The Superbowl’s Second Screen Experience
The Superbowl has come and gone. Leading up to the Superbowl there was a lot written about what the Second Screen approach would be (see here and here and here). I think alternative second screen approaches – second screen experiences designed by the rightsholder or the distribution network – can be especially effective when the digital […]
Chinese Smartphone OEMs Entering the U.S. Market as Unsubsidized Devices
As I predicted earlier this month, Chinese smartphone OEMs are entering the U.S. market as unlocked, unsubsidized devices. The Huawei Ascend P1 is now available on Amazon at a discounted price of $365.99.
The No-Cost Refinancing Myth – A Rebuttal
Over the last 13 years, I’ve refinanced several different mortgages seven or eight times using no-cost refinancing options. With a traditional no-cost refinance, you take a loan with an interest rate slightly above the current market rate. In exchange for taking a rate 1/8th to 1/4th higher than you could get in the market at […]
The Next Big Connected Device
The next big connected device is the wristwatch. At the 2013 CES earlier this month, there were a myriad of watches launched. Here are just a few examples: I mentioned watches in my CES trends presentation when I talked about the next leg in connectivity and the Verge covered many of these watches as part of their CES coverage. […]
January 2013 Travel Log
January 2013 is in the books. Here’s a recap of my travel during the month: 8 airports (IAD, LAS, MUC, HEL, FRA, DCA, DFW, SLC) 10 flight segments 18,774 total miles 1 red-eye 10 nights in a hotel
Engineering Doesn’t Necessarily Win in the End
There is a misconception that engineering wins in the end. It doesn’t. Perhaps it once did. Certainly over the last 60 years of technology engineering won out more than it does today. But today, pure engineering is simply less powerful in influencing adoption and consumer use. This has become acutely evident over the last 24 […]
Thinking about Travel Writings
I love the idea of travel logs and I’ve always been attracted to well written travel logs. In the late 1990s, after studying in the Middle East, I spend several months in Europe on a long layover back to the U.S. I had my own On the Road moment if you will. During this wander I also […]
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 […]