It’s rumoured that Apple will shake the industry with the launch of its iPhone 7 later this year and abandon the standard headphone jack in favour of their own proprietary Lightning connector. I discuss the pros and cons of such a move and argue (again) for the need for industry to agree standards and consumers to enforce them.
Author Archives: Charles
All cars are the same… or are they? Why are those little differences between vehicles that get in the way of you keeping your eyes fixed on the road? Why has the auto-industry only embraced a limited form of standardisation in the design of cars?
Six ways to avoid the new Star Wars movie, and why Google needs some data visualisation Jedi to help us see the world in a better way…
Why running from a woolly mammoth is not always a smart choice, and other data driven questions from the modern world.
“On a scale of 1-to-5, from very dissatisfied to very satisfied, what do you think…”
Find out how technology will soon bring an end to these pointless surveys, and how we’ll all be back to expressing our feelings, in our own words soon.
Thanksgiving by numbers. Sadly Thanksgiving 2015 seems to have been hijacked by Infographic designers. Let’s explore where they get it wrong!
What can we learn from the natural world to help us build better human – computer interfaces? Is the bombardment of information from machines (both visual and audible) sustainable? Can we find a better way? Find out.
What is all the fuss about AI today? How exactly could AI ever become a threat? What exactly is Gates, Hawking and Musk worried about? Find out.
Will anyone cry if lawyers lose their jobs to technology? What of the rest of us? Who will be the commercial winners from investment in the Artificial Intelligence Industry? Read on to find out.
Do you think AI is the stuff of science fiction? If so, read this three part post to find out how much you know about AI and why it really matters, today.