by Susan Schreiner | Apr 10, 2014 | As Seen in i3 Magazine
This year it was clear that one of the real values of the 2014 International CES is its role as an important venue for collaboration across companies and industries, and that this is a new way of doing business. Historically, collaborations at CES tend to be about...
by Susan Schreiner | Feb 4, 2014 | As Seen in i3 Magazine
For the New Year, C4 is focusing on wearable technologies. Two key events catapulted wearables — the introduction of Google Glass and the launch of the Pebble Smartwatch, the crowdfunding wonder that raised more than $10 million, making it one of the most...
by Susan Schreiner | Oct 4, 2013 | As Seen in i3 Magazine, Innovation
In the late 1990s, Internet radio first began to attract attention. But it was not until 2001 that Apple transformed forever how we listen to music with the introduction of the iPod and iTunes. While there were already MP3 players on the market, Apple’s...
by Susan Schreiner | Jul 23, 2013 | As Seen in i3 Magazine, Innovation
In May 2013, McKinsey’s Global Institute named energy storage devices or physical systems that store energy for later use as one of 12 disruptive technologies that will impact the economy and shape the future. Batteries power our always-on digital lifestyle but...
by Susan Schreiner | May 28, 2013 | As Seen in i3 Magazine, Innovation
Wearable technologies are emerging from the lab onto the street, into the gym and onto the ski slopes. Today’s smartphones and tablets are like having a genie in a bottle. We pull from our pockets a mini, powerful computer and with a swipe or voice command get...
by Susan Schreiner | May 7, 2013 | As Seen in i3 Magazine, Trends
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...