As often happens, the next application that is likely to explode in usage was announced quietly, and will grow through viral user adoption. When Apple rolled out the list of new features on the iPhone 4.0, they handed us an application that does something that does not seem earth shattering [...]
One of the more popular areas I have been speaking about lately is the concept of a person creating an electronic river of information into their brain. I am surprised that more people are not defining this concept and investing energy into structuring it as a way to improve performance [...]
Announcements of new products are always interesting when they come from Google, and concern a type of device to which we are all fairly addicted. I have had the privilege of watching companies announce new technology products since about 1980 and feel like I am getting the hang of understanding [...]
I feel as if we need to create a new scale for technology years that is akin to dog years. In other words, for every normal human year, there are three technology years – at least it seems that way with all the progress we are making in tech these [...]
The funny thing about being a technology guy is when people meet you, they tend to ask for advice, just as I am sure doctors experience. The latest question I get a lot is, ”what phone should I be getting next?” An example from last night… I was at a [...]
I woke up the other morning and a phrase popped into my head, “the seeds of the future are already planted.” This is an eloquent way to express something I have been preaching for a few years now. It is possible to accurately predict the future state of certain areas [...]
Today Apple announced the details of the upcoming iPhone 3.0 OS release; and it has made me happy. I love my iPhone, and I use it daily as much more than just a simple phone. I use it to communicate: check and write emails, send out tweets, text friends and [...]
Our mobile phones are quickly replacing the laptop as the screen of choice for the digerati. More and more can be accomplished on the mobile phone platform that we used to reserve for the laptop with a high-speed connection to the Internet. Today our mobile phones are coming equipped with [...]
Twitter is teaming up with the Current television/Internet network to offer a feed of the tomorrow nights debate, with live tweets popping up on the bottom of the screen. Tuesday, October 7th, Senators Obama and McCain will hold another debate live on national television, and you can be a part [...]
Last week there were a ton of articles written on the G1 phone manufactured by HTC and sporting the Google Android mobile platform. Most people roundly agreed that the hardware was nothing special and that the most interesting thing about the G1 is the software. At the same time, there [...]