Android Building Among Teen Smartphone Owners
Nielsen recently announced that the majority of teens now own smartphones. Fifty-eight percent of teens now own a smartphone – up from 36 percent in 2011. What is perhaps most interesting, is the strength of Android devices among this audience. According to the same data, 59 percent of teens adopting smartphones in the last three […]
History Lesson: HDTV to 4K
On August 6, 1998 the first HDTV was sold in San Diego. It was sold by Tom Campbell, who was then Corporate Director at DOW Stereo/Video. (Footnote: DOW Stereo/Video would later be bought by Ken Crane’s and Tom Campbell would become Corporate Director of Ken Crane’s. Ken Crane’s ceased operations and liquidated in the summer of […]
100 Places to See
Two great posts on the 50 (and 50 m0re) most famous landmarks on earth. Here are the first 50. I’ve bolded the 22 I’ve visited: Blue-domed Church in Santorini St Basil Cathedral in Moscow The Statue of Liberty in New York Machu Picchu in Peru The Taj Mahal in Agra ( India ) The Eiffel […]
CES Trends: 4K
Get ready to hear a lot about 4K TV. At the 2012 International CES earlier this year we saw 4K (and 8K) television prototypes from a number of OEMs. LG and Sony, among others, are expected to start shipping 4K TV offerings within the month. Around CES there was much written regarding 4K television (see […]
The Changing Role of Consumer Tech Supply Chains
I think Todd Taylor over at OPS Rules accurately captures a few key points about the shifting of tech supply chain dynamics as the industry becomes decidedly more consumer centric. A more consumer centric supply chain means design cycles (both planning and production cycles) will be compressed. I’ve spoke with phone manufacturers who want the entire design […]
Teaching Kids How to Program
Chris O’Brien recently had a great piece in the Mercury News wherein he referenced a few programs that help teach kids how to program – or perhaps it might be better said programs that help build a love and understanding of programming. As the father of three boys I think frequently about the lack of programming […]
Accomplishing Your Big Audacious Goal
I’ve got a few big audacious goals I’m trying (and failing) to accomplish. This past week someone emailed me an article with some tips on accomplishing those big audacious goals in our life.
File Under Digital Decade: The Evolving Role of Video
I caught the recent story of a man arrested for drug possession in Orlando. Apparently police monitoring a live video feed sent officers to the scene who then made the arrest. In the accompanying video, one of women being interviewed about the role of video cameras says something interesting. When asked if it is acceptable […]
Google Now
Google recently introduced Google Now – an app/service available on android. Essentially, Google Now attempts to predict the information you want. Standing on a train platform – Google Now will deliver up details on the next departing train. If you have an appointment across town, Google Now monitors traffic and alerts you when you need to […]
Todo list: Errors of Omission
Too often we approach to-do lists as simply tasks that must be checked-off before a prespecified hour, day, or week closes. More appropriately, it is often the tasks we don’t specify on which we should focus. Paul Graham makes this similar point in a great post. Paul Graham makes a great point
