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Wi-Fi Aware as Beacon
From The Eponymous Pickle

Wi-Fi Aware as Beacon

Don't know where it is  currently being used, but Wi-Fi Aware can be used like a beacon in retail like those using Bluetooth Smart, the technology behind AppleA...

GMDC Connection
From The Eponymous Pickle

GMDC Connection

Brought back to my attention:  GMDC   " ... GMDC is the premier nonprofit global trade association dedicated to serving Health Beauty Wellness and General Merchandise...

The Aha Moment and Working Memory
From The Eponymous Pickle

The Aha Moment and Working Memory

Fascinating.   Have had a handful of such aha moments.  Never tried to manage them.  How can that be done, or should it be?   How are our devices now a part ofIn...

Making Smarter Long term Decisions
From The Eponymous Pickle

Making Smarter Long term Decisions

In K@W:   A classic issue.  And with the rocking of the market lately, an important one.If we were rational, we would make choices based on our long-term goals,...

CSIG Algorithm
From The Eponymous Pickle

CSIG Algorithm

CSIG "Algorithm" and tracking cognitive system performance levelsThe CSIG (Cognitive Systems Institute Group) is interested in tracking cognitive computing components...

Real Time Computing
From The Eponymous Pickle

Real Time Computing

Interesting piece on real time computing and in particular how it relates to the Internet of Things. Real time interaction with data means more than just the need...

Common Sense Reasoning in Cognitive AI
From The Eponymous Pickle

Common Sense Reasoning in Cognitive AI

Excellent piece in the ACM.  You need membership to read the full article, but even the abstract introduction makes the point very well.  To intelligently reason...

YouTube Gaming Arrives
From The Eponymous Pickle

YouTube Gaming Arrives

Launching tomorrow.  YouTube streaming games.   A place for for short interactive training games?   Ways to score to indicate results?    Ease of rewinding and...

New Head of UC Center for Business Analytics
From The Eponymous Pickle

New Head of UC Center for Business Analytics

My former colleague, Glenn Wegryn has been appointed director of the UC Center for Business Analytics. See  Much more about that announcement here.  Congratulations...

Coke Trials Beacons in Theaters
From The Eponymous Pickle

Coke Trials Beacons in Theaters

Evan Schuman on:  Coke's movie theater trial shows beacon potential ... Retail beacons have huge potential, but it can only be met when chains move beyond seeing...

Continuous Design and PLM
From The Eponymous Pickle

Continuous Design and PLM

Continuous Design: Had not heard of this concept.  Reminds me of product life cycle management (PLM) , but including operations more directly.  A good thought. ...

Hearables as Advisory Systems
From The Eponymous Pickle

Hearables as Advisory Systems

Had not heard the term 'Hearable' used,  but is a mobile device, integrated with an advisory system, linked with sound only to the user.  How much will people normally...

HoloLens in the Workplace
From The Eponymous Pickle

HoloLens in the Workplace

In CWorld: Replacing the workplace?   Even outside the world of design.  Seems a stretch, but why not?    Interface would have to be greatly improved,    Display...

Hypertext is 50 Years Old
From The Eponymous Pickle

Hypertext is 50 Years Old

Ted Nelson used the word in 1965.   Much later, but before the Web, we commissioned its use for a knowledge management application in the enterprise.  Now mostHypertext...

Google and Intel VR with Tango
From The Eponymous Pickle

Google and Intel VR with Tango

In VRFocus: Hardware and software interaction for virtual reality.  " ... Google has lots of plans and one of those is its recent partnership with Intel for Project...

Data and Analytics in the Cloud Today
From The Eponymous Pickle

Data and Analytics in the Cloud Today

Good piece by Tony Cosentino in Smart Data collective on the current state of analytics from the cloud.   My own observation from conversations say that insiders...

Interactive Affective Picture System
From The Eponymous Pickle

Interactive Affective Picture System

Brought to my attention:" ... With its latest grant, the Prosper Foundation is pleased to continue to support the initiatives of the Applied Neuromarketing Consortium...

Future of AI and Work
From The Eponymous Pickle

Future of AI and Work

Future of AI and Work - Millennium Report"Future Work/Technology 2050 The future of work and increasing income gaps are among the most discussed topics of long-term...

Introduction to Bayesian Inference
From The Eponymous Pickle

Introduction to Bayesian Inference

Good technical introduction to Bayesian modeling.   Integrated with three generations of AI ... 2 lectures from a summer schoolhttp://research.microsoft.com/en-us...

Analytics Tools in Bluemix
From The Eponymous Pickle

Analytics Tools in Bluemix

IBM adds analytics (Watson Analytics,etc), data warehousing tools to Bluemix"With built-in Netezza analytics libraries, and integration with Watson Analytics, R...
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