As I was packing for my recent vacation, I realized that I needed to take battery chargers for not just my SmartPhone, but also for my camera, two iPods, as well as my wife’s mobile phone. None of these chargers work on any of the other devices. One solution might be a universal charger, but I...
In a recent IEEE spectrum article a technique was described that allows plants to call the farmer to say they need water. A company came up with the product that measures the moisture level of the plant and then water the plant accordingly. It consists of several sensors wired to a control point that...
A number of years ago, former EDS Fellow, Randy wrote a blog entry about touch feedback being a problem for virtual screens . It looks like those haptic feedback are coming a bit closer to production . It's funny how adding another dimension to the user interaction experience can make it so much...
A while back, Forrester published a document about waves of technology change that was based on information from the US department of commerce. They've also put out some fairly thought provoking presentations on the implications of the next change. The next wave of IT from their analysis is to have...