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New “Login and Pay with Amazon” Mimics Facebook Connect – Single Sign-On Systems
While the headline for the linked post below is “Amazon challenges PayPal with new ‘Login and Pay’ checkout service for online retailers”, the article understates where Amazon can take their new...
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The Mochi and the Smartphone – Not Likely Soon
I’d like you to meet the local cobbler or ‘mochi’. He will repair your shoes for a few US cents. His business is established (street side) and he has a couple of stools and the paper so his customers...
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The Maid and the Smartphone – India
She doesn’t read or write. She carries an old very basic Nokia and “speed-dial” has been programmed by a friend to connect her with the key people in her life. Her family and her employers. At first,...
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Did Apple Get it Right This Time? – New SVP of Apple Retail
Apple has announced the hiring of Angela Ahrendts, soon to be ex-Burberry-CEO, as their SVP Retail & Online Stores. A few weeks ago I wrote a post on what the job spec should include. I listed five...
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‘Android’ is now the Brand of Phone and Tablet you buy in India
I find it very hard to see value in expensive Android handsets today. Perhaps I should extend that to any handset and OS. The question for Android appears to be; does the brand matter? Looking at the...
View ArticleA “good” network – Vodafone India
I’ve heard many times over the last few weeks that Vodafone has a “good” network. That may trace to the ad below. The term ‘good’, in my western eyes, has a certain definition – but here, in India, it...
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Examples on How Mobile Changes the In-Store Game of Retail
I recently caught a short article in The Economist on how Nordstrom’s and Macy’s are using mobile in the shopping mix. It’s a good reminder and again points to a radical change coming in the way we see...
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The Internet of Things and Humans #IoTH
Internet of Things and Humans! Good examples in this piece by Tim O’Reilly. Re-think the IOT interaction paradigm. “Uber is a $3.5 billion lesson in building for how the world should work instead of...
View ArticleVelo Labs‘ Skylock is a smart bike lock that unlocks with bluetooth and has...
SkyLock will never fly out the door although it may cruise down the street. It is just too expensive at its $249 projected price and another one of those fund me ideas that may or may not come to...
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iBeacon for My World – We aren’t there yet…
I’ve been experimenting with Apple iBeacon again. A simple method using “Launch Here” and “Locate iB”. Using these too together will demonstrate how to manage proximity to a single iBeacon and present...
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#WWDC iMessage and Continuity
I have three observations from the Apple Keynote I saw this morning. Whether they come true or not remains to be seen. 1. iMessage, 2.TouchID, 3. Ok Siri. I’ll make them separate posts. First up...
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#WWDC TouchID and Payments – A big hidden step forward.
Second observation from this mornings #WWDC event. Developers are going to get to use TouchID. Yea! Every app can now use TouchID. There was also a developer announcement for connecting Apps and...
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“Hey Siri” tell me about HomeKit. #WWDC
“Hey Siri” tell me about HomeKit. I’d like more details and this will make a big difference to using products like Philips Hue – “turn up the lights”. As long as there is no network delay in response....
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iWatch – Continuity – Handoff the Possible Hidden Secret in iOS 8 and Yosemite
Testing some scenarios for the future I used iWatch in a thought experiment and now wonder if continuity is the real hidden secret. On the Apple website we can see the pre-release claims for...
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