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What if smart glasses looked like regular, everyday glasses?
Google Glass was derided in the press as a dorky, clunky, privacy-invading error. (In truth, it was a bold experiment that launched the smart glasses revolution.)
Google Glass proved that… Continue reading Why ‘invisible smart glasses’ are the perfect wearable
The long-neglected PC got a massive injection of innovation this week with major announcements from Google, Apple and Microsoft.
Each company introduced advancements that users didn’t ask for, didn’t think they wanted and are already complaining ab… Continue reading How Google, Apple and Microsoft just saved the PC
Question: Why not launch video sessions with family, friends or co-workers and leave them running all the time?
Answer: Because if feels weird to be on camera all day.
Now, a new generation of video chat apps offers flexible new ways to maintain al… Continue reading Always-on group video chat arrives
We all know about lemmings, right? These tiny Arctic rodents occasionally commit mass suicide by hurling themselves off cliffs en masse. Why, adorable fuzzy creatures? Why?
The answer is: They don’t. Lemming suicide is a myth, a misconception, a li… Continue reading It’s a world wide web of lies (but facts strike back)
We all know about lemmings, right? These tiny Arctic rodents occasionally commit mass suicide by hurling themselves off cliffs en masse. Why, adorable fuzzy creatures? Why?
The answer is: They don’t. Lemming suicide is a myth, a misconception, a li… Continue reading It’s a world wide web of lies (but facts strike back)
Star Trek got it right: In the future, we’ll use computers by talking to them.
Google held an event this week and new hardware got most of the attention. Google unveiled a couple of Google-built Pixel phones, Google Wi-Fi home mesh routers, the Goo… Continue reading Why Google A.I. is the last user interface
Remember WebVan?
The grocery delivery startup was considered “high-tech” because you could order groceries on a website and have them delivered. A darling of the late ’90s dot-com boom, WebVan ultimately failed, becoming a poster child for the dot-… Continue reading Why the future of package delivery is better than drones
Should you get Google’s Allo? The answer is: Yes!
As a messaging app, Google’s new Allo isn’t great. Specifically, it’s functionally indistinguishable from any number of apps that have been around for years.
But there’s one reason why you should wa… Continue reading Why you want Google’s Allo
Technology is democratizing.
Over the past 30 years, tools once reserved for presidents, spies, generals and media moguls have been made available cheaply to billions. Wireless communication. GPS. Satellite photography. Streaming live video to a gl… Continue reading When A.I. whispers in your ear all day
While nobody was paying attention, a wonderful new class of mobile gadget emerged.
These devices aren’t wearables because you don’t wear them. They’re not “Internet of Things” devices because they don’t have IP addresses. And they don’t enhance the… Continue reading Here come ‘Awareness of Things’ gadgets