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Conventional wisdom says CPO wins by default as next-gen speeds increase power consumption (SerDes and DSP) and heat dissipation. And CPO overcomes this by replacing the long electrical trace with optics. But what if the current pluggable roadmap can be extended to deal with the power problem? XPO k
Read →There’s been a pretty big trend recently in healthy living and health/wellness. Alcohol consumption is trending down, gym memberships are trending upwards with utilization also trending upwards, mostly because of GenZ. The interest in health and wellness is at all time highs. Wearables like Oura Rin
Read →A decade ago, when I first strapped on the original Apple Watch, I had no idea it would become the most irreplaceable device in my daily life. Ten years later, not only has the Apple Watch never left my wrist, but its role has evolved in ways even Apple may not have fully anticipated. The…
Read →In a rapidly evolving tech landscape, the discourse around Generative AI continues to spark excitement and innovation. On the back of Samsung Unpacked and the release of the new Galaxy S25 smartphone family, I had the pleasure to host a panel discussion on the role AI will play in our home. More spe
Read →As we stand on the cusp of a new era of immersive computing, Google’s announcement of Android XR clearly highlights the role AI, Gemini, can play in broadening the use cases and appeal for extended (XR) technologies. This development comes at a time when the XR market is experiencing a surge of inno
Read →Working in the tech industry, I would be remiss if I allowed World Intellectual Property Day to go by without a nod or a tip of the hat to the fact that without IP (intellectual property), and strong, reliable, good-faith IP protections, the tech industry as we know it today would not exist. That’s
Read →As Microsoft started rolling out new Bing and Google launched Bard, I have seen many comparing these new generative AI services to digital assistants like Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri, only to point out the gap in capabilities between the two. Even Microsoft’s CEO, Satya Nadella, made the point
Read →Mobile World Congress (MWC) returned to Barcelona in full force this week. While I write this on my flight home, I have not seen the final number, but I had heard we had around 90 thousand people. It certainly felt like we were back to a pre-pandemic show with a fair amount of cautious optimism…
Read →This week, we were back in person at Apple Park for the traditional September iPhone launch. This year three products were on stage: iPhone14, Apple Watch and AirPods Pro. From the opening, Tim Cook made it clear why these products take the stage together, and their updates hit the market at the sam
Read →Apple’s Peek Performance event had something to offer to the most tech-savvy users, creators in particular, as well as mainstream users. Underlining the move to take ownership of its own silicon development is now allowing Apple not only to take care of its highly differentiated user base but to ge
Read →As we look on and observe the absurdity of what is happening with Russia invading Ukraine, it has been fascinating to see most of the world power unite against a foreign power acting badly. I recall commentary from world leaders when Russia attempted to invade Georgia, and the message was clear that
Read →The term “metaverse” was originally coined by science fiction author Neal Stephenson in his 1992 novel Snow Crash. In the book, the metaverse was a virtual three-dimensional space that users could access via virtual reality goggles and experience through first-person virtual avatars. Virtual real-es
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