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Kinect for the Xbox = “awesome”

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

I had the opportunity to try out the Kinect device for the Xbox at the new Microsoft store in Scottsdale’s Fashion Square Mall this weekend.  I highly recommend visiting the store if you live in the Phoenix metro area, San Diego, Mission Viejo, or Denver metro area.  There was no one watching the Microsoft store employee [...]

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Jay Cormier Speaks on Energy Metering in the Home and Enterprise

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Jay Cormier, VP and GM of Energy Measurement and Communications for Teridian, spoke at the Semico Outlook 2010 Event this morning.  The topic was “Sub-metering in the home & enterprise…The Next Wave.”  Some of the problems facing the energy industry today include higher demand than supply forecasted for the next twenty years, amid an aging [...]

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Dr. Makimoto Predicts “Next Big Thing” at Semico Outlook Event

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Dr. Tsugio Makimoto, Chairman of the Society of Semiconductor Industry Seniors, spoke this morning at the Semico Outlook event about “Chip Innovations Opening the Age of the Digital Nomad.”  He pointed out that devices from the Communications, Computing, and Consumer areas are converging into more intelligent portable digital products, driven by the digitalization of everything and with chip [...]

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E-readers are Here to Stay

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Many have said that 2009 is the year of the e-reader, and I firmly agree. Others think it will be 2010, but I believe the e-reader has entered the public’s consciousness enough that I call 2009 the tipping point. I have been excited by the prospects of e-readers since I first heard of them, around [...]

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