Apple Launches the iPad January 28, 2010
Posted by Glenn Irvine in Advocacy, Blog, Events, Futuring, Launch.Tags: Apple, Apple iPad, Collaborative View, Glenn Irvine, Launch, Steve Jobs
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Steve Jobs presented the new Apple iPad to the World this morning in the Yerba Buena Centre, San Francisco.
A statement on the apple.com website stated that “the iPad is not just a new product, it is a new category of product”.
Dubbed a slate device, with multitouch, the iPad is revolutionary compared to existing tablet computers.
Some significant research has gone into the underlying technologies to maximise battery life and display brilliance.
It will be interesting to see what developers now do with the SDK and all the legacy iPhone capabilities to really make this new product shine.
Steve Jobs announces the iPad
At US$499 (16GB), $599 (32GB), & $899 (64GB), the new device is expected to ship in 60 days Worldwide.
Have a look at the video on the new apple.com/ipad site:
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Glenn Irvine
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First Glimpse of Apple’s New Tablet January 25, 2010
Posted by kodomon in Blog, Events, Futuring.Tags: Apple Tablet, Collaborative View, Glenn Irvine, iPad, iSlate, Preview
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Whether they brand it the iPad or the iSlate, or something else for that matter… The following video, as yet unconfirmed, may be the first glimpse you will see of it.
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Glenn Irvine
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2010: CIO Focus – Cloud, Web2.0/Social, Virtualisation, Mobility January 20, 2010
Posted by kodomon in Advocacy, Analysts, Blog, Futuring, Media.Tags: CIO Magazine, CIO Priorities, Cloud Computing, Collaborative View, Gartner, Glenn Irvine, Google Voice, Nexus One, Virtualisation, Web2.0
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CIO Magazine published an article that has been summarizing the persistent view, and Tech Media interest over the last few weeks as all the pundits do the usual “What are we going to see as the primary focus for the new year in technology” pieces.
In summary, the research by Gartner that has been cited in the article emphasizes the focus on efficiencies that can be gained by leveraging lighter weight solutions like Cloud and Virtualisation, as well as embracing the wave of Web2.0/Social mediums and the greater networking/mobility needs.
Of particular interest is the degree of change of focus towards these technologies (in particular Cloud & Web2.0) as is evidenced in the following snippet…
“CIOs put virtualization as a top priority for 2010, up from the third position in 2009. Yet Cloud Computing technologies shot up from the 16th slot to the No. 2 priority for CIOs. Web 2.0 technologies moved from 15th position to No. 3, and networking, voice and data communications hopped two spots from sixth position in 2009 to fourth in 2010.”
I’m seeing a stronger and stronger outlook for Cloud and Web2.0/Social technologies over this next year. Another likely disruptive technology on the horizon will be the mix of Google’s initiatives on it’s Nexus One smartphone and the release of Google Voice. While it is early days for the phone, and its maturity will be a work in progress, the powerful combination of the two will be something to watch.
Regards,
Glenn Irvine
glenn.irvine@collaborativeview.com
2010: The Google v. Microsoft War to Intensify December 23, 2009
Posted by Glenn Irvine in Analysts, Blog, Commentary, Competitive, Futuring, Media.Tags: Bing, Collaborative View, ComputerWorld, Glenn Irvine, Google, Microsoft, twitter
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A great Analyst piece was released by ComputerWorld today outlining the outlook (no pun intended) for the battle between Google and Microsoft in 2010.
Have a look at the article by Sharon Gaudin in the US that was released this morning:
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/330795/news_analysis_google_microsoft_escalate_war_2010/
This snippet from the article is a good summary:
["These two companies really squared off this year," said Jim McGregor, an analyst with In-Stat. "Both are looking for dominant positions in the Internet. For Google to increase its business, it needs to move into other territory. For Microsoft to have significant growth opportunities, it needs to become an Internet powerhouse, and they know it. This is not a war that is going to be won by one or two battles. This is going to be a prolonged activity."
He added that the battle isn't simply over which can be called top dog, because the fight is critical to both companies. "For Google, it's about expanding, and for Microsoft, it's about a life-or-death challenge," McGregor said.]
I noticed with amounts paid for both Google’s ($15M) and Microsoft’s ($10M) ability to search the Twitter stream this week, we have a fairly healthy indicator of the battle between the two over online search.
Another article this week alluded to Google’s current research (some 25 odd projects) into increasing internet speeds.
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/185239/google_races_to_speed_up_the_web.html
I think 2010 is going to be an interesting year in this space as we see the battle for domination of the web pan out.
Regards,
Glenn Irvine
glenn.irvine@collaborativeview.com
The New Google Phone – Nexus December 14, 2009
Posted by kodomon in Blog, Commentary, Futuring.Tags: Collaborative View, Glenn Irvine, Google Nexus, Google Phone, Google Voice, HTC Dragon
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Had a look at the images that have been leaking via Twitter of the proposed new Google Phone – or Nexus…
Looks awfully like the HTC Dragon to me… From what I have seen so far… only two of the navigation icons are different.
It will be interesting to see what finally comes out though, and whether Google Voice will be available on it when it does.
One step closer to true unified Comms!
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Glenn Irvine
glenn.irvine@collaborativeview.com
Wacom announces the Multi-Touch Bamboo Tablet September 25, 2009
Posted by Glenn Irvine in Blog, Commentary, Futuring, Review.Tags: Announcement, Bamboo, Collaborative View, Glenn Irvine, Multi-Touch, Review, Wacom
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Wacom has quietly announced the launch of a new range of Bamboo Tablet devices, introducing the Multi-Touch capability with the popular Bamboo look and feel, this should prove popular.
Available in the following models:
There is a version now suitable for just about any popular use.
I am quite impressed with the Pen & Multi-touch aspects of the complete Bamboo offering.
Bamboo Pen & Touch
Have a look at the use of the Multi-touch capability in a video on the Wacom site:
Multi-Touch Video
I’ll be watching to see the uptake, as I expect this will be popular.
Regards,
Glenn Irvine
glenn.irvine@collaborativeview.com
Google Government Cloud & Public Sector Solutions September 24, 2009
Posted by Glenn Irvine in Blog, Commentary, Media Release.Tags: Certus Solutions, Collaborative View, Glenn Irvine, Google, Government Cloud, Public Sector
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Two announcements in the last week from Google focusing on the Public Sector.
The first being that Google is engaged with the US Federal Government to create a secure Government Cloud. That is, all the Google services, but secured out to the Federal Government alone.
At a recent Longhaus Hypothetical “Government with its Head in the Cloud“, Local (Australian) Government organisations have said that a similar approach would be needed for any significant uptake by Australian Government bodies. I’m sure they will be watching the US Feds closely as they delve into this initiative.
And also last week, but noticed by me today on Twitter, Senator Conroy launched Google for Public Sector.
Both a serious play at the, Federal in particular, Governments in the US and Australia, and I assume other countries as well.
Regards,
Glenn Irvine
glenn.irvine@collaborativeview.com
Lotus IdeaJam – Hearts and Minds August 24, 2009
Posted by Glenn Irvine in Advocacy, Blog, Commentary, Events, Futuring.Tags: Collaborative View, Glenn Irvine, IdeaJam, Lotus Connections, Tertiary Outreach
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It was great to see that one (actually 3) of the stand-out ideas in the recent Lotus IdeaJam was centred around winning the hearts and minds of tertiary students.
This has been one of my hobby-horses for a number of years, and really is a bit of a no-brainer. Tomorrow’s business people are today’s students, and providing them with the collaborative technologies and capabilities early in their life will establish appropriate and emerging practices that they will carry into their business lives.
Let’s hope something meaningful is taken up from the IdeaJam around this very important issue, and that our Universities will reap the reward sooner rather than later.
Regards,
Glenn Irvine
glenn.irvine@collaborativeview.com
2010: The Changing Face of the Internet – Globalisation December 29, 2009
Posted by Glenn Irvine in Advocacy, Analysts, Blog, Commentary, Futuring, Media.Tags: Collaborative View, Glenn Irvine, Globalisation, Google, ICANN, Mahesh Sharma, The Australian
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One of the interesting trends to watch unfold in 2010 is the release of the US centric controlling interests in ICANN with the late 2009 Management changes and the acceptance of non-latin characters for internet addresses.
When you think about it, this has the potential (and inevitable) eventuality of strongly changing the character of the predominantly english content of the web over time, and the knock-on effects that brings… How do you enter the website address for an arabic website in farsi? or a doublebyte website address for a japanese site in kanji?
How will an english speaking user even find such a site? (watch the power of Google Translate come to the fore)
Have a look at this article in today’s Australian by Mahesh Sharma…
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/innovations-to-spread-as-us-cedes-internet-control/story-e6frg8zx-1225814235591
He has an interesting outlook on the effects this may bring about, including the World shift of innovation, commercialisation and educational excellence as the US cedes control of this space.
With the emerging giants in China and India, this may very well take an interesting turn…
Regards,
Glenn Irvine
glenn.irvine@collaborativeview.com