From Europe, fashion and technology are merging into smart clothes. There is a whole industry dealing with the so-called intelligent textile products. “In the last 10 to 15 years, there were many EU supported research projects on smart textiles but … Continue reading
Why Nordstrom’s digital strategy is working, and many other retailers are struggling. The persistent digitization of Nordstrom’s business has allowed the company to grow revenues by more than 50% in the last five years. The company is growing sales in … Continue reading
In the new era of data and analytics, the most data driven companies are also some of the most successful. Take, for example, General Electric, which has already turned itself into a math house. It has assembled a staff in … Continue reading
The Internet of Noisy Things. That car, truck, or bike might not sound as hot as you think it does. Stomp on the gas in a new Ford Mustang or F-150 and you’ll hear a meaty, throaty rumble — the … Continue reading
At Davos, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt predicted the end of the Internet, but that’s not what you think. At the end of a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where his comments were webcast, he was asked … Continue reading
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, wait, it’s a flying billboard. Boeing last week won a new patent for technologies that would add giant digital displays onto wings, fuselages and tails — and even upturned winglets on future jets. … Continue reading
Ford is not actually an automotive manufacturer any more. They are a big data and mobility company. Ford Motor Co. wants to improve its Big Data and analytics capabilities. That’s one of the reasons the company has decided to expand … Continue reading
UPS had a bad holiday peak season and paid the price. (Login required) United Parcel Service Inc. delivered holiday packages on time this season, but it paid a steep price. The company surprised Wall Street Friday by announcing that preparations … Continue reading
A bit off-topic, but so amazing, it’s worth reporting: an early, possibly draft, copy of the Gospel of Mark (from, you know, The Holy Bible) dating from the first century, recovered from paper later recycled into an Egyptian death mask. … Continue reading
Boeing and the University of Washington partner on an advanced engineering center. Boeing and the University of Washington are taking their collaboration to greater heights with a new campus research center where doctoral engineering students, UW professors and Boeing engineers … Continue reading