Everyday stress at work and home sometimes seems like a health issue you just have to tolerate. But doing nothing to relieve routine stress usually winds up causing sleep and illness problems as well. Now, a wellness technology company has a wearable device that just might bring more good vibes your way. When Feelmore Labs…
BlackBerry held its annual security conference last week. The messaging was split between Blackberry’s impressive updates to its ever-expanding security services — which are among the few using AI in security solutions — and its automotive efforts. Along with the auto industry, BlackBerry’s automotive initiatives are increasingly focused on electric vehicles that need help to…
Windows 11 launched last week, and since my career as an external analyst started at the same time Windows 95 did, I feel deeply connected to this platform. In 1995, Microsoft spent a mint on demand generation for the platform but didn’t spend enough on support and realized too late how vital drivers and hardware…
Qualcomm had a smart city event last week where they talked about the operational and financial advantages that those living or working in a smart city would enjoy. Shortly after watching this presentation, I watched the movie “Free Guy” (I loved the movie), which unintentionally featured the concepts of a smart city done well and…
Microsoft last week launched its new Surface line, and elements of it better target Apple’s weaknesses than any prior effort. I’ve been covering Windows releases since 1994 when I first started as an analyst and was tied to the Windows 95 launch. Every release has those that get over-excited and those that get overly concerned….
Trust in sources that we depend on for business and personal decisions is critical. A platform that aggregates opinion and news should be held to the highest standard of trust and honesty. This need for trustworthiness is because, if it acts against its users, an aggregation service like Facebook can cause damage at a national…
Whenever a war like Afghanistan ends, a financial problem drives a country into the next war. The companies that build the weapons take a massive revenue hit because a country at peace doesn’t consume many ordinances. But this time, thanks to climate change, there is effectively another conflict doing far more harm. That is the…
Electric vehicles are driven primarily by early adopters these days because the technology isn’t fully cooked yet. There are three big problems that are yet to be adequately resolved: Battery capacity — needs to have a range of over 300 miles; Charger availability — presently Tesla and other EVs use different standards and can’t easily…
Amazon last week held its Alexa Live 2021 developer conference, which would have been a lot more fun if during the event the Amazon Echo show in my office hadn’t gone insane. During the keynote, they started rattling off all the new commands that the Echo products could follow. My Echo could hear and tried…
It has been a sweltering summer for those of us on the West Coast of the United States. So hot that the lenses on my project car melted while it was in the shop. I think we’ve gone beyond the point of correction and now must focus on mitigation. For those of us on the…
