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Future of Sensors, There will be many more of them.
From The Eponymous Pickle

Future of Sensors, There will be many more of them.

From Bernard Marr," ... In a meeting with Airbus last week I found out that their forthcoming A380-1000 – the supersized airliner capable of carrying up to 1,000...

Programming the Quantum Future
From The Eponymous Pickle

Programming the Quantum Future

So what will this world look like, once it finally arrives?    " ... Co-author Benoît Valiron discusses quantum computing and "Programming the Quantum Future" ,...

Smartwatches with Templates for Business
From The Eponymous Pickle

Smartwatches with Templates for Business

In CWorld:  Data and process focusing work?   A wearable advisory system.  How much different than an App on a smartphone?  To what degree does someone see a notification...

Service Innovation Triangle Case Studies
From The Eponymous Pickle

Service Innovation Triangle Case Studies

Intriguing talk today that looks at a number of corporate examples.   I was unaware of the ITIF organization." ... Stephen Ezell, the Vice President of Global Innovation...

Rise of the Digital Assistant
From The Eponymous Pickle

Rise of the Digital Assistant

Facebook's Moneypenny, Apple Siri, Google Now, Microsoft Cortana, etc.  Jim SpohrerHere are   interesting reads about human-powered personal assistant servicesAnd...

Robotics Evolution
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Robotics Evolution

In the BBC:  Pointing to research about adding evolving capabilities to robotics.  Using learning to improve.  This has not improved quite as far as it might imply...

Prevedere on Economic Predictive Intelligence
From The Eponymous Pickle

Prevedere on Economic Predictive Intelligence

In KDNuggets, an interview with ..."... Andrew Duguay is a Senior Economist & Data Scientist with Prevedere Software. Prevedere is a Big Data Predictive Analytics...

Your Personal Information Architecture
From The Eponymous Pickle

Your Personal Information Architecture

Classic problem in the age of the internet, focusing your knowledge and data needs.  In Sloan Review: In an era of information overload, getting the right information...

3D Simulation for Product Development and Beyond
From The Eponymous Pickle

3D Simulation for Product Development and Beyond

In EETimes: New developments.  Possibilities for understanding product development linked to models of operation and interaction with consumers.  A flight simulator...

Doug Engelbart Institute
From The Eponymous Pickle

Doug Engelbart Institute

Doug Engelbart Institute:  Brought to my attention, we worked with Doug a number of times through the Institute for the Future.  Doug was the inventor of the computer...

Print v Digital Advertising
From The Eponymous Pickle

Print v Digital Advertising

Print vs. Digital: Another Emotional Win for Paper - Neuromarketing.   by Roger Dooley.   "... The latest findings come from Temple University consumer neuroscience...

Makerbase as an IMDB of the Internet of Things?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Makerbase as an IMDB of the Internet of Things?

Had heard of Makerbase.  Never thought about it in this way.  It does not seem complete, or contain the right kinds of of information, and is likely fraught with...

IBM Buys Billions of Medical Images
From The Eponymous Pickle

IBM Buys Billions of Medical Images

A classic example of needing a wealth of training sets.  We did similar things with the knowledge of our own enterprise.   But found even that information to be...

Probing Free Will
From The Eponymous Pickle

Probing Free Will

In New Scientist.  Brain implants will require a better understanding of what we really want.Imagine a world where you think of something and it happens. For instance...

Your Ketchup is Messaging You
From The Eponymous Pickle

Your Ketchup is Messaging You

In Adage: Your Ketchup Is Sending You A Facebook Message   .....   Heinz and BMW are experimenting with a new platform built with messaging apps such as Facebook...

Humans Build Spaces
From The Eponymous Pickle

Humans Build Spaces

Is this what has caused us to construct spaces for social interactions with machines?   Too simple, but will this cause us to find other ways to communicate and...

Google is not a Conventional Company
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Google is not a Conventional Company

By Larry Page, in the official Google Blog.  G is for Google. Intriguing read.  So what is next?They announce a new company called Alphabet.  A collection of companies...

Microsoft and Big Data
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Microsoft and Big Data

Is Microsoft Putting Big Data At The Heart Of Their Business? – Data Science Central, by Bernard Marr. " ... It is now angling to become a key player in big data...

Touching the Virtual
From The Eponymous Pickle

Touching the Virtual

In CACM:  Advances in haptics.   We experimented with in retail spaces. Touch sensory interaction.  " ... What is new is the concept of touchable holograms: not...

Testing AI in Asean Businesses
From The Eponymous Pickle

Testing AI in Asean Businesses

Forrester look at how AI is being tested in Asean businesses.  A number of good examples are mentioned.  
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