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The tablet market is one that has greatly polarized many who follow the technology industry. The initial debate centered around whether the tablet would kill the PC. Then, the tablet market began to slow from...
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Most people have heard of smartphones, smart cars and smart homes. Say hello to the smart stadium. Set in the heart of Silicon Valley, Levi’s Stadium -- home to the San Francisco 49ers -- is...
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Intel Promises Faster, Lighter and Thinner with Its New Processor Line
Intel looks to prove that Moore’s law is alive and well almost half a century later.
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There's already a bit of controversy surrounding the launch of Apple’s new iPhones this fall. Most informed sources seem to all agree that Apple will introduce an iPhone 6 sporting a 4.7-inch screen, as compared...
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Tablet Growth Hasn't Peaked
In its recent quarterly results, Apple surprised people when it reported a dip in iPad sales. This was followed by a lot of hand-wringing by some industry observers and analysts, who suggested that overall tablet...
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Understanding Apple's 'Continuity' Strategy
Imagine all your screens working together harmoniously.
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The Death of Phones
I remember my first cell phone. It was a hand-me-down Motorola StarTAC from my father. As many who had cell phones during this time will remember, there was a liberating feeling in being able to...
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Where Wearable Health Gadgets Are Headed
Every once in a while, I'm shown a tech product and I can’t figure out why it was created. One great example of this was a two-handed mouse I was shown at large R&D-based company...
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For Smartwatches to Hit It Big, Context Is Key
A while back, I talked about health and fitness wearables and my failure to see how they appeal to a broader market. This week, I want to talk about the potentially lucrative category of smartwatches....
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One of the roles our education system is supposed to play is to prepare kids to be responsible citizens, with the skills needed to be successful in adulthood. All of the various classes -- starting...
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Mobile ended Microsoft's dominance, saved Apple, made Facebook and could upend Google. So what's next?
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I grew up in the age of Tinker Toys and Erector Sets. Both were meant to inspire me to be a maker instead of a consumer. My first real tool was a wood-burning engraver that...
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A couple weeks ago I had a fascinating video call with a gentleman named Dror Sharon, the CEO of a company called Consumer Physics. He showed me a product called Scio that just went up...
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Still in the Making: Don't Wait for Tech History to Repeat Itself
When it comes to the tech industry, I’m not going to try to convince you that history does not repeat itself. In some cases, it does and it will. Rather, I’m going to tell you...
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I have a confession to make: I'm an infomaniac. In high school, I was on the debate team and got an early taste of what it's like to dig deep into information so that I...
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PC vs Mobile: How Technological Worldviews Are Shaped
The shifting shapes of technological worldviews invite new challenges and new opportunities.
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We all know about our five basic senses: hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting and touching. But if folks from the tech world have their way, we'll all soon have what's called a digital sixth sense.
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Why TED Matters
TED has become a launching point for some interesting soul searching, creating within me a desire to learn more about things that matter outside of my own world.
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The Value of Facebook and WhatsApp: Connecting the Unconnected
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Predicting the Future of Apple TV
Apple says it has a lot of exiting new products coming to market in 2014. I would not be surprised if Steve Jobs' vision of Apple TV is actually one of them.
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When companies invest to compete both for existing customers and the customers of other companies, the consumer always wins.
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The smartwatch has become a valuable tool that meets some key needs during my busy day. However, we are years away from smartwatches becoming items that a broad audience will accept.
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Pebble and Glyph: How Crowdfunding Is Creating Disruptive New Products
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The Next Big Thing for Tech: The Internet of Everything
Although we have been talking about connected devices since the mid '90s, I think we will look back at this year's CES and realize it as the event where the Internet of Everything finally hit the mainstream.
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