Bluetooth 4.0 Ipad and Medical Devices – Fasten Your Seat Belts
Bluetooth 4.0 (Smart Bluetooth) is In the Wild This will be a very interesting year for those in the medical device industry who are interested in connecting securely to devices and monitors with their tablets. For those who are unfamiliar with the updates to the technology, Bluetooth 4.0 adds some new capabilities to the […]
Android is Becoming a Lame, Handset OEM-Proprietary OS – Watch WinPhone!
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes recently wrote about how the smartphone OS wars are shaping up and mentioned that Android looks like it is in trouble. The graphic to the left is beginning to tell a story. I will go further and predict that Android is going to continue to wane and shrink. Where I disagree with you […]
Telemedicine’s Failing is a Symptom of a Bigger Problem
Just yesterday, a study was published in Telemedicine and E-Health that featured the findings of the Mayo Clinic in Arizona, C3O Medical Group in Ojai, CA and UCLA Medical Center in West Los Angeles. They asked what is helping and impeding the use of robotic telemedicine in emergency and critical care applications in these institutions. They found that “Administrative Burdens” and “limits on reimbursement” are the primary culprits impeding the use of telemedicine.
Facebook Study Claims Validation is Chief Driver…Not Feeling it.
Authors claim their recent review of literature regarding Facebook Usage Reveals Validation is Chief Reason for Use, But People are Generally Healthier than That. I have to say, this particular argument for why people use Facebook is really tired, and based on the (IMHO) antiquated concept that overemphasizes the importance of “belonging” as a significant […]
If You Can’t Trust Zuckerberg, You Can’t Trust Anyone
After Listening to Mark Zuckerberg for some time, it is obvious we can all learn something here. I have had my Facebook page for some time now, and have been watching the young CEO receive a significant amount of fame, money and power in a very short period of time. I even saw the movie […]
CES 2012 Day 1: Cool Stuff and Who Came Up Short
CES 2012 Day 1 – Tech Shows No Signs of Slowing Day 1 of CES 2012 was nearly impossible to reach the levels to which it was promoted (OK, hyped). But there was still a ton of great stuff to get pretty excited about. Among the things that were notable (from companies big and small […]
CES 2012 Coverage: Land of Opportunity or What Never Happens Tech?
Someone read my initial byline and immediately thought, “That isn’t true, most things that show up initially at CES eventually hit the market”. True. But then again, many of the things that hit CES hit the wall in the markets. We are heading out this year to make some sense of the general direction, and […]
Focus Groups or IDIs? An Excellent Article Offers Insight
As has happened since the genesis of marketing research, people like to talk up what they know. The problem is, this serves your clients’ purposes only when your flavor is what they need. Great article by Carey Azzara in Quirk’s December issue.
Seriously, Do We Need a New Social Network?
Google+ is cooling off, and with only a minor amount of rest, we now we have a new entrant, UMeNow, who is vowing to Kill Facebook, and dismisses Google+ as a competitor. Well, Hi dee hi Mr. Hanky.
Mobile Payment Market to Reach $670B in ‘15
Like Ron Burgundy, this is kind of a big deal. This is going to help people spend money more easily and create new opportunities for employment. If I were in the retail business (and we are, indirectly!) I would like this.
