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 […]
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 […]
Holiday 2012: Part V
I’ve being covering the holiday outlook here: Holiday 2012: Part I Holiday 2012: Part II Holiday 2012: Part III Holiday 2012: Part IV NRF released a holiday sales forecast of 4.1 percent for 2012. This is below the 5.6 percent growth seen in 2011, but is above the 10-year holiday sales growth average of 3.5%. NRF also […]
Holiday 2012: Part IV
This is my fourth installment on the 2012 Holiday season. You can see my previous comments here, here, and here. Christmas stocking is underway (and had been more weeks in some cases). The Consumerist has photos of Christmas displays going up in some Kohl’s and Walmart stores as early as September 21st. As I wrote […]
Holiday 2012: Part III
My first two posts on the 2012 holiday season can be found here and here. News out this week suggests things are looking “ok” as we head toward the holiday season. I recognize the term “ok” is not a highly technical term, but I’ll publish my finalized retail sales forecast shortly and I don’t want […]
Next Steps for Big Data: Personal Health and Jobs
I’m not crazy about the term “Big Data.” I think it is overused, but not sufficiently understand. Two recent articles of interest: one on personal health and one on jobs.
A few Recent MEMs Applications
I’m a big fan of MEMs and have written frequently about the sensorization of consumer tech. I recently came across two interesting applications. The first is Twine and the second is GreenGoose. Twine is a “wireless sensor block tightly integrated with a cloud-based service.” Twine has WiFi, an internal temperature sensor and accelerometer (for vibration and […]
The Impact of the iPhone5 on the US Economy
J.P. Morgan’s chief economist, Michael Feroli, estimated sales of the iPhone5 could boost annualized GDP growth in calendar Q4 by 0.25 to 0.5 percentage points. You can read more here.
Android Building Among Teen Smartphone Owners
Nielsen recently announced that the majority of teens now own smartphones. Fifty-eight percent of teens now own a smartphone – up from 36 percent in 2011. What is perhaps most interesting, is the strength of Android devices among this audience. According to the same data, 59 percent of teens adopting smartphones in the last three […]
History Lesson: HDTV to 4K
On August 6, 1998 the first HDTV was sold in San Diego. It was sold by Tom Campbell, who was then Corporate Director at DOW Stereo/Video. (Footnote: DOW Stereo/Video would later be bought by Ken Crane’s and Tom Campbell would become Corporate Director of Ken Crane’s. Ken Crane’s ceased operations and liquidated in the summer of […]
