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Toronto City Innovation Conference

Earlier this week I was the keynote speaker for the Toronto Innovation Showcase . One of the things the mayor announced was the Toronto Open project. This activity opens up much of the cities information for the residents of Toronto to mashup into applications...

Published 11-05-2009 11:34 AM by Charlie Bess

Filed under: Collaboration, Consumerization , Edge computing , Innovation , Trends, Applications, Technology adoption, Pervasive computing, Organizational relationships, User Interface

It's All About the Network

It has been over a year since the 4G blog , so it is time for a review. 3G promised us the mobile internet, but due to speed limitations, this promise fizzled as consumers either lacked the patience, or were not in favor of the price/performance of the...

Published 08-18-2009 7:25 PM by Rene Aerdts

Filed under: Consumerization , Trends, Technology adoption, Wi-Max

The possibility of using FM subcarrier managing energy demand

Utilities and government agencies are looking for innovative solutions to manage electricity demand during peak periods. Their goal is to reduce consumption during the peak periods reducing the likelihood of brownouts or other power disruptions . There...

Published 08-05-2009 11:34 AM by Charlie Bess

Filed under: Communications , Consumerization , Energy

Windows 7 - Make sure you have a plan

It's clear that we're going to be in for a crescendo of wailing and praise around Windows 7 over the next few weeks. Articles are coming out in the Wall Street Journal - by the time it gets to that stage, the release is imminent and your access...

Published 07-23-2009 6:08 PM by Charlie Bess

Filed under: Consumerization , Emerging technologies , Technology adoption, Change management

I’m not old, I’m complicated

Today, I ordered a Bluetooth wireless keyboard to use when surfing the internet with my Sony Playstation PS3 . I just find it too difficult to do using the PS3 Controller and the on-screen keyboard. My initial thought was that perhaps I was simply to...

Published 07-22-2009 10:47 AM by mateen greenway

Filed under: Consumerization , Mobility , Development

The Rebirth of the Command Line

I've noticed a trend lately that GUI interfaces are not the "end all" that some people believe they were. The Mozilla folks have come out with a beta of Ubiquity , and this command line interface for Firefox allows anyone to mash-up web...

Published 07-17-2009 3:46 PM by Charlie Bess

Filed under: Consumerization , Development

The issues with robot interfaces being too human

There is an article in this month's Smithsonian magazine about robotics and the issues with what they can do, and the problems people have when robots look too human. This is a good article for those interested in robotics or in the numerous robotics...

Published 06-28-2009 2:04 PM by Charlie Bess

Filed under: Consumerization , Emerging technologies , Technology adoption, Agentry

90 the new 60 - and what can technology do about it?

I've heard this phrase a few times over the past months as a way of putting how long people are going to be living in context. Now that I am 50, 60 doesn't seem so far away so it's a good thing we're moving the signposts and shifting our...

Published 06-21-2009 12:54 PM by Charlie Bess

Filed under: Collaboration, Consumerization , Transportation , Trends, Aging, Analytics

Microsoft Zune HD – how can these be used in business?

Microsoft recently announced a new version of its Zune music player , a touch-screen player called the Zune HD . They also announced a Zune extension into the Xbox Live platform, with goal to "create a game-changing entertainment experience"...

Published 06-06-2009 10:26 PM by Charlie Bess

Filed under: Business value generation , Consumerization , Edge computing , Emerging technologies , Trends

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