15 2026 January
5 Non-Obvious Takeaways from the World’s Largest Tech Show
I spent several days touring the trade show floor talking with tech experts, trying out demos, encountering lots of weird robots and interviewing people about their visions...
Read Now11 2025 December
Apple Finds the Wrong Way to Measure Innovation
The iPhone Air is a sales disaster with some media outlets reporting “virtually no demand.” The latest Samsung S25 is also facing disappointing sales results....
Read Now03 2025 December
The 2025 Non-Obvious Holiday Gift Guide
Today we continue with my annual Non-Obvious Holiday Gift Guide, featuring a few products that caught my eye throughout the past year. 5. Montblanc Digital...
Read Now24 2025 November
How AI Is Helping Reduce Accents, But Could Do Much More
Thanks to AI there are a number of new services that are designed to help language learners learn a new dialect and reduce their accents...
Read Now20 2025 November
Does the World Still Need Car Keys? I Hope the Answer is Yes.
Writing about innovations that I hope die quickly isn’t usually my style … except for today. A recent piece in WIRED magazine asks whether we should still...
Read Now12 2025 November
Electricity Will Be Free in the Future. In Australia, It Already Is.
Solar power in Australia costs about a third of what it currently costs in the US. As a result, more than 1 in 3 homes...
Read Now03 2025 November
The Personal Exoskeletons Are Coming—Here’s What It Means
Nike just announced a groundbreaking new sneaker that includes an advanced exoskeleton to make walking and running easier. It’s essentially a bionic shoe. The upside...
Read Now30 2025 October
Lessons From the Reinvention of Pittsburgh into an AI Robotics Hub
Pittsburgh was known for steel. Now the city has ambitions to become a hub for something else: AI and robotics. The pieces seem to be...
Read Now27 2025 October
Can The Ring Camera Eliminate Neighborhood Crime In 12 Months?
Thanks to advancements in AI and the ubiquity of the Ring household doorbell cameras, Ring CEO Jamie Siminoff believes we might be twelve months away...
Read Now16 2025 October
The Room Where You Can Hear Your Own Nervous System
Imagine a room so quiet you can actually feel your own heart beating. It exists already and it’s known as an anechoic chamber. Over the...
Read Now13 2025 October
Everyone Hates Friend AI and That Is Actually the Point
Out-of-home advertising can be a mixed bag. Brands can stand out for an exceedingly clever breakthrough billboard or end up alienating potential customers by turning...
Read Now09 2025 October
Beyond Self Driving, Future Cars May Be Emotionally Attuned Too
For all the attention on self-driving capabilities of cars coming in the future, there is a wave of research happening now into vehicle-driver interactions that is yielding...
Read Now18 2025 September
The Future of Agriculture Is Peak Farmland + Growing Reforestation
Today, about half of the world’s land is used for farming. In the future, it could be far less–even as food production increases. As technology...
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