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Viodi View – 06/21/16
Despite the proliferation of over the top video services, consumers still want the convenience of traditional TV. This was a recurring theme of last week’s broadbandTV event in Nashville. Another implication of this increasingly on demand world, will be a continued growth in bandwidth and will mean the role of regional fiber networks and caching represented…
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Picking the Swiftest Way to Travel
Lack of information represents friction to an economy and makes it less efficient than it could be. A source of friction for commuters is not knowing the fastest and most cost-efficient way to reach their destination. With new modes of transportation, such as on-demand ridesharing services and personal electric bikes and scooters, becoming mainstream, the need for timely information about routes…
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Make Things More Convenient for People
Creating better mobility solutions, while reducing the environmental impact of moving people, are the seemingly contradictory goals laid out by Gil Friend, the Chief Sustainability Officer for the City of Palo Alto. Friend was part of a panel of experts at ProspectSV’s Connected and Charged conference at the SAP campus in Palo Alto who discussed the…
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Viodi View – 06/03/16
Smart Glass Technology – Bring People Together, Don’t Drive them Apart It was ironic that while Dan Eisenhardt of Intel was speaking of a world where information will be provided hands-free via smart glasses, my smart phone was rendered inoperable because of a low-storage condition (this apparently happens to others as well). The ensuing 15 minutes of figuring out…
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Smart Glass Technology – Bring People Together, Don’t Drive Them Apart
It is easy to dismiss Intel New Devices General Manager Dan Eisenhardt’s premise that by 2031, smart glasses will replace the hand-held smart devices that have become ubiquitous. Skeptics could bring up many potential barriers to adoption, including battery life, weight and style. There are those who were freed from the weight of glasses through the magic of surgery and the…
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How Telcos Can Play a Prominent Role & Monetize the IoT
Introduction: With extraordinary potential, impact and influence, the Internet of Things (IoT) promises to make a lot of money and improve efficiencies for many different industries. At the IoT Developers Conference, Ericsson cited a Gartner Group prediction of “$1.9 Trillion value-add IoT revenue across industry sectors in 2020.” Indeed, IoT is one of the hottest tech…
Viodi View – The Bridge Between the Heartland and Silicon Valley