‘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.
The Value of Legos
While this article by Randall Stross doesn’t mention exact correlations, I’m a believer in the premise that legos are a valuable training tool (gender aside). With my oldest now nine, I’ve been doing research on how best to start him programming as well.
Thoughts on Cloud-based Gaming
An increasing number of devices are becoming connected. CEA estimates some 350 million connected devices will sell in 2012. At the same time, broadband is becoming more pervasive. in 2000 only about four percent of U.S. households had broadband connectivity. Today, the bulk of homes with Internet access have broadband. With these two trends squarely […]
22% of Top Tech CEOs Graduated in Economics
The executive search firm Russell Reynolds Associates recently profiled CEOs of the top 135. They found 22% graduated in economics – more than any other major.
Digital Decade: Using Data to Set Ticket Prices
Last week I began looking for tickets for the weekend NLDS series between the Nationals and the Atlanta Braves. The Braves of course were subsequently knocked out in the elimination Wild Card game against the St. Louis Cardinals and now the Nationals are playing the St Louis Cardinals in St. Louis. But in looking for […]
Travelers’ Century Club
I recently discovered the Travelers’ Century Club which was first organized in Los Angeles in 1954. In order to be a member, you have to have visited 100 territories. Here is their full list of 321 territories. Here are the seven rules for inclusion. As a comparison, there are 193 official UN member states. I’ve (mostly) kept track […]
