I really hate electric cooking-hobs, but this touch-sensitive concept has even me wanting to try it. Yes, a touch-sensitive, touch-controlled cooker. But first, what’s wrong with electricity?

After Microsoft’s Surface multitouch table premiered, early implementations were limited: retail stores, hotels, restaurants, bored executives goofing off in board rooms, and university…

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When Google announced the previously rumored phone call feature for Google Voice inside Gmail, we all got excited for a Skype-challenging VoIP service that’s already embedded in our…

When Google announced the previously rumored phone call feature for Google Voice inside Gmail, we all got excited for a Skype-challenging VoIP service that’s already embedded in our…

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Yes, I understand that the turn is half a mile past the big field, but my GPS knows that, too.  This would be easier if you weren't about to ask me to repeat it all back to you.

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Coimbatore Krishnarao (C.K.) Prahalad would have been 69 on August 8, 2010, but sadly he passed away from a sudden lung illness on April 16 of this year. Along with Gary Hamel and Peter Druker…

Today I offer a rather naked punt for a site called “Global Voices,” but there is a solid foresight methods reason for doing it.

In its own words: “Global Voices is a community of more than…

facebook-placesThe interwebs are alight with discussions about Facebook’s new location-based checkin service Places. Among the flurry of info and debate about its value, one thing may have been…

We’ve all seen and obsessively referenced Minority Report, Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s dystopian future, where the public is tracked everywhere they go, from shopping…

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I was recently sent this list by email. A quick Google search points to the source at Gartner. It’s a quick read and has some useful insights and thought provokers.

The world of today is…

In an interesting interview for the Wall Street Journal, Google’s CEO talks about the future of search. Eric Schmidt says that there are more and more implicit searches and that Google could become…

We’ve covered a few add-on lenses for cellphones, but none as cute, convenient or clever as these two. The wide-angle macro and fisheye lenses from Photojojo come with a little self-adhesive…

Fan of Pictionary and LEGO?

Fan of Pictionary and LEGO?

Unless you literally run your business with your ears plugged and your eyes covered, you are  aware of the importance of social media and its impact on both brand and bottom line. However, while social media is the topic du jour in mainstream news, on blogs, in books, at conferences and at your local Starbucks, we may still underestimate its overall promise and potential.


Dia-Carta (or “Day Picture”) is a unique and very innovative way of presenting your calendar, schedule or agenda. Quite brilliant!