by Steve Prentice | February 18, 2009 | 1 Comment
In previous posts I have expressed my belief that 3D is going to be important this year, as gestural computing combines with improved technology (and lower costs) to bring about a far reaching revolution in the user experience. There are news reports this morning that Microsoft is looking to acquire the Israeli startup 3DV Systems, [...]
Category: technology Tags: 3D, gaming
by Steve Prentice | February 9, 2009 | 2 Comments
I just love the Australians – they are direct and challenging, which always makes for a stimulating conversation. Yesterday, during a day of client meetings I was discussing social collaboration, innovation and the relationships between technology and society with a CIO and his team. He is a seasoned veteran who has seen it all and [...]
Category: Behaviour technology Tags: Generation Y
by Steve Prentice | February 8, 2009 | Comments Off
As a photographer one of the things you learn early on is to think about the “negative space” – the background, the stuff that is not the focus of attention. The human brain has an amazing ability to filter out the negative space whilst concentrating on the main subject – until you see the final [...]
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Category: Behaviour technology Tags: geosocial
by Steve Prentice | February 7, 2009 | Comments Off
My continuing briefing tour through Australia and New Zealand is providing an interesting opportunity to step back and consider the current situation from a somewhat different angle. Not least of which is the extreme contrast in the meteorological conditions. Whilst the UK (and friends and family) continue under a blanket of snow and freezing temperatures, [...]
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Category: Uncategorized Tags: economy, TED
by Steve Prentice | February 3, 2009 | Comments Off
Presenting Gartner’s Top 10 Predictions for 2009 to an Australian audience brought both a predictable comment and a reassurance that we are all in the current mess together. First off there was the comment, “well these are global high level trends – how about something specific to the local market?”. But the headlines in the [...]
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Category: Behaviour Tags: protectionism
by Steve Prentice | February 2, 2009 | Comments Off
I’m in Brisbane (Queensland, Australia) about to kick of ten days of briefings and client visits. It will be interesting to see the current issues from the other side of the world – a whole new perspective on the situation – or maybe it will be all the same! Whatever the case I’m sure it [...]
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