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While at ALA Annual 2016, I attended a presentation titled Be Our Guest: Creating Immersive Experiences in Libraries. Dave Cobb at the Thinkwell Group spoke, and then Steven Bell and John Blyberg briefly spoke, providing sort of a “reaction” to the … [Continue reading]
I've been reading about connected clothing. Know what that is? Think about that Fitbit on your wrist, but move the functionality to your shirt, and you'll get the idea. Connected clothing, or "smart clothing," has sensors, RFID tags, etc embedded … [Continue reading]
I recently read this article - The Voice UI has Gone Mainstream over at techopinions.com. Interesting article! Right now, voice search is growing fast. Smartphones certainly do voice search (i.e., Siri, OK Google, etc). And it's constantly … [Continue reading]
I spent the weekend in the Philadelphia area doing some presentations for a Board of Trustees retreat. Fun time - they were, as you could expect, VERY engaged. Here are my presentations! Tech Trends for 2016 from David King and … [Continue reading]
I just read an article about the Internet of Things overtaking mobile devices. Thanks to Michael Schofield for posting it (you ARE listening to the lib.ux podcast he does with Amanda Goodman, right?). Anyway ... here's the article. The article … [Continue reading]