Building New Foundations
The theme from this year’s meeting of global thought-leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, “resilient dynamism,” encompasses imperatives for ensuring growth in an era of accelerating change: Recognition that a new status quo is emerging, and leaders must realize that today’s challenges such as adversity, complexity and disruption are here to stay. Innovative...
Two CE Trends to Watch
As we begin the New Year, the top question is where are the opportunities? The key picks for 2013 are investment in innovation and the new role of mobile devices. Investment in Innovation As the market environment becomes increasingly competitive, the need to innovate is the lifeblood for change and prosperity. The good news is...
Hot for the Holidays
Wondering what are considered cool gifts for the holidays? Wonder what to gift? It seems as if a theme that we’ve been observing this year is that people want their food to be special, but with minimal fuss. Everyone seems to be rushed and particularly overwhelmed this time of year. 63 percent of consumers are...
Change & Innovation: Big Ideas
I am fascinated by innovations that solve “big” problems. Recently I was at MIT’s EmTech Conference as well as several health-focused events. A common thread throughout these conferences was that technology can be part of the solution to many of our greatest problems — from the threat of global warming and the energy crisis to...
Susan Schreiner Selected as 2013 CES Innovations Awards Judge
We are pleased to announce that Susan Schreiner was selected as a judge for the 2013 CES Innovations Awards. The Innovation Awards, unveiled yearly at the International CES, showcases the best new technologies and products the consumer electronics industry has to offer. Susan Schreiner was selected based on her experience, tremendous level of...
Big Data: The 800 Pound Gorilla
“Big data” has quickly moved from buzzword to disrupting how companies do business. Loosely-defined, it describes the exponential growth, availability and use of information in a data-rich landscape. It’s about analyzing the ever-growing volume, variety and velocity of consumer information that allows companies to discover new insights to help them compete. Personalized big data has...
The Emerging M2M Market
There is a surging interest in machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions and services. M2M is emerging from a cottage industry into the consumer technology industries in a major way. The notion of connecting the physical world to the Internet via wireless communication is a captivating idea. The promise of a world of connected devices in which machines...
Reinventing the Customer Relationship
Store loyalty is eroding. According to Nielsen, 43 percent of U.S. shoppers switched their retailer of choice after going online to research a product – but interestingly a McKinsey Research study found that 40 percent of customers remain open to persuasion once they enter a store. Consumers who shop across a number of channels –...
Entrepreneurs Connect at the 2012 International CES
Eureka Park was a new concept for CES this year designed to give cutting-edge, early stage companies and entrepreneurs exposure to potential investors and B2B industry partners, including those interested in joint ventures or licensing deals. There was plenty of innovation as well as a strong entrepreneurial spirit in Eureka Park which mushroomed to...
Cloer 52 12-Cup Bitterness-Eliminating Coffee Maker
We recently received this coffee maker touting a patented temperature stabilization system that “maintains a stable water temperature of 200 degree Fahrenheit temperature through the brewing cycle.” According to Cloer, “this delivers the most full bodied, full flavored, robust cup of coffee with no bitter aftertaste.” As a heavy coffee drinker who loves a great...
HIMSS Acquires mHealth Summit
The international hub for connecting the mobile health ecosystem Note from the editor: We’ve become accustomed to being connected 24/7, and now, health and wellness are going mobile. The mHealth Summit has emerged as the seminal and largest event in the mobile health sector, bringing together leaders and visionaries from across the mHealth ecosystem. For...
Top 5 Trends for 2012: Smart Medtech
Smart Medtech: Health and Wellness While fitness is increasingly associated with health, we see Smart Medtech as emerging as a major megatrend. Given skyrocketing health costs, the need for expanding and improved patient care given the deluge of 77 million aging boomers, forecasted shortages of doctors and other professionals, – companies across sectors are looking...
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