As I wound through Rancho Santa Fe during a nice training ride before sunset, I noticed the same thing over and over yesterday: drivers talking on cellphones. Talking in sports cars. SUVs. Sedans. You name it, they were on the cell talking in it.
Multi-tasking is no big deal. We all do it (I’ve seen plenty [...]
PowerPoint is part of life on the road pitching audiences. Your laptop carries the slides that are run through a projector. You lug your laptop (and power supply) through airport security checkpoints, in your briefcase, on your shoulder.
What if you only had to bring your sleek Blackberry and a small Bluetooth-enabled adapter (3.5″ x 2.5″ x 1″ 
with USB port?
Check out Impatica, [...]
A 5% drop in Facebook members, according to Nielsen Ratings, may be a temporary blip, due to user fatigue.
What will be the most telling is this summer when users are outdoors. Facebook’s recent IM testing shows how much it needs to be embedded in desktops to keep users tethered. The company would do well to invest more into its mobile offerings [...]
This talk at TED just posted is worth the 20-minute investment of time. As we move more toward work produced through ”collective actions” otherwise known as work by groups, Howard Rheingold, author of Smart Mobs shares: “Every desktop is now a printing press, a broadcasting station, a community or a marketplace.”
Rheingold predicts a day when the majority of us will be holding, carrying or [...]
Since the most “gadget conscious” cellphone users buy a new device every 9 months, use of recyled materials for these products makes perfect sense. Nokia has announced a prototype (not yet in the market) called Remade. The company is sending environmental signals in advance of the product launch. Blue no longer dominates Nokia’s website. The carefully selected image of a woman, [...]
The days of 2-year wireless contracts and exclusive carrier deals are under assault from global black market forces. Apple has admitted it can’t account for a chunk of iPhones (not on AT&T service plans) that should be producing revenue.
This New York Times article in Monday’s edition provides human texture to what happens when when marketing and product design are hot, [...]
Slacker, the San Diego-based personalized Internet radio company, has made good on a promise to deliver its portable listening devices according to revised schedule. The company missed its original target during the critical holiday shopping season and had to push delivery dates into late January.
It’s now ramping up PR to tell its unique story of [...]
The Federal Communications Commission should have a few extra coins in its pocket soon. Bids totaling nearly $19 billion have been received for blocks of wireless licensed spectrum, including $4.71 billion for the “C” block. Verizon and Google are thought to be vying for this slice of airwaves, which will be open to any device [...]
Hilton, Marriott and Sheraton hotels all cater to business customers. Functional rooms with Internet connectivity, reasonable prices and free breakfast keeps corporate types coming back.
But if you’re ever on business in Orlando, don’t plan on getting Internet connectivity in the Hilton Grand Vacation property. It’s the only Hilton property I know that only provides access to [...]
Motorola’s products seem to be getting smaller and smaller.
But not on the sidelines of NFL games.
The reason: Motorola bought the space.
Is putting your logo on a bulky wired contraption worn by tense and angry men a good marketing decision when you’re core business is wireless cellphones and devices? Of course, Motorola sells networking gear and communications products to corporations and government agencies.
But consider this:
Motorola’s valuation is $35 [...]
