Category Archives: Technology

China and the internet – The Economist

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

Stunning,  564 billion people online! (click here if video is not observable)

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Smartphones and Streaming Music

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

Is Apple prepping a streaming music service? Nobody outside Cupertino knows. Here’s strong evidence why it should. – Fortune Interesting Fortune piece on smartphones and streaming music speculating on Apple’s entrance into the space. FORTUNE — There’s no doubt that … Continue reading →

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Nonlinear Thinking: iLifeguards

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

Wow!  The robots are even coming for the lifeguards.  Maybe quantitative easing will help reduce unemployment on the beach. Amazing world we now live. Swimmers on Californian beaches are likely to be rescued by a different kind of lifeguard if … Continue reading →

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Introducing Samsung’s Galaxy S4 – CNET

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

Very cool! (click here if video is not observable)

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Will 3D Printing Change the World? – PBSoffbook

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

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The international cyberwar intensifies

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

Keep this on your radar. Newly released reports tie years of cyber attacks against the U.S. to the Chinese military, triggering the potential for more aggressive action from the White House. We look back at a Washington Post special report … Continue reading →

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Weekend Lecture: Is Innovation Over?

Posted on February 15, 2013 by

Tyler Cowen, of George Mason University, and Bhaskar Chakravorti, of Tufts University, debate the proposition: Innovation is over. The discussion was moderated by Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Shanghai bureau chief for The Economist, at The Economist’s World in 2012 Festival on December … Continue reading →

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Nonlinear Thinking: iDoctors

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

One of our favorite technologies hits the mainstream media.   Revolutionary assuming the vested interests don’t squash it. Hat tip Larry Wagner! (click here if video is not observable)

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The Robots Are Here!

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

“…robots now poses the central economic dilemma of the Obama era” …In their book, Brynjolfsson and McAfee cite a meeting between Henry Ford and Walter Reuther, the union leader. Pointing at his new robots, Mr Ford says, “How will you … Continue reading →

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Tech More Than An “Alternative Virtual Universe” – P. Thiel

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

Peter Thiel, one of favorite billionaire, venture capitalist, and hedge fund managers, really nails the future and raison d’etre  of technology, in our opinion.  Recall his famous line,  “We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters.”    Amen to that! … Continue reading →

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