Global Competitiveness: Why the U.S. Still Has an Edge
I just returned from a four-day trip to Helsinki, and as always, reading the news outside the U.S. offers a powerful change in perspective. Local stories gain relevancy, and American news is seen through a different lens. At the heart of these differing viewpoints lies a single, powerful theme: global competitiveness. The conversation consistently revolves […]
Scaling Disruption: How Innovations Go from Niche to Mainstream
On my flight over to Helsinki, I read the December issue of the Harvard Business Review, which had several articles focused on disruption. This is a topic I want to explore, especially the critical element that is often overlooked: the process of scaling disruption. Disruption is a fickle influence. While we often talk about it […]
The Rise of Chinese-based Consumer Tech Companies and How They Successfully Enter the U.S. Market
There’s been a lot written in the last few weeks about the rise of Chinese-based tech companies (see: CES coverage, showing up in major motion picture placements, and today’s coverage of Huawei in the FT). In many ways, this is nothing more than Clay Christensen’s Innovator’s Dilemma at work. Secondary brands in every segment of the economy are continuously attempting […]
2013 CES Trends to Watch
Here my is presentation on trends to watch at this year’s International CES and in the months/years to come.
Kids with Phones
Greg Hoffman wanted an iPhone from his parents. He received one together with a contract from his mother, Janell Hoffman. Here are the contract terms: 1. It is my phone. I bought it. I pay for it. I am loaning it to you. Aren’t I the greatest? 2. I will always know the password. 3. […]
Will Interest in the Fiscal Cliff Wain
Since the election, the Fiscal Cliff as dominated the media cycle. Here is Google Trend data depicting web search interest for the term “Fiscal Cliff” over the last twelve months in the United States. Unsurprisingly, web searches have spiked significantly. This has been true not only in the United States, but also in the rest of […]
Web Technologies – Things to Look for in 2013
Earlier this week, CNET wrote about 5 Web Technologies to Watch in 2013. I completely agree with the 4th one listed: High-res images on the Web. Prevalent at CES next week will be what I’m referring to as “HD Everywhere.” We’ve already seen the resolution on mobile phones increase and we are now seeing that spread […]
The 100 Top Tech Stories for 2012
CNET assembled their list of the 100 most influential people, tech, trends, and news stories for 2012. It’s a great list that does a good job of capturing the major stories of 2012.
A New Year’s Resolution and Thoughts on the Markets
I haven’t quite solidified my personal goals for 2013, but one of them will be to write/blog more frequently. I was thinking – though unreasonable it might be – that I’d set a goal to blog daily. This might be a failed effort already considering it is now 1:20AM on the 2nd of January on […]
Airbags for Everything
Earlier this month, Amazon won approval for a patent that would deploy an airbag system for smartphones. Many vehicle airbag systems rely on accelerometers to deploy the airbag. These accelerometers are the same type of accelerometers built into smartphones and an increasing array of devices and used for things like screen rotation. It is conceivable that eventually a wide […]