CaaS may soon mean concierge-as-a-service. Japan to open first hotel with robotic staff. In addition to the robot staff, the hotel will be equipped with other advanced technologies, such as the use of facial recognition scanners in lieu of room … Continue reading
It’s come to this: a Buzzfeed-style “listicle” about the Internet of Things. Seventeen “stunning” things you never knew about the IoT. But I bet you actually know at least 12 of them. 1. In 2008, there were already more “things” … Continue reading
Rapid advances in digital manufacturing, particularly additive manufacturing, are changing aviation design and testing. The aviation company Pratt & Whitney is exploring whether technology known as additive manufacturing could be used to develop more compact jet engines that could make … Continue reading
Watching the Postal Service compete with FedEx, it’s wise to remember that USPS has one advantage: a enormous sugar daddy. In the latest year, a $754M sugar daddy. The results of the U.S. Postal Service’s ongoing surrender to e-mail, United … Continue reading
FedEx manages to alienate the small business customer. Small businesses and entrepreneurs that are using FedEx are finding SmartPost just as terrible as the company’s sales team. Those who use Amazon to sell goods are forced to use FedEx SmartPost, … Continue reading
Surprising to find that one of the more digitally advanced sectors of retail is automotive retail. Yes, car dealers. As I gaze into the next decade, it seems to me that automotive retail outlets are ideally suited to take advantage … Continue reading
I almost fell over from a spell of the vapors when I saw this good news, just in time for the spring furniture show in North Carolina. Fainting couch, lounge chair or chaise – whatever you tag it, this elongated … Continue reading
Geeks of a certain age have watched the sad, slow, lingering death of RadioShack with dismay and wistfulness. It didn’t have to be this way. There are still potential RadioShack customers out there. Some need HDMI cables and aren’t willing … Continue reading
The future of wearables is not a smart watch or a dorky pair of glasses. You won’t have just one wearable—you’ll have dozens. The biggest mistake everyone makes is assuming we’re going to wear the same one all the time. … Continue reading
Used to be, we told organizations to fight to eliminate “shadow IT” spend, and control it all within the IT function. Now, CIOs need to embrace it and manage it. In order to prevent shadow IT from becoming a problem, … Continue reading