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Deconstructing the complexity of a smartphone and refashioning it as a bunch of swappable components which can be slotted together in various custom combinations by the user is clearly not going to be a cakewalk. Will be interesting to see, how will current companies think and react to potentially large platform shifts as opportunities or threats like these and the disruptive effects of this new platform? We are living in a time when technology is riding high and showing little signs of stopping, and underneath this swell of activity are newer, emergent platforms, which could dramatically alter industries and the profits of corporations who dismiss them. For a moment in time, resisting new platforms can fit into a corporate strategy. However, over time, companies must constantly ask hard questions and reassess the growth of emergent platforms and not make small moves too late. Often, these platforms can get so big, they turn into unstoppable(ala  +Android ) movements. Mobile, ...

Now that +Android  dominates the market share for smartphones, Google threw the tech world a curveball today with its Android Wear platform, a wearable version of Android. This could make all those other smart watches look like they're standing still. Introducing Android Wear . Information that moves with you. Useful information when you need it most - at a glance or in a word. Major functions of Android Wear: 1. Google Now-style "homescreen" with a scrollable list of cards, 2. Notification system that alerts you to information from your smartphone, and 3. Series of contextual tools that pop up during certain activities. It provides a series of cards with contextual information based on your Google info, like Email, location, browsing history, recent Hangouts chats, flight times, making reservations, sending texts, controlling your music playback, etc. Android Wear watches feature always-on displays, so you’ll always see important info like time, calls, and alert...

Your home is your heaven. Yet the tasks involved in keeping it clean and functional can seem overwhelming at times. Wouldn’t it be great if you had a little help with the chores? Not only do these items attract attention for their innovative capabilities, they provide a glimpse into the future of appliances. Thanks to a recent onslaught of smart appliances, home life could get quite a bit easier in the near future. Imagine, if you’re able to activate the dishwasher from your smartphone while you’re at the office! With technology intersecting just about every area of our lives, here's a look at new concept, giving us a peek into what cooking in the future may be like. +WHIRLPOOL 's vision for the kitchen. Underneath a marble countertop an induction cooktop with smart sensors and embedded displays. The large surface dynamically detects when pots and pans are placed atop it and heats them accordingly. At your fingertips there's also a control panel that gives access to o...

Moov(next generation of wearable tracking) isn’t just a fitness tracker — it's a fitness coach. +Moov  wants to go beyond basic “step” data to tell you how to improve your form and get the most out of your workout. Moov can instruct you on how to run, box, swim, bike, and exercise. It can give you tips on how to run without putting strain on your knees, or how to lift weights with the proper form. When you’re running, Moov will give real-time audio tips right through your headphones about how to shorten or lengthen your stride or speed up. Moov is a small 1.5-inch disc that you strap onto your wrist, bicep, ankle, or whatever is most appropriate for that exercise. If you're doing pushups, Moov goes on your bicep to track your form. For boxing it's on your wrist and when biking on your ankle. And Moov is only meant to be worn during exercise.

Dash may lead to a sea change in the way that we think about our cars and how we drive Your car is a hot bed of data that goes unused. Dash makes use of this by keeping track of how much you drive, where you can get gas, and you can even instruct Dash to detect if you get in an accident and automatically text someone an alert. Unlock enhanced performance, cost savings and social driving. Smarter. Driving. Everyday. Dash connects your smartphone to your car with a simple, low-cost device which you can install yourself - simply reach under your steering wheel and plug in in! No mess, no mechanic, no problem. Features: Driver score and insights, to help improve your performance Save money with nearby gas price comparison Check Engine Light notifications and explanation Find where you parked, with the car locator Leaderboard to compare the best drivers Multi-vehicle support, with automatic VIN de-coding Driving Mode - real time data on MPG, as well as audio alerts.

A Smartphone would be able to see and understand its environment with the help of Perceptual Computing And Vision Processing. Project Tango, an attempt to give mobile devices human-like understanding of space and motion by  +Google ATAP (Advanced Technology And Projects). Computer vision is a rich field of academic, commercial and industrial research, the implications of which extend tendrils into virtually every aspect of our lives. Anticipating needs before they arise, and understanding needs that a person might not even be aware they have, make up the broader blue sky opportunities for a tech like this. Perceptual computing encompasses the whole field of analyzing data captured with sensors and visualization systems like cameras and infrared light. Computer vision is one component of the field, which allows devices to ‘see’ the areas around it more like a human does — or better. Getting 3D sensing onto phones, and spatial and topographic contextual awareness is table stake...

Your real devices with you everywhere you are. All your applications travel with you all of the time. Adjust your screen size and add extra display areas. The power of creation at your finger tips. First it was +Google Glass  and now this +meta , day by day these glasses keep reminding me, I need to get used to wearing glasses somehow..before I get hang of these super smart wearables. https://www.getameta.com

After a long wait, I finally got a chance to put my tinkering paws on Google and LG's lovechild. The verdict?  Google Nexus 4 . It's simply phenomenal. The phone is just attractive. Very solid-feeling, and the Gorilla Glass front and back give it a jewel-like appearance. After trying to decide between Nexus 4, Samsung Galaxy S4, and the HTC One. I found SGS4 plasticky and not a flagship device. Also, it wasn't as fluid as I've got used to after using Nexus devices. HTC One was much better. It felt great in hand, the speakers sounded great, and it was smooth. But, then I really  came to a conclusion  that I couldn't ignore, all of these phones will be outdated in a year and just plain old in two years. With Nexus 4, even though hardware would pale in comparison to next gen. devices, but software inside it would keep it fresh for me to use it on daily basis. So, I went with Nexus 4(N4). It certainly feels in the same league as the HTC O...

Glass is finding its way to developers and others and the reaction has been, well, predictable. I’ve been watching with great interest over the past few weeks as the naysayers seem to have gone overboard trying to bash +Project Glass  every chance they can. I’ve seen articles on Wired , CNN , Venturebeat , Businessinsider and on blogs, etc., all stating how terrible Glass is. Oh NO, geeky white dudes are wearing Glass ! This will never work!  Nobody Likes Google Glass  Oh no, I will punch someone in the face if they try talk to me with them on — all sorts of gibberish. It’s these kinds of comments, however, that are stoking the privacy fears around Glass, no matter how unfounded they are. There’s nothing like change to bring out the absolute haters. It seems like every time something comes out that represents change, people freak out. It’s not enough to say, “this thing is not for me.” People like to go absolutely overboard, talking about how horrible s...

For someone who has been working with smartphones for so long and loves mobile technology, what took me so long to get a Google Nexus phone is something you may be wondering. I have always been a huge fan of HTC phones & their layer of Sense on Android, I think that it adds quite a bit to the OS that I find useful. I really thought that getting a HTC device would be the best device for me, Sense, great camera with sturdy premium hardware, nice look, all that I could really want in the device, but then I began thinking again. Up until recently, I didn't feel the same way about Android devices, I was always afraid of buying what would quickly become outdated, and that always scared my wallet away from the purchases. I knew it was going to be supported, but I did feel like I was spending money on something that would be out of date the next month. With too many choices on the market, and even more rumors of future product announcements from HTC ( One series phones ) and Samsung...

According to O2’s ( UK based telecommunications company), recently released report about smartphone usage ,  smartphones are being used in ways that are remarkably different from the way we used phones five years ago. Smartphone users spend more time browsing the internet (25 minutes a day), social networking (17 minutes a day), playing games (14 minutes a day) and listening to music (16 minutes a day) than they do making calls (12 minutes). We spend about 11 minutes a day on email, 10.2 minutes on text messaging and when you total it all up, we stare at our smartphones for a whopping 128 minutes i.e over 2 hours a day. Whoa! But wait there is more. The study shows that phone has also started to replace a range of other possessions : Over half (54%) use their phones in place of an alarm clock Almost half (46%) have dispensed with a watch in favor of using their smartphone Two-in-five (39%) have switched to use their phone instead of a separate camera Over...