AI (Artificial intelligence) is everywhere. No longer the stuff of science fiction, AI is rapidly gaining traction in widely divergent fields with explosive growth in investments and startups. AI-enabled tools alone will generate $2.9 trillion in business value by 2021. 80% of enterprises are investing in AI. Spending will grow by more than 50% year […]
As we’ve noted, the allure of being a Digital Pharaoh through the Internet of Things (IoT) is strong. IoT is a genie in a bottle. It offers control in the midst of chaos. People now have the expectation of whatever, whenever, however — life on demand. In other words, the Internet of Things further enables “living-in-the-web.” As a tech-lover, […]
IoT might be the biggest technology trend of 2016. Why? If the Internet of Things (IoT) advances as many are expecting, trillions of dollars will be spent and earned over the next decade, and the companies that take advantage of it are positioned for huge benefits. Gartner forecasts that 6.4 billion connected things will […]
Robots have long fascinated us – whether in books, movies or radio. While robotics are quickly advancing, we can in the meantime sate our futuristic desires with virtual assistants. Many experts predict voice-controlled virtual assistants to play key roles in the home, in vehicles and even while walking. And even though Apple entered the field […]
IoT Alert: Will Google Home Usurp Amazon Echo in the Smart Home? Amazon’s Echo was Amazon’s surprise hit last year. Echo is the platform Amazon will use to jump further into Internet of Things (IoT) and highlights an ambitious smart home and IoT effort. Echo is currently the defacto standard which explains why competitors such as Samsung and WeMo are making […]
11 Best Practices for Applying UX Principles In this post, we discussed how the modern consumer has a connected life – which could mean trouble for your product. UX can alleviate some of those issues. When developing a digital product (whether it’s a connected device, web site, social experience or mobile), user satisfaction and consumption can be increased […]
The relationship between Entertainment and technology. “If you can dream it, you can do it.” Walt Disney While we were being entertained, we were also being inspired. So often, technology which seems at first fantastical and far-fetched turns into aspirations, then reality. Take Star Trek for example; many technologies envisioned in the show […]