Design for people, not awards – Timothy Prestero @ TEDxBoston

“Timothy Prestero thought he’d designed the perfect incubator for newborns in the developing world — but his team learned a hard lesson when it failed to go into production. A manifesto on the importance of designing for real-world use, rather than accolades. (Filmed at TEDxBoston.)…” Product Design for actual use > outcomes > manufacturing & […]

Smart e-Governance – An entry strategy for Smart Cities

There is a lot of discussion and hype around Smart Cities. Analysts use different criteria to define Smart Cities as an aggregation of different types of services. While the obvious Smart Players exist, several companies also aspire to grab a big chunk of this pie. With this mind, they are all busy charting out plans […]

PayPal Beacon … transforming mobile payments?

“PayPal has unveiled the launch of PayPal Beacon, a plug-in device for merchants that is set to enable consumers to make hands-free payments in a number of stores. PayPal Beacon is set to leverage Bluetooth Low Energy, a technology that enables connected devices to communicate with each other, while keeping the energy consumption at a low […]

Inmarsat and Stream partner to deliver M2M anywhere …

Inmarsat, the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, has today announced the appointment of Stream Communications as an Inmarsat M2M Distribution Partner. The appointment of Stream, who are recognised for their technical strength in designing and developing end-to-end wireless connectivity for M2M devices within the mainstream M2M sector, reflects the growing convergence of […]

Apple patent reignites iPhone NFC hopes (via NFCworld)

“A newly published patent application shows that Apple has been working on ways to combine the fingerprint verification technology it acquired in July 2012 with NFC — and may also be eyeing a variation of NFC that uses “body coupled communications” Read more at NFCWorld.com …

Marissa Mayer’s Unauthorized Biography .. via Business Insider

Wow.. just finished reading “The Truth About Marissa Mayer: An Unauthorized Biography” by Nicholas Carlson at Business Insider; I couldn’t stop myself from sharing this here. Its quite long, but quite the thriller in itself.. ! The part I liked best  …. The past two years at Google — since she was, according to the rest of […]

Reframing – the key to happiness – @ TEDxAthens

Rory Sutherland’s perspective on “Perspective”. An amazing talk which correctly points out the importance of perceived value. An interesting point brought out – successful businesses have done well with finding solutions that meet the sweet spot between technology, economics & psychology. Go ahead.. have a look.. 18 minutes well invested… [youtube=http://youtu.be/iueVZJVEmEs]