Emerging and Disruptive Technology  

With the Dublin web summit around the corner, what better topic for my next blog other than writing about “Wearable Technology”.  Forbes asserts, the year 2014 as “The Year of Wearable Technology”. With companies like Google, Samsung, and Sony, all researching and marketing and smaller boutique manufacturers entering the wearable technology space, the battle is truly under way.  We are now familiar with the power of mobile computing devices and this is taking a new direction – integrating with bodily-worn devices. This is going to revolutionize the way we work, play, and socialize.  Do I need wearable technology or do I not is the question most of us are pondering over. While a recent survey by Rackspace and CAST has revealed that half of the British public has privacy concerns with wearable technology, 71% of individuals already owning similar gadgets feel that this adoption has enhanced their life. But before we go into the details, what IS wearable technol...

When I was in Manhattan, NY recently, I made a promise to myself that I’d free up a few hours on my calendar to take a walk around downtown New York and see what was so enticing to people about Times Square. Even before I realized it, I was standing in front of a glass structure with this huge Apple logo on Fifth Avenue staring down at me. The Apple enthusiast in me took over and I was already walking into the store with the intention of checking out what all the excitement about the new iPhone was about. As soon as I walked in, an Apple Genius (well that’s what they call the staff at an Apple Store) walked over to help me out. As I introduced as myself as Head of Mobile CoE of HTC Global Services, The Genius got an impression that I was the Head of HTC – the Smartphone manufacturer and introduced me to his entire team. Though I kept clarifying that I was actually the Mobile CoE Head of HTC Global Services and not HTC, I guess he was just too excited to realize that both c...