On the cusp of a new generation of electric vehicles and the buildout of a smart grid, connected cars — vehicles linked to the power grid and communication networks — could mean a transportation system for the digital age. Here are the key players involved. Read More »
Archive for January 2010
What could a world of tablets bring? Not just better e-book readers or game machines, but an explosion of personally produced content, distributed by individual apps. But will Apple and Amazon seize that opportunity? Read More »
Brightcove is jumping on the TV Everywhere bandwagon by introducing a new “solution pack” that will give broadcasters and cable networks tools they’ll need to roll out new video services tied to consumer cable subscriptions. The TV Everywhere Solution Pack (TVE-SP) is built on top of… Read More »
Siemens, the German energy and engineering giant, has been slower to move into the smart grid than fellow competitors like GE and Swiss-based ABB. But over the past year Siemens has seemed to be making up for lost time, announcing a flurry of new projects… Read More »
This is the fifth in a series of 7 posts in the 7 days prior to Apple’s January 27 media event in which I explore various possibilities for an Apple Tablet and other potential announcements. Three years ago, my wife… Read More »
Today some anecdotal evidence has emerged that gives credence to the existence of a new kind of Apple device. More importantly, the data collected by Flurry shows that Apple is not going to jettison the iPhone OS and instead will leverage it to its advantage. Read More »
There are a lot of similarities between the build out of telecom and Internet infrastructure, and the current rollout of the smart grid. But here’s one major, and very important, difference between the construction of communications and energy networking, which the President and Chief Operating Officer… Read More »
Our platform focus continues this fine Sunday with the e-Book Echo, our take on the week in the digital publishing world. You know a technology is beginning to make an impact when it gets recognized on the web. Get ready for “Read… Read More »
When it comes to mobiles phones, if we want to talk more, we can expect to pay more. But VoIP over 3G networks could drastically change that. Carriers aren’t too keen on the idea, but some folks believe it’s the next logical step in mobile communication. Read More »
Mahalo founder Jason Calacanis has called for a public boycott of comScore because of a controversial change in the way it measures web traffic, and has pulled Union Square VC Fred Wilson into the fight as well. Read More »
Here are some interesting posts from around the ‘Net to catch up with over the weekend: Read More »
This weekend’s collection of videos are oddly personal for me. Which is to say that they’re all things that YouTube thinks I want to watch. See, I’ve never paid their recommendation features much mind (if only because I watch such a strange range of content… Read More »
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