Gadgets 'Threatening Future Innovations'

2008-05-09T08:19:20-04:00

A leading academic has warned that the new era of gadgets such as the iPhone, Blackberry and Xbox may threaten future innovations.
Professor Jonathan Zittrain says the new internet-enabled devices don't lend themselves to the sort of tinkering and collaboration that leads to technological advances, reports Reuters.
Mr Zittrain, a professor of internet governance and regulation at Oxford University, explained that the mix of gadgets, over-regulation and security fears could destroy the old evolution system where mainstream technology could be influenced and revolutionized.

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Gadgets 'Threatening Future Innovations'