Vista was plagued with problems from the very start and was not a great time in Microsoft history. However with the launch of the simplified Windows 7 all is forgiven with people all over the globe adopting Win7 much faster than Vista, this could be out of desperation but I also like to think it is because it is just a really great OS.
Dad can I get a Netbook? Dad can I get a Netbook? Dad can I get....
Netbooks really grabbed the attention of the Tweenie generation in 2009. Although Netbooks have been around now for quite a while it seems that everyone one I know under the ages of 17 no longer wanted a laptop they all want Netbooks this past year. When asked what she wanted for her birthday last year my niece asked for ‘one of those cute little laptops that are for kids’ – she was turning 8!
The world welcomes the computermabob!
Now technically this is not a technological advancement but I have been trying to find a way to work comparethemeerkat.com into my blog for weeks. Compare the meerkat is without exception one of the greatest advertising campaigns of all time – so good in fact that I spent 59p on an Alexander App (I paid to be advertised to – I am every marketing persons dream, I know!) With his own twitter and Facebook accounts Alexander & Sergi with his computermabob may not be the technical highlight of 2009 but he is without question my highlight of 2009! Simples!
