A Commercial Broken
We’ve all heard and suffered through “commercial breaks.” Well, the commercial–that annoying staple of modern television–is about to become seriously broken. If you have a DVR you’ve probably been...
View ArticleAffecting Future Behavior
What if you could be enticed into saving more money just by being made to look older? What if you could be encouraged to exercise with greater regularity by appearing to be more overweight, and what if...
View ArticleA Window into the Future
Corning Glass has created an impressive 11 minute video that offers a real “window” into the future. If you have the time, I highly recommend it … especially if you’re in the automotive, buildings...
View ArticleGet Your Head–and Mind–Into the Future
Late last year, I reported mobile web video conferencing was expected to grow 250-fold by 2015. Not surprisingly, I suggested this would impact how a great many people conducted their work. To this...
View ArticleFord's Faux Futuristic F*ck-Up
Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported on Ford and other automobile company’s efforts to entice young drivers into buying their products by offering vehicles that can stream Internet music, access...
View ArticleThe Strange Case of the Disappearing "B's"
Blockbusters, Borders, Brittanica, and Best Buy. They all begin with the letter “B” and they are all disappearing. Surprisingly, the underlying cause of each is the same: Digitization. In the case of...
View ArticleSpeaking of Jobs: A World of Possibilities
Yesterday, I shared how Google’s new “Project Glass” might soon allow users to receive real-time voice translations of foreign conversations and, thus, render the need to learn a second language...
View ArticleNina Meet Siri
As computers become ever more powerful, it’s difficult for some people to comprehend what will soon be possible. For example, after IBM’s Watson supercomputer defeated Jeopardy’s top two human...
View Article10 Game-Changing Technological Trends Transforming Tomorrow
We live in amazing times and our world is about to become even more amazing in the near future due to a plethora of game changing technologies. To understand why, it first helps to consider just a few...
View ArticleWill Google Insure the Future?
Yesterday, I addressed the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter Society (CPCU) on the future of insurance industry. Given the advances in data analytics, the “Internet of Things,” robotics and...
View ArticleWill Google Insure the Future?
Yesterday, I addressed the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter Society (CPCU) on the future of insurance industry. Given the advances in data analytics, the “Internet of Things,” robotics and...
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