Lots of wearables today collect data on health, fitness and personal activity. Why is this data, which clearly demonstrates the activity and healthy of the user, not being fed to health insurance companies and rates adjusted accordingly?
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Great list from MIT Tech Review.
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Two key decisions to be aware as the new year starts are the DC Circuit Court's ruling striking down the FCCs Net Neutrality rules and the upcoming Supreme Court arguments and decision on the Broadcasters (Fox, ABC, et. al.) Versus Aereo.
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Its been a while since my last post so I offer these random thoughts on industry news and events, like the development of really cool attachments to smartphones, and accompanying apps, for remote diagnosis in tele-healthcare.
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Watching CBS and Time Warner Cable trading barbs over how much CBS should be paid by Time Warner Cable to retransmit a network whose demographic is an aging population is like watching two dinosaurs battle it out while the comet that will destroy their environment is about to impact the planet.
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Disruption in the market place is a good thing, and is usually driven by consumer preferences, economics and technological advances.
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By using a combination of analog and digital technologies one can stay in touch with the world during disasters and manage their lives at the same time. The ability to adapt and use the tools at one's disposal is key.
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CE manufacturers are still enamored with developing devices based on wiz bang technology (think 3D) than user need or affordability. Its no wonder the TV businesses of several major CE Manufacturers are in dire financial positions.
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We give up so much personally identifiable information in the grocery store that is used to target advertising to us. Yet people are up in arms every time Facebook changes their privacy policy so they can offer us targeted ads that correspond to our "Likes".
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Tumblr just has "scant" revenue, no business model and an $800M valuation. In December of 2010 the company raised $30M at a valuation of $120M. Thus, in 8-9 months, with "scant" revenue, Tumblr's valuation increased almost 6X. How does this happen?
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