Top 5 Trends for 2012: Fitness & Staying in Shape
FITNESS AND STAYING IN SHAPE The converging of personal fitness awareness and in-home exercise and training opportunities — along with growing momentum on a corporate basis is moving tech fitness from just a ‘game’ into the trend category. With economic challenges and increasing costs of insuring one’s workforce – more companies are introducing corporate wellness...
Top 5 Trends for 2012: Education
Education is finally getting the attention it deserves! Public education has been a cornerstone of the U.S. as a civil society, a democracy, and as a global leader in innovation – but we are now at an inflection point in education. With a continued intense focus on the economy, there is growing recognition that the...
5 Digital Technology Trends to Watch in 2012
While we follow trends as it relates to consumer technology on a year ‘round basis – we thought that we would kick-off the New Year with our top five ‘hot emerging trends and new business opportunities.’ Technology is changing the world. It is profoundly shaping who we are and what we do, and we are...
New Supplement to Dealerscope Launched: Housewares Retailing
A new resource for dealers and distributors that focuses on turning home appliances, home environment and home-care products into a new profit center was launched within the January 2012 issue of Dealerscope Magazine: Housewares Retailing (HR). HR is about delivering the latest insights, strategies, information and knowledge focused on home appliances (i.e., mixing, brewing and...
A Fool-Proof Way to Cook Rice!
A Review: Zojirushi NP-GBC05 Rice Cooker We test and review products in different ways. One way is in a ‘lab’ environment and the other is to put the product and package into the hands of a prospective user – with no pre-instructions by us except to follow the instructions from the manufacturer. In this case,...
Susan Schreiner Selected as 2012 CES Innovations Awards Judge
We are pleased to announce that Susan Schreiner was selected as a judge for the 2012 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 business achievement...
CE Devices that Encourage Fitness and Health
Spiraling healthcare costs, an obesity epidemic and a shortage of healthcare professionals in rural communities, as well as an oncoming shortage of professionals for aging boomers, are forcing a fundamental change in healthcare delivery services and patient/provided dynamics. Wellness and fitness products are becoming essential for disease prevention, treatment and monitoring at home or on-the-go....
Ford CTO Presented a Vision for the Future: To the Cloud!
Round-up from IFA: Based on our trip to IFA and walking this massive show — check out some highlights of concepts and gadgets that have the potential for affecting our daily lives — whether at home, work or play. Ford Chief Technology Officer Paul Mascarenas spoke at the IFA show in Berlin about the Evos...
News out of IFA
Samsung Introduces Three Products to Its Mobile Line-Up at IFA 2011…And One Opens a New Category Berlin, Germany – Samsung made news at IFA in Berlin – Europe’s leading consumer electronics and appliance show – with its introduction of three mobile devices two of which are expected to land at retail in the US in...
Childhood Obesity: Any Relief for Fat in the Playground?
With school beginning just a few short weeks away – childhood obesity is one of those topics that has caught our attention. While the news headlines are concentrating on the economy – other coverage is centering on the tripling of childhood obesity over the past 30 years. The prevalence of obesity among children aged 6...
Gaming for Health
A new field is emerging that connects health care with solutions emerging from the videogame industry called Games for Health. Digital interactive games will play a pervasive, powerful role in health and health care. Games are aimed at motivating healthy behavior change, teaching health concepts that resonate, enhancing people’s cognitive health, taking medical training to...
Changing the World with Mobile Social Media
When the concept for the Internet emerged more than a half-century ago — who could have foreseen that vast amounts of information would easily be accessible on mobile devices like smart-phones, laptop computers and tablets? Back in the 1970s the U.S. Defense Department’s DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) established a digital communications network...
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