Technology

  • Connected Cars: Android Auto and Implications for OEMs

    I’ve recently been exploring mobile operating systems and their expanding ecosystems. Both iOS and Android now extend into cars through CarPlay and Android Auto. Vehicles that integrate these systems are often referred to as Connected Cars. The Connected Car space is compelling for several reasons: Anyway, here’s a collection of screenshots from the Android Auto emulator.…

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  • My experiences with Mozilla’s FireFoxOS

    Firefox OS has a grand ideal it is pursuing: to deliver an open sourced operating system powered by the web developer community. Mozilla is trying to promote and expand the scope of HTML5 and other open web technologies on mobile devices. Generally speaking, ideals or principles are wonderful because they push work to aim for…

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  • Starting app development to meet new usage behavior mobile

    Last year, I designed a cross-platform mobile app experience for an enterprise client. The project was complex—the client had three brands and four apps each (iOS, Android, Windows Phone 7, and BlackBerry). It was a lot of work. To design those experiences, I took a hands-on approach: I downloaded the relevant SDKs and experimented with…

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  • The “Smart” Water Fountain That Confused Everyone

    On a flight into New York’s LaGuardia Airport, I came across a water fountain unlike any I’d seen before. It had no buttons. At first, I thought it was broken. Where’s the button? I wondered. The only thing visible was a pair of small holes. I waved my hand in front of them, and to…

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