Author: Ken Pyle, Managing Editor

  • Viodi View – 03/27/17

    Viodi View – 03/27/17

    As readers may observe, the publication frequency of the Viodi View newsletter has slowed a bit in the last several months from once every two to once every three weeks. The slowing isn’t for lack of content, as there are literally dozens of interviews from shows like CES that are sitting on the hard-drive or in…

  • Self Driving versus Driverless – A Mobility Update with Alain Kornhauser #CES2107

    Self Driving versus Driverless – A Mobility Update with Alain Kornhauser #CES2107

    Driverless is like an elevator, explains Princeton Professor, Dr. Alain Kornhauser, in the above interview filmed at International CES2107. The difference between driverless and self-driving is that self-driving allows human involvement in the operation of the car (e.g. it has a steering wheel). His explanation simplifies the multiple levels of autonomous operation, as defined by SAE (see…

  • Viodi View – 03/07/17

    Viodi View – 03/07/17

    Continuity of Experience at #NCTCWEC 2017 “Continuity of experience” was a recurring theme at NCTC’s 2017 Winter Education Conference. Keynote speaker, Bruce Leichtman of LRG explained that this means creating user interfaces that transcend device, making it easy for customers to discover and view content wherever and how they want. He emphasized that this means creating new…

  • Continuity of Experience at #NCTCWEC 2017

    Continuity of Experience at #NCTCWEC 2017

    “Continuity of experience” was a recurring theme at NCTC’s 2017 Winter Education Conference. Keynote speaker, Bruce Leichtman of LRG explained that this means creating user interfaces that transcend device, as well as making it easy for customers to discover and view content wherever and how they want. He emphasized that this means creating new ways…

  • Viodi View – 02/17/17

    Viodi View – 02/17/17

    Bridging Silicon Valley and the Heartland At the end of last month, in one of his first announcements as the new FCC Chairman, Ajit Pai, made a call for nominations for a new advisory committee. The aim of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee is to “provide advice and recommendations to the Commission on how to accelerate…

  • Viodi View – 01/27/17

    Viodi View – 01/27/17

    Even though it hasn’t been a month, International CES 2017 seems like a blip in the rear view mirror of life. Fortunately, this video captures glimpses, along with commentary of some of the more impressive mobility developments and provides a preview of ViodiTV interviews yet to be published. New Mobility Directions & Models at #CES2017…