Living It UP

Just when I was about to report that the Jawbone UP was nothing more than an expensive pedometer, so the company announces a string of enhancements which clearly show that the wearable technology market is moving towards convergence.  Exactly like the B2B ICT market, it’s no longer enough to offer the raw hardware itself. To [...]

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Happy Endings = Data + Stories

Contagious is the newest book that tries to answer the age-old question: why do some things catch on, while others…. not so much. The book, written by Jonah Berger, takes aim at The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell’s blockbuster work about the persuasive effect of super influentials. Berger observes that The Tipping Point’s premise – that the support of super influentials determines [...]

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Going UP In The World

It’s finally on sale in Europe – the Jawbone UP, a tech gadget I’ve been coveting for months. As a desk warrior who is currently trying to get fit(ter), this is a product that fits my lifestyle, and will hopefully help with tips on how to improve my overall health. Although I’m not (knock on [...]

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CeBIT Time

It’s early March, the daffodils are trying to push through the snow, and the cold winds are ripping across the north German countryside. That can mean only one thing: it’s CeBIT time again! This year once again the show runs pretty much back-to-back with Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, and a hardcore few people end [...]

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Whaaaaazzuuuuupppp Mania – wie WhatsApp langsam aber sicher unseren Alltag erobert

Was ist denn heutzutage alles trendy? Fast jeder dritte Deutsche ist auf Facebook, fast jeder zweite hat ein Smartphone, und die Anzahl der „Smartphone addicted“ steigt mit jedem neuen Tag. Warum? Was haben diese Smartphones zu bieten, was das reale Leben nicht bieten kann? Eindeutig soziale Interaktion in Echtzeit, egal wo man sich befindet und [...]

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