Category: Viodi View
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Viodi View – 10/24/15
It’s always a treat when a global organization brings their annual confab to my hometown, the capital of Silicon Valley. The ironic thing is that I spent more time looking for parking, than I did commuting to the recent WBA Global Congress. Parking is one of the issues that the Wireless Broadband Alliance hopes to address as…
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Viodi View – 10/10/15
The Silicon Valley start-up scene is dynamic; meaning that more start-ups fail than achieve commercial success. Unlike its early roots, Silicon Valley companies that do succeed are typically angel or venture-backed and, as a result, the focus is often on “the exit”. Rare is the Silicon Valley company that manages to grow into an international…
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Viodi View – 09/26/15
Until I begin using robotic telepresence, like the women who used it outside the Apple store this week, it won’t be possible to be in two places at once. A robotic telepresence would have been useful this week, as that would have allowed me to attend NTCA’s Fall Conference. Fortunately, we caught up with an industry…
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Viodi View – 09/12/15
One of the best things about touring small town America is seeing the unexpected. For instance, it was surprising to me that Quincy, Illinois, a city of approximately 41,000, is large enough to support public transit. Like their larger city brethren, it is time for planners in even smaller cities to consider the impact of autonomy on…
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Viodi View – 08/29/15
Memories can mean many things. From the technology world, one thinks of megabytes and gigabytes. From a human standpoint, memories are a bit different, as they aren’t so binary since, over time, the mind blurs the distinct lines of the here and now. In that light, it was a privilege to be behind the camera…
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Viodi View – 08/17/15
Is it a fad or is here to stay? That is one of the top questions for a mainstream adopter when considering a new technology. Two recent articles pointed out the challenge of technologies face as they move from early adoption to the mainstream. In one, columnist Troy Wolverton, explained that, after wearing his smart watch for two months,…