Experience is everything — just ask Apple
Apple’s iPad is amazingly successful. The reasons for the success are there for all to see. But why can no one ape Apple’s success? Because what they’ve achieved is almost impossible to replicate, and...
View ArticleJust imagine an amazing future
When we imagine far off worlds, or make predictions of a future beyond the horizon of present day science and technology, and then make good of those imaginings, we create a self sustaining loop. By...
View ArticleWill earthquake-hit Japan herald a “greener” energy future?
With each passing day, the earthquake and tsunami stricken nuclear reactors skirting the wrecked east coast of Japan bring into sharp focus the questions concerning the reliability of nuclear power....
View ArticleThe dangers of drones and a Terminator apocalypse
OK, so at 8:11pm on April 19th, the military-designed artificial intelligence system called Skynet didn’t become self-aware and turn against its creators. And the real chances of a Terminator-style...
View ArticleBeyond belief
Easter came and went a bit like Christmas, in that we’re all for the festivities, the food and the fun, but just don’t talk about religion. Meanwhile, a man wearing an odd-looking dress and silly hat...
View ArticlePicture it — iOS on Canon, Nikon camera hardware
And at that moment, I realized the limitations of my iPhone; the camera just ain’t what it ought to be. Why? Microsoft Photosynth is asking a question the iPhone can’t answer. But if Apple teamed up...
View ArticleA legal revolution to re-start innovation evolution
Innovation is expensive and wasteful, and it doesn’t matter if you’re living tissue or leading-edge technology, the same rules apply. What we need is a revolution in patent legislation to help start...
View ArticleBlackBerry on the brink?
The BlackBerry line of mobile phones may have become loyal companions to travelling businessmen, but with competitors ever encroaching on its market share, the company has had to refocus its...
View ArticleSiri speaks, the future is found
Maybe you didn’t notice, but on October the 4th 2011, Apple entered the search engine market with Siri, and from that moment on, casual search will never be the same… I called Apple’s smooth search...
View ArticleGoogle trading quality and security for market share?
Google are experiencing something of a downer this past several days, much of which leaves a huge question mark hanging over their qualitative approach to Android. While I’m sure many will be quick to...
View ArticleApple and the KISS of success
Choice is a funny thing. Not funny-ha-ha, but the kind that makes you stop, wonder, and then scratch your head. And if there’s too much choice, you wonder some more before sighing with exasperation...
View ArticleMicrosoft Office mark up a rip off for Britain
So there I was, on the cusp of purchasing a copy of Microsoft Office for Mac Home & Business. $219.99 in the US, which — based on exchange rates — should be about £146. But then I swapped from...
View ArticleGuns. Drugs. 3d printing. Enjoy.
While at college, I remember seeing a documentary on stereolithography, which we today know as 3d printing. My first thought? Guns. Of course, I wasn’t writing then, so you only have my word for that...
View ArticleGoogle Glass and an always-on surveillance society
What do Google Glass and 3d printing have in common? No-one has seriously considered their implications for society in a broad context. By way of a continuation of my previous thoughts on 3d printing,...
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