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Comment Thin clients could solve part of the problem (Score 1) 348

If companies were using thin clients, it should be an easy decision to switch it off, because the wake up time is in seconds rather than minutes.

IMO this is a usability problem; When no-one (including my processes) is using a computer, it should switch off automatically. And wake up when I come back.

The same applies to lights, heating, ... with intelligent energy management.

Maybe even bigger problem is that I drive to work instead of working from home using a virtual world...

Comment Open source 3D web has already begun (Score 2, Informative) 117

First prototype of the 3D web is already run at thousands of Opensim servers all around the globe. The 3D Web bears similarities to 2D Web; Users can follow links to teleport from a 3D world to another one. 3D Viewers are used to browse the 3D content on the servers. Check it out here: IT giants back up open source 3D Web.

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