Category: Viodi View
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Viodi View – 04/18/16
Thanks to the combination of sensors and deep learning (i.e. artificial intelligence) we have entered the era of the super-human. That was a key takeaway from Nvidia’s GPU-Tech Conference. Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang termed 2015 as “a defining year for AI, the computer industry and likely for all of humanity.” Hopefully, 2015 won’t be viewed as a milestone along a path…
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Viodi View – 03/28/16
With the first shipments of the Oculus Rift going out today, will we soon see a new world of content? How will virtual reality shake up the content distribution business, if at all? Will VR only have niche applications or will it become a new way of life, just like the smart phone has become an appendage for many…
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Viodi View – 03/08/16
Should smaller broadband operators even offer video, given all the marketplace and regulatory challenges? That’s a question I am looking forward to posing at a panel at next week’s NTCA TEF conference. This session should be interesting, given this week’s proposal to the FCC by INCOMPAS (PDF) that, as a condition for approval of the Charter/Time-Warner merger, a…
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Viodi View – 02/26/16
What do set-tops, wireless and Silicon Valley have in common? Besides being referenced in today’s Viodi View, they also represent opportunity in one form or another to one group or another. More or Less Competition from FCC’s Approved “Open” Set Top Box Proposal? by Alan Weissberger On Feb 18, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) narrowly approved a…
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Viodi View – 02/13/15
How can a driverless delivery truck that has a cab for a driver be patentable, asks Alain Kornhauser in his latest newsletter. He was referring to Google’s patent application for a self-driving delivery truck. It does make one wonder whether this author should have patented his idea for a driverless laundromat that would provide door-to-door service. To…
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Viodi View – 01/29/16
Silicon Valley is abuzz with the excitement of Super Bowl week and the influx of the purported 1 million visitors that are descending upon the Bay Area. In a news release, Verizon indicates they have invested $70M in LTE network upgrades to prepare for the onslaught. If an Indianapolis-based, IoT company, profiled below in the Korner, was…