Appcessories: the march toward a smartphone-controlled world
Posted by Ross Rubin, Tuesday, November 27, 2012
The same Moore's law trajectory that has turned smartphones into pocket computers has led to the rise of appcessories. These devices are anything from thermostats to remote controls, and they can be controlled by a smartphone or tablet. The advancement of these products is creating new ways in which companies can differentiate products as well as encouraging the development of new application programming interfaces that mobile developers can tap into. Read more »
4 takeaways from GigaOM RoadMap 2012
- Posted by Adam Lesser, Tuesday, November 6, 2012
The focus of this year's GigaOM RoadMap Conference was on design and the user interface, and how those are critical to succeeding in a connected world. During the event, attendees took time to consider important strategic issues, from what UIs will look like after Siri to where the IPO market is today and how it could affect early-stage companies. We've gathered some of the key takeaways from these sessions and other parts of GigaOM RoadMap to provide a brief analysis on how companies and devices will best connect with users in the future. Read more »
- Posted by Todd Grimm, Thursday, May 31, 2012
To understand the still-growing and fragmented 3D printing industry, one must start with its complex terminology. Read more »
The big theme of MWC: How to live in a connected world
- Posted by Kevin Fitchard, Friday, March 9, 2012
The industry has moved beyond starry-eyed soothsaying about a world of 50 billion connected devices to start talking about how these mammoth networks of objects and appliances would actually work and how they would be managed. Read more »
The online identity race is just beginning
- Posted by Mathew Ingram, Monday, January 30, 2012
The race to lock up the identities of web users and thereby get access to their data is accelerating. Read more »
Envisioning future strategies for Sony’s success
- Posted by J. Gerry Purdy, Ph.D., Friday, January 6, 2012
Sony's buyout of Ericsson's position in the company could put the former back in the mobile and wireless game. Read more »
Why the Mac is infiltrating the enterprise
- Posted by Erica Ogg, Tuesday, December 27, 2011
The ultimate opportunity for Apple is huge if it can continue to ride the "iPad as Trojan horse" trend into offices. Read more »
When video gets democratized, who wins and who loses?
- Posted by Ryan Lawler, Tuesday, December 20, 2011
The democratization of online video is poised to cause massive disruption in the way content is created, distributed and discovered by users. Read more »
Connectivity means making the machine disappear
- Posted by Mathew Ingram, Monday, November 28, 2011
Design, ease of use and human behavior are the real power behind the computer. Read more »
The future of notebooks: Following in the footsteps of the MacBook Air
- Posted by Erica Ogg, Monday, November 7, 2011
From the OS to the user experience, the MacBook Air might just be the peak of notebook design. Read more »
