Insights From A Smart House Innovator


Much has been written about the “Internet of Things”, and the promise of smart devices making our lives better and more efficient. One of the places most logical for this reality to transform our...
    






In One Word, The Big Difference Between Good And Bad Mobile Shopping


The Yankee Group and Mobidia today published a survey of worldwide mobile shopping trends. Although it is called “Does Your Mobile Shopping App Stack Up”, it’s in fact a much wider review of mobile’s...
    






Audi’s CES Keynote Blessedly Short But Long On Vorsprung durch Technik


Keynotes at the giant Consumer Electronics Show blanketing Las Vegas this week tend to drag on in self-glorifying clockwork fashion. A comic or some PR flunky warms up the crowd, then the CEO...
    






Nvidia Kicks Off CES With New Mobile Graphics Chip That Inspired California Crop Circle


Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang unveiled a powerful mobile graphics chip that aims to transform the look and feel of video games and to power photorealistic digital dashboards and promote self-driving cars...
    






Samsung Smart Home wants to build the ideal connected home


Samsung promised a big show at CES 2014 this week, and that meant going beyond Galaxy smartphones and tablets in different sizes. Meet Samsung's dream for the ideal connected or "wired" home - the...
    






Pandora Mines Music Data Trove For Better Ads


A few months ago, I spoke with Eric Bieschke, Pandora’s’ Chief Scientist, for a story about the company’s approach to analyzing the music listening data it gleans from its 72 million active...
    






Highlights of CES 2014 in Las Vegas: Inspire S200 3D Printer from Beijing Tiertime Technology


The much awaited Consumer Electronics Show (CES), also known as International CES is just only a few days away from now. We have been eagerly waiting for this event since last and can’t wait anymore...
    






L.A.’s 2014: New Year. New Start. New Tech.


As predictions go about what our future might look like, historically — we have often been wrong. By now, some thought we’d have jet-packs. Others thought that humans would be able to fly. Or that...
    






Air Travel Industry’s New Year’s Resolutions: A Report Card


Two years ago at New Year’s, I dreamed a beautiful dream of 12 resolutions for the air travel industry. As 2014 begins, let’s ride the Way Back Machine to revisit those resolutions and see whether my...
    






CES 2014 delivers enhanced digital experience with website and mobile app


The website and application designs have been well refreshed to enhance the user experience through some improved ease of use across the various types of devices and the addition of some new and...