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Will Gen 3 Chromebooks Finally Hit the Mark?
Now on their third generation, Chromebooks have taken a deserved perceptual and business beating over the last few years. Generation one and two were flawed in many basic ways, with high prices, sluggish performance, and lack of robust …
NVIDIA’s Project SHIELD Connects Disparate Gaming Worlds
Even before CES 2013 officially began, NVIDIA announced a new product that rocked the gaming world. NVIDIA announced Project SHIELD, an NVIDIA-branded mobile gaming device that connects different world of gaming, across modes, displays and content.
My first visual impression of …
Microsoft Pulls it Together (Almost) for Windows 8 Launch
I attended Microsoft’s launch last week for Windows 8, Windows RT, and Surface. While launch day is only one milestone in a string of milestones, launch day is the one day that everything must come together, the day …
My Favorite Things About iOS 6
Having used every version of iOS and Android since inception, I am always very excited to jump on the latest and greatest smartphone operating system. You see, operating systems say as much about a company and about the future as …
Without Metro Apps, Innovative Touch-based Windows 8 Consumer Hardware is Meaningless
Last week at IFA in Berlin, Germany, HP, Dell, Samsung, and Sony announced some very unique hardware designs for Windows 8. They included touch notebooks, convertibles, sliders, flippers, hybrids, and tablets that can take advantage of Microsoft’s Metro touch-based UI. …
Apple vs. Samsung: What Doesn’t Compute
I’m not a lawyer, but I am an analyst who unfortunately has participated in some of the largest corporate legal battles, has two immediate family members who are IP lawyers, and has had to decide on industrial design for consumer …
Why do Products like the Google Nexus Q Launch?
At Google’s I/O developer conference in June, Google boldly announced the Nexus Q, a $299 streaming music sphere. Last week, Google stopped selling the Nexus Q and cancelled all consumer pre-orders, saying buyers would get the unit for free. It appeared …
How Android Raises the Experience Bar with Nexus 7
As a technology insider who has actually planned, developed, and launched products, I have always believed it was important to spend inordinate amount of time living with new and emerging technology products. Only this way, can you get the “feel” …
Human-Computer Interface Transitions will Continue to Drive Market Changes
As a former executive and product manager for end consumer products and technologies, I have planned and conducted extensive primary research on Human-Computer Interfaces (HCI) or Human Machine Interface (HMI). A lot of this research was for …
Are Wearables the Next Wave of Computing?
Two weeks ago at Google I/O, Google thrust wearable computing into the mainstream, public eye by performing one of the most incredible stunts I had ever seen on the technology stage. Wearing Google Glass and communicating via real-time voice and …
Google Nexus Q: A Confused Product
Wednesday, Google kicked off their annual developers conference in San Francisco. Dubbed Google I/O, the conference is targeted at developers in the Google ecosystem. It is meant to woo them so that they keep developing for the ecosystem and if …
Why Apple is Wrong About Convertibles
On Apple’s last earnings call, CEO Tim Cook responded to a question on Windows 8 convertibles by saying, “You can converge a toaster and a refrigerator, but those aren’t going to be pleasing to the user.” At first glance, this …
HTC One X International: Trading in My iPhone 4S?
HTC announced the HTC One family in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress 2012. The HTC One X was one of the bigger standouts as it indicated the best in breed of Android phones available on the market. Some even said …
Windows 8 CP Tablet Experience: Distinctive yet Risky for Holiday 2012
A little less than a week ago, Microsoft launched to the public the Windows 8 Consumer Preview (CP). This is a follow-on to the Developer Preview (DP) that I’ve been using on a tablet and all-in-one desktop since it was …
Future iPads Will Cannibalize TVs
As ZDNet’s Adrian Kingsley-Hughes points out, we know absolutely “nothing” about the iPad 3 right now. While pontificating about future Apple products is a lot of fun, drives many page views and makes web site editors very happy, it’s just a …
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