"Google" articles

The New York Times is reporting that Google, Intel, and Sony are at work together on a Web television for both set-top boxes and connected TVs. Whether it's true or not, the three companies would appear to be good partners: * Google has an interest in extending its search and advertising placement expertise to the TV screen, as evidenced by its tests with DISH Network; * Intel faces challenges in convincing consumer electronics companies to use their Atom processors instead of...

With The Wall Street Journal today reporting a Google test of a service to allow consumers to search for both broadcast and broadband content, and TiVo's announcement from last week regarding TiVo® Premiere and TiVo® Premiere XL box experiences , I do think that the battle for TV-based search, discovery, and recommendations is on in full-force. From Rovi , to DivX , and others, this is going to be a really hot space to watch.

Google’s announcement today that it will build an “experimental” fiber network to offer super fast broadband Internet access of 1 gigabit per second to between 50,000 to 500,000 U.S. households is the stimulus model for economic recovery. Google is investing its own cash surpluses, rather than deficit government funds, to create an information superhighway which will put the U.S. back on pace with Japan, France and other nations that already enjoy much faster Internet access for less...

If we are going to spend billions of dollars to fix our ailing infrastructure, let's make sure we do it right. Here are the technologies to make that happen. By MICHAEL TOTTY It's time the U.S. got a lot smarter. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123447510631779255.html Printed in The Wall Street Journal, page R1 Get Smart… I couldn’t help but think of the Mel Brooks and Buck Henry show starring Don Adams & Barbara Feldon back in the late 60’s....

This week, Google demonstrated PowerMeter , a home energy consumption prototype Web application. Using smart meter technology allows consumers to decrease energy usage by appliance. Rather than working through utility companies, like other smart grid companies, Google is striving to make home energy data available in real time. To help gain popularity, Google is developing partnerships with hardware manufacturers, utility companies, and government entities. By building a custom...

Google unveiled Latitude today, a location application in Google Map that allows users to track where their friends and family members are. Latitude requires users to sign-up for usage, which means that only opt-in users can interact with each other on the network through location-based services (LBS). But users do have control over who can view their locations—they can even create location “alibis” if they do not want people to know where they actually are. For additional...

The casual gaming industry, already a billion dollar business, is still firing on all cylinders. Companies focusing on traditional business models such as try and download and subscription services are doing just fine. Big Fish Games recently got $83 million in new funding and Oberon Media got another $20 million to scale its business. As an industry, however, these business models are experiencing slower growth rates. The two high-growth areas are social gaming and flash gaming. These...

I am currently attending Partners Healthcare’s Symposium event held in Boston, MA. On Monday morning, I moderated a panel on the topic of the emerging medical home model. The four panelists are George Chadraoui from IBM, David Hom from David Hom LLC, Vince Kuraitis from Better Health Technologies, and Ediwna Rogers from the Patient Center Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC). This is an extremely important topic as the medical home model could be a disruptive force in the healthcare...