The Spectrum Crunch – Infographic
Spectrum Crunch Infographic.
Is the Next Generation of Game Consoles here?
Reports that Microsoft is planning a 2013 launch for their next Xbox console – implying the end of the 7th generation which will have lasted 6 years as opposed to the historical 5.
On mCommerce
A recent study by Retrevo found 43% of smartphone owners have installed and used a retailer’s app, but only 14% of those who installed them say the app helped them buy something. A recent study by the NRF found similiar results, “Among smartphone owners, nearly one-third (31 percent) will research products and/or compare prices, 14.1 percent will purchase […]
Are Consumers have an Allegiance to their Mobile OS
I’ve been asked on numerous occassions if consumers have an allegiance to their mobile OS. For example, do/will consumers buy a tablet based on the OS of their mobile phone. Given the strong tablet market share controlled by Apple’s iPad the answer has been mixed – iPad owners with an iPhone look like they have an allegiance, while iPad owners […]
The Measured Life
Sensorization of Consumer Tech is a tech trend I’ve been talking about for awhile. Clearly personal health tech will be heavily influenced by this trend. Here’s an article on some of the developments. If you aren’t aware of the movement towards the Quantified Self, check the link.
Target’s Black Friday Plan?
Reported here, some (all???) Target stores “plan to only let 30 people in the store at a time.” While this will surely reduce the chaos in the store, I can only imagine what it will cause outside the store.
Removal of restrictions can decrease music piracy
here’s the study.
An early view of CES
Early this month I spoke at CEA’s CEO Summit. I outlined a few trends to expect at the 2012 CES. Here is a recap of what I said. More to follow….
the next mainstream phone sensor
One of the next sensors to become mainsteam on the phone will be a photoplethysmographic sensor.
Read This Before Our Next Meeting
Al Pittampalli’s Read This Before Our Next Meeting is a great, quick read on rethinking the productivity around meetings. I found myself highlighting a significant amount of the book in Kindle. Here are just a few of my highlights: Read This Before Our Next Meeting by Al Pittampalli You have 60 highlighted passages but we can […]