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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
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Furniture Augmented Reality
Now an App from the prolific Augmented Pixels company. Think of these applications as mixing real life contexts and digital contexts. Note some similaritiesAR...
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What Does Big Data Look Like?
In Wired: The more complex, large and volatile a database is, the more important it is to understand it first with visualization. As I often preach: The first...
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Shaping Behavior in Real Time
Devices are already shaping our behavior in real time, but not always to our advantage. Experientia makes the claim that this is a frontier of design. Sensors...
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Promotion Crazy Consumers
We have all seen it, in ourselves and others. The rational economic model can quickly fall apart. A discussion of how to promote to promotion crazy consumer in...
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Technology Influences Storytelling
Internet influence on storytelling. Not really about technology, but how it influences how we write. In the NYT.
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Desktop as a Service
In the Cisco Blog. Virtualizing the desktop. Desktop as a service, DaaS. Interesting idea I had not thought much about. My desktop has become increasingly complex...
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McCormick Flavorprint
In Consumer Goods Technology:Exclusive Video: Learn How McCormick Leveraged Marketing/IT Collaboration to Develop FlavorPrintAs marketers look to leverage digital...
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Audi Self Driving Car Brain
In MIT Technology Review: Out of the CES conference. About Audi's compact brain for a self driving car. A car driving in a physical world and driving an information...
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Robotics Future is Quickly Approaching
Communications of the ACM, quoting a WSJ article: " ... The technology itself may not be as challenging as the emerging social, ethical, and economic issues, says...
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Retinal Displays
An idea that has been around for some time, but have yet to see it implemented usefully, is this the future? Is this wearable, or too intrusive." ... Avegant...
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Implicit Memory
Thoughts on emotion and decision making... Is memory implicit?" ... The relatively new field of neuromarketing and the role emotions play in the decision-making...
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Presence Zones
Smarter and more personalized promotions in what are being called 'presence zones' in retail. In Forbes. Will this transform the in-store experience? Or clutter...
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How People Limit their Social Networks
In the early days of social media I remember this discussion about how broad one should cast their social network. A number like 40 people in their network was...
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Tuning Out In-Store Media
In RetailWire: Are shoppers tuning out in-store media? Yes, they always have. We tested a number of options in this area and the biggest issue was not hearing...
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Where is Social TV Headed?
The direction of social TV. This has been much discussed, but seems to have gone nowhere. A look back and predictions: " ... As we wrap up 2013, it looks like...
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IBM Watson Group Announcement
This Morning live. Livecast here. An engine in a cognitive system. Finally the emergence of artificial intelligence? #IBMWatson
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Big Data Organizational Challenge
From Bain & Co: Summary article with links to other coverage, based on their study. Well put. " ... Samsung uses it to power the content recommendation engine...
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Intel Wearables
More out of Intel's innovation systems. " ... Intel unveils series of wearable devices, including a smartwatch and fitness-tracking earbuds ... Intel wants...
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