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5 Sci-Fi Gadgets Available Today
Published on 2012-05-17 18:26:59
As inventive and imaginative as speculative fiction and sci-fi is, often it feels as though it misses the mark when it comes to predicting the future of technology. There are very few stories for instance that feature the internet heavily before it became available, and almost any film set in ‘the year 2,000’ is filled [...]
PlayBook 2.0 Comes Up Short
Published on 2012-02-21 23:51:27
RIM has upgraded its PlayBook tablet software but does it make it competitive after so many market developments lately? The Waterloo, Ontario based company is hoping that a fresh upgrade with PlayBook 2.0 software will ignite demand not only among its corporate customers, but among consumers as well. E-mail, calendar, and contacts are finally included, [...]
How Technology is Changing Education
Published on 2012-02-20 12:08:33
By Guest Author ReflexAV Much of education has been linear and text-based – read it and memorize it, write it down on the test. Educators have long known that there are many students who simply don’t learn well in this fashion. As computer technology expands, “computers in the classroom” have expanded too. While we used [...]
Verizon Wireless Updates Usage Controls
Published on 2012-02-09 10:54:04
Verizon Wireless updated its Usage Controls, an option giving subs more granularity to set data limits for family members. I can now limit data consumed in my household including apps/games, and block ringtone purchases. The option’s still $4.99/line/month, on top a family plan. Pretty steep, but it allows for limiting data abuses. Go here to read [...]
An Evening on Steve Jobs: A Legacy of Vision and Leadership
Published on 2011-11-14 03:56:04
On Wednesday, November 9, 2011 I had the privilege to attend The Churchill Club’s event “Steve Jobs: A Legacy of Vision and Leadership,” an open forum event held at the Tech Museum in San Jose, California that featured friends and colleagues who worked with Steve over the years. The panel discussion was moderated by Paul [...]
Should We Have One Standard OS for All Smartphones and Tablets?
Published on 2011-08-25 12:00:48
I’ve been involved in a discussion recently in The Business and Technology Forum on LinkedIn revolving around the question — “Should smartphones and tablets work on a standard operating system? “ — based on comments from Deloitte that state “The emergence of a de facto standard is very important to everyone involved in the smartphone [...]
Thank You Boston!
Published on 2011-07-25 01:51:05
You’ve probably been wondering where this blog has been the past few months — and the real reason is not only have I been busy with my day job, but I also took the plunge and moved across the USA to the Bay Area. Yes, after 18 years it was time to bid Boston and New [...]
Don’t Feel Common- The Commoner’s Guide to Using Social Influence
Published on 2011-05-31 07:30:00
A few weeks back, I had the opportunity to converse with Neicole Crepeau at Coherant Interactive and a contributing columnist over at {grow} as part of the weekly #socialmedia twittercast over at http://hashtagsocialmedia.com/live Neicole was working on a post entitled “The Commoner’s Guide to Using Social Influence” at the time. It just so happened that [...]
The Royalty-Go-Round of Android and Windows Phone
Published on 2011-05-31 06:30:18
As reported on numerous sites this past week, Microsoft is collecting royalties on every Android-based smartphone that HTC sells. Back in April of 2010 Redmond signed a patent agreement with HTC entitling them to $5 in royalties per device, from Microsoft IP that is inherent in the package. Asymco’s Horace Dediu has calculated that Microsoft [...]
Does the Dish Taste Better With Blockbuster?
Published on 2011-04-07 15:38:38
Sure to be on the minds of NAB attendees next week will be this week’s surprise announcement that Dish Network has purchased all of Blockbuster’s assets in a bankruptcy court auction, for $228 million. Apparently, according to Tom Cullen, EVP of sales, marketing and programming, Dish is going to try to breathe new life into [...]
Acer Launches Innovative Dual-Display Notebook
Published on 2011-03-29 12:46:47
Today Acer released the Iconia 6120, a very innovative dual-display notebook PC that looks much like two tablets connected by a hinge. You may remember the Iconia 6120 if you attended CES back in January. It debuted Last Gadget Standing where it won the award for best gadget. The Iconia 6120 is the world’s first [...]