by Susan Schreiner | Oct 22, 2017 | Business, Health, Technology, What's Hot
With the premiere of the first Star Wars movie, our perception of robots changed forever. Until 1977, people used to think about robots as machines that performed pre-programmed tasks with limited memory. With the premiere of the first Star Wars movie, our perception...
by Susan Schreiner | Jun 20, 2017 | Business, Health, Technology
Eighty years after the famous movie quote “Mirror, mirror on the wall…” was uttered in Snow White, this phrase has an updated twist. Technology including IoT, sensors, virtual and augmented reality as well as artificial intelligence (AI) now analyze problems, correct...
by Susan Schreiner | Jun 16, 2017 | Technology, What's Hot
Over the past five years or so, we’ve seen the spectacular rise of wearables – and if you follow CES, you know that wearables became a significant category on the show floor. Anecdotally, humans have been wearing bracelets and necklaces for over 100,000 years,...
by Susan Schreiner | Apr 3, 2017 | Technology
As we look into the crystal ball of a new year we find some prominent tech trends in the consumer marketplace that are also stimulating innovation and transformation in the corporate world. Virtual reality, 3D printing, drones, wearables, big data, the Internet of...
by Susan Schreiner | Feb 1, 2017 | Technology
Cybersecurity threats and privacy invasion are daily news with Snowden, Assange, WikiLeaks and foreign hackers breaking into government, political, health, banking and other sites. From the Sony breach to the DNC hacking — cyberpunks aim to steal intellectual...
by Susan Schreiner | Aug 3, 2016 | Technology, What's Hot
In wearables entertainment, this is expected to be a breakout year for Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality (VR/AR) headsets and a boon to retailers. This category is about enhancing the user experience during entertainment activities. These can include devices that...