Viodi View – The Bridge Between the Heartland and Silicon Valley

Author: Ken Pyle, Managing Editor

  • Viodi View – 01/22/10

    Navin Johnson– I couldn’t help but think of Steve Martin’s blissfully incompetent character from the classic film The Jerk, while at the recently held Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas. As you may recall, Navin Johnson stumbled into success and fortune by inventing a pair of glasses that would not slip off one’s nose. It…

  • Viodi View – 01/06/10

    With all the press releases and noise coming from the Consumer Electronic Show this week, I am reminded of Everett M. Christensen’s 23rd postulate, “What you do speaks so loudly I can’t hear what you say.” I hope to be able to see through all of the hype and hyperbole at the show and bring…

  • Industry Calendar

    This calendar lists some of the industry events that Viodi may be covering.  

  • 50/50 Isn’t Enough – The Key to Successful Relationships – A Book Review

    50/50 Isn’t Enough – The Key to Successful Relationships – A Book Review

    Try as he might, Jimmy Stewart’s character in the classic Christmas film, It’s a Wonderful Life, cannot escape his hometown for the carefree adventures of his youthful dreams. Instead, he always puts others’ needs before his own. Just before it is too late, he realizes that those contributions to others had been his purpose. I…

  • Another Reason for Embedding

    At the Tampa Bay International Airport, WiFi access to the Internet is bundled with the price of your airline ticket; aka it is "free access". There is a price to "free", however, and, in this case, it is the blockage of video streaming and adult content sites. When attempting to access one of these sites…

  • Viodi View – 12/23/09

    Where’s the Gee-Touch? One of my family members has the ever-fashionable, iTouch on his Santa wish list. For various reasons, I have never been a fan of personal media players (PMPs) for kids. It is too easy for a PMP to hijack a kid’s free time and prevent them from having to find creative ways…