The Application Island: Gaining Mobile Developer Mindshare — from readwriteweb.com by Dan Rowinski
On 11/28/2011,
in Apple, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, Google, mobile learning, mobile technologies, programming,
by Daniel Christian
On 11/28/2011,
in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, Augmented Reality (AR), change, convergence, digital learning, education technology, emerging technologies, geography / geology, mobile learning, mobile technologies, telecommunications, trends, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning,
by Daniel Christian
Excerpt:
A REVOLUTION IN PERCEPTION is in the air, a transformation decades in the making. It will require a radical shift in viewpoint, as the way we experience data and information revolves 90 degrees from our traditional bird’s-eye view of maps, paper and screens to a more natural cinematic vision of the real world, one overlaid with digital information virtually attached to specific places.
And while augmented reality may still be in its infancy – with smartphone viewfinders displaying floating objects that are only vaguely connected to real places – don’t let that fool you.
The changes could reach far beyond mobile broadband and potentially be as profound as the development of the World Wide Web, says Michael Liebhold of the Institute for the Future. Liebhold forecasts that within five to 10 years, “the unadorned world will be history,” and our reality will have become a mix of the real and the digital. Telecom companies need to be ready, he says, to meet the demands of networks in which we are connected right before our eyes.
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On 11/17/2011,
in A/V -- audio/visual, Apple, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, convergence, disruption, Google, Microsoft, mobile technologies, television, trends,
by Daniel Christian
HTML5 program promises to be game changer — from mediapost.com by Diane Mermigas
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- Elevation Partners Director and Co-Founder Roger McNamee [Video-based presentation]
Chapters (full program: 52 min 22 sec)
01. Introduction
02. Demise of Microsoft means opportunity
03. Google in a tough spot
04. Creativity rules in HTML5
05. Apple domination in tablets
06. Access from any screen
07. The social wave is over
08. TV the last protected media
09. Economic context and seed investing
10. Why Apple supports HTML5
11. Privacy regulation
12. HTML5 implications for content protection
13. Investment in Forbes
14. Ringback tones
15. Money in the music industry
16. Subscription television
- 10 Hypotheses for Technology Investing — by Roger McNamee
- #1: “Next” web architecture = Hypernet + Hyperweb
- #2: The decline & fall of Windows unlocks revenue
- #3: Index search is peaking
- #4: Apple’s model threatens web
- #5: HTML5 is game changer for publishers
HTML5 is not just a programming language; enables new models of web experience
– Developers will embed audio and video directly in web pages, replacing Adobe’s Flash plug-in; enables much greater differentiation in sites, advertising, etc.
– Content publishers will redesign their sites to reduce power of Google, ad networks
HTML5 will be disruptive in ways we cannot imagine today: pendulum swinging to favor content creators and publishers. Imagine Amazon or eBay storefront as an ad.
– Everything can be an app . . . every piece of content . . . every tweet . . . every ad
– Ads: create demand and fulfill it at the same time . . . without leaving publisher’s page
– Other tech (e.g., Wordnik) enables publishers to protect and monetize text onsite and off- #6: Tablets are hugely disruptive
- #7: First wave of “social web” is over
- #8: Smartphones in US: Apple + 7 Dwarfs
- #9: Wireless infrastructure is a competitive threat to US
- #10: Integration of TV & Internet could be disruptive
From DSC:
- A recommendation that caught my eye:
Focus 100% on companies that are cloud + multiscreen; HTML 5 as proxy.
On 11/09/2011,
in education technology, expectations, internet, mobile learning, mobile technologies, student-related, vendors, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
On 11/09/2011,
in Adobe, digital audio, digital video, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multimedia, strategy,
by Daniel Christian
Adobe moving towards HTML 5 for mobile computing-related apps
Some relevant articles on this announcement:
- Adobe to Outline Growth Strategy at Financial Analyst Meeting
- Some FAQs about Adobe’s announcements yesterday
- Tech stocks pounded, led by Adobe, CSC — from marketwatch.com
- Adobe Falls as Strategy Shift Raises Concerns
Excerpt:
Instead of Flash, Adobe is focusing on tools that can generate code in the newer HTML5 language… - Adobe moving towards HTML 5 for mobile computing-related apps
- Adobe Reaffirms Fourth Quarter FY2011 Revenue Target, Restructures to Align Business around Digital Media, Digital Marketing — from Adobe.com
Excerpt:
This will result in the elimination of approximately 750 full-time positions primarily in North America and Europe. - Adobe Stops Development of Mobile Browser Flash [REPORT] — from Mashable.com
On 11/02/2011,
in change, mobile learning, mobile technologies, pace of change, strategy,
by Daniel Christian
Mobile strategy or moving target — from CampusTechnology.com by Toni Fuhrman
In developing a mobile strategy, schools must navigate a technology field that is evolving at tremendous speed. CT looks at the key questions facing colleges and universities.
On 10/28/2011,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, accessibility / UDL, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, assistive technologies, Augmented Reality (AR), cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, collaboration, communications, convergence, corporate / business world, creativity, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, e-readers, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, future, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, intelligent systems, interactivity, interface design, internet, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, lifelong learning, machine-to-machine communications, Microsoft, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multimedia, Near Field Communication (NFC), new media literacies, online learning, online media, personalized/customized learning, reinvent, technologies for your home, technology (general), television, tools, trends, ubiquitous learning, user experience (UX), user interface design, videoconferencing, vision/possibilities, visualizing information, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
On 10/27/2011,
in Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital video, ideas, mobile learning, mobile technologies,
by Daniel Christian
On 10/26/2011,
in mobile learning, mobile technologies,
by Daniel Christian
Mobile initiatives ‘breaking down the walls of the classroom’ at Abilene Christian U — from campustechnology.com by Dian Schaffhauser
Excerpt:
Small private college Abilene Christian University has entered the fourth academic year of its mobile education initiatives, and the program’s momentum and influence is still growing. The Texas institution, which has added the Apple iPad to its list of devices made available to students and faculty, along with the iPhone and iPod touch, recently hosted a Connected Open House, with attendance by people from dozens of other schools. The university is also running numerous mobile-oriented research projects among its faculty and recently opened three new mobile research centers sponsored by a sizeable grant from AT&T.
A common theme is emerging from Abilene Christian’s multiple programs, said Director of Educational Innovation Bill Rankin.
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On 10/20/2011,
in 21st century, analytics, Augmented Reality (AR), cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, emerging technologies, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, internet, mobile technologies, Near Field Communication (NFC), pace of change, strategy, user experience (UX),
by Daniel Christian
Gartner identifies the Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2012
Analysts Examine Latest Industry Trends During Gartner Symposium/ITxpo
Excerpt:
The top 10 strategic technologies for 2012 include:
- Media Tablets and Beyond.
- Mobile-Centric Applications and Interfaces.
- Contextual and Social User Experience.
- Internet of Things. The key elements of the IoT include:
Embedded sensors, Image Recognition, Near Field Communication (NFC) payments - App Stores and Marketplaces.
- Next-Generation Analytics.
- Big Data.
- In-Memory Computing.
- Extreme Low-Energy Servers.
- Cloud Computing.
On 10/19/2011,
in 21st century, collaboration, future, generational differences, mobile technologies, technology (general), web-based collaboration, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
WorkTech11 West Coast: A report from the trenches — from thefutureofwork.net by Jim Ware
Headings/excerpt:
- Randy Knox
- Nokia Silicon Valley
- Hamid Shirvani, President California State University, Stanislaus
- Urban Design: Panel Debate
- Kevin Kelly, author, “What Technology Wants”
- Nathan Waterhouse, Ideo
- Marie Puybaraud, Johnson Controls, and Sudhakar Lahade, Steelcase
- Vwork: Michael Leone, Regus, and Philip Ross, CEO Unwired and the Cordless Group
- Rational Mobility: Kevin Kelly, GSA (The “Other” Kevin Kelly)
- Going Mobile: Dawn Birkett, Salesforce.com and Bryant Rice, DEGW
- Mobility and Virtual Work: Panel Debate
On 10/19/2011,
in business, content development, aggregation, repositories, corporate / business world, economics, global / globalization, internet, mobile technologies, trends,
by Daniel Christian
On 10/13/2011,
in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, Apple, collaboration, convergence, digital audio, digital video, global / globalization, Google, mobile learning, mobile technologies, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Polycom® RealPresence™ Mobile — now for both the iPad and Android-based devices
Take video collaboration mobile with the first enterprise HD software solution for Motorola and Samsung tablets
Polycom® RealPresence™ Mobile is a new, free-to-download software solution that extends our legendary HD video collaboration technology, built on the Polycom RealPresence Platform, beyond the office and conference room to your Apple® iPad® 2, Motorola XOOM™ and Samsung Galaxy Tab™ tablet PCs.
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Addendum on 10/18/11:
On October 12, Polycom president and CEO Andy Miller gave a keynote address during the CTIA Enterprise & Applications™ 2011 conference in San Diego, Calif., discussing video collaboration in today’s mobile society. During his keynote, Andy presented key industry trends, and share how Polycom is delivering video to mobile platforms, extending HD video collaboration technology beyond the office and conference room. The keynote included a live demonstration of a game-changing mobile video solution for enterprises – the Polycom® RealPresence™ Mobile.
On 10/11/2011,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, Apple, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, corporate universities / corporate training, cost of getting a degree, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, digital textbooks, disruption, distance education, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, global / globalization, higher education, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, interactivity, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning spaces, MBA, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multimedia, online learning, online media, open courseware and systems, personalized/customized learning, vision/possibilities,
by Daniel Christian
Apple University will train executives to think like Steve Jobs — from good.is by Liz Dwyer
Excerpt:
If you want to honor Steve Jobs’ life by following in his entrepreneurial footsteps, forget heading to business school. The Los Angeles Times reports that an Apple team has been working on a top-secret project to create an executive training program called Apple University. The goal? To train people to think like Steve Jobs.
…
Apple refused to comment on the existence of Apple University, but the Times says that in 2008, Jobs “personally recruited” Joel Podolny, the dean of Yale Business School, to “help Apple internalize the thoughts of its visionary founder to prepare for the day when he’s not around anymore.” Apple analyst Tim Bajarin told the Times that, “it became pretty clear that Apple needed a set of educational materials so that Apple employees could learn to think and make decisions as if they were Steve Jobs.” Though the curriculum is still under wraps, Jobs himself oversaw the creation of the “university-caliber courses.” (emphasis DSC)
Also see:
Steve Jobs helped plan Apple University — an executive training program to help
Apple carry on without him. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times / October 6, 2011)
From DSC:
If Apple were to choose to disrupt higher education, several other pieces of the puzzle have already been built and/or continue to be enhanced:
- Siri — a serious start towards the use of intelligent agents / intelligent tutoring
- An infrastructure to support 24x7x365 access and synchronization of content/assignments/files to a student’s various devices — via iCloud (available today via iTunes 10.5)
- iTunes U already has millions of downloads and contains content from some of the world’s top universities
- The internal expertise and teams to create incredibly-rich, interactive, multimedia-based, personalized, customized educational content
- Students — like employees in the workplace — are looking for information/training/learning on demand — when they need it and on whatever device they need it
- Apple — or other 3rd parties — could assist publishers in creating cloud-based apps (formerly called textbooks) to download to students’/professors’ devices as well as to the Chalkboards of the Future
- The iPad continues to be implemented in a variety of education settings, allowing for some seriously interactive, mobile-based learning
At the least, I might be losing a bit more sleep if I were heading up an MBA program or a business school…
On 10/11/2011,
in 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, Apple, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, convergence, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital video, disruption, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, game-changing environment, global / globalization, innovation, IT in HE, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, media/film, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multimedia, music, new business models, new media literacies, online learning, online media, television, tools, trends,
by Daniel Christian
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