Kitto Katsu
While in Japan last week, I happened to notice Kit Kats everywhere. Here’s an explanation of the huge success of Kit Kat in Japan.
Holiday 2012: Part VI
You can start by reading more here: Holiday 2012: Part I Holiday 2012: Part II Holiday 2012: Part III Holiday 2012: Part IV Holiday 2012: Part V Last week Time provided a quick overview – much of which I covered in depth in my previous posts. The article relies heavily on the report from Booz & […]
Another Approach to Gesture
I mentioned gesture in a post earlier this week. Earlier this week, Microsoft Research unveiled the gloveless digital hand interface which uses cameras and gesture. Here is a video: Another approach is the work being done by PredictGaze. PredictGaze wants to take advantage of the cameras (ie sensors) already embedded in devices like smartphones and […]
The Staying Power of Specific Smartphone Models
Google turned me on to some interesting insights culled from Google Trends (formerly Insights for Search). Here is indexed search volume for iPhone 5: You can see searches for “iPhone 5” relative to all other search activity ramp heading towards the launch, peak near the launch, and then trail down relatively quickly. Conversely, here is […]
The Changing Face of Banking
Google, Walmart, Amazon, and others entering into traditional banking. Read more here.
‘Sensor’ization of Consumer Tech: the Lark
Another wearable health and fitness gadget that takes advantage of sensors and a hub device (ie smartphone). Read more here.
500,000+ Jobs in the App Economy
You can read the entire study here.
The Future of Motion Detection
I think motion detection is going to be an important component of the ‘sensor’ization of consumer tech. In the MEMS space, we might see this come in the form of thermal sensors.
The Digitization of the News
Recent research from Pew shines light on the digitization of the news: consuming the news digitally now surpasses physically reading the news. In 2004, 24 percent of respondents got their news digitally while today 39 percent do the same. Fifty-five percent of respondents said they watched the news on TV yesterday which is still the […]
The Rise of Gesture Control
Gesture (and voice) control continue to grow stature. The market remains nascent, but things like Google Voice (previously Grand Central), Siri, and Kinect for Xbox are allowing the technologies to improve exponentially and will enable them to move quickly into the mass market. Last month saw the launch of the first Kinect-compatible commercial.
