In an increasingly complex world of demographic, psychographic and ethnographic research, it’s no longer safe to assume that companies actually know their customers. Harnessing the power of persona or a representative profile, which summarizes a key demographic target is a powerful means of figuring out the customer today. Mark Kingdon, ...

It started with an innocuous audio interview with the then-President of the Products and Technology Group at SAP AG, Shai Agassi. Then came Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz, sitting at a table with an umbrella. It wasn’t long before Scoble introduced us to Thomas Hawk (investment advisor by day, ...

As CMO of StoryRock Electronic Publishing, Sharlene Hawkes wants every service man and woman to have a Remember My Service digital yearbook that highlights their military experience. And this former Miss America and one of the first female, on-air, ESPN sportscasters certainly has the energy and passion ...

Downloadable games were the focus of Capcom’s Digital Day. During the press-only event, Capcom did not talk about Street Fighter IV or Resident Evil 5. Instead, the game developer showed off an updated version of and several other games that will soon be available on ...

American Hi Definition and Sweetwater Digital of Van Nuys, CA, hosted the first annual Renewable L.A., a day long “consumption-lite” eco fest, celebrating renewable energy and transportation. The first annual solar open house and green holiday gift event put a spotlight on the largest solar installation in ...

“Penryn” is the name for the upcoming family of processors built on new technology that Intel co-Founder Gordon Moore called one of the biggest advances to transistors in 45 years, PodTech’s Jason Lopez talks with Richard Dracott, General Manager of the High Performance Computing Organization in the Digital Enterprise ...

Broadband, connectivity, Wi-Fi, accessibility and education efforts are all priorities for the ongoing efforts in developing nations and regions around the globe. Intel, along with the United Nations and International Telecommunication Union (ITU), among others, is participating this month in the Connect Africa Summit, which aims to bring together human, ...

Home entertainment is switching to digital. Even movie rental places like Netflix are delivering their goods via bits that’ll be stored on a hard drive. So, how do you manage all your music and entertainment stuff? Media Master has a really great answer. Here Neil Day, CEO, and Eric ...

In his keynote today at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Patrick Gelsinger, senior vice president and general manager of Intel’s Digital Enterprise Group, gave a broad update on Intel’s efforts this year.

In this podcast, Gelsinger covers what he calls the company’s “relentless pursuit of Moore’s Law,” spotlighting

You’ve heard the story. Bill Gates and Microsoft became a hugely successful business after it bought DOS from a small computer store in Seattle and licensed it to IBM. But what really happened? Did you know that Bill Gates didn’t want the operating system business at first, for instance? Did ...

Intel research is a curious thing. The company is obviously known for making computer chips in which it invests billions of dollars on research and development every year. But lesser known and endlessly fascinating is the company’s investigation into human activity itself.

As most security professionals know, passwords are a losing proposition. We use them because the capability comes with your operating system, but their weaknesses are many. Here, Dana Epp talks about the capabilities of token-based authentication, as well as some of the weaknesses. He hopes that some day in the not-too-distant future we will control our own digital identity rather having a different identity with each and every merchant or server.

Sometimes the best ideas aren’t new — they just get reintroduced in new packaging. In2M’s Mvelopes offering is a good example of this. Mvelopes is a digital version of the old put-your-paycheck-into-multiple-envelopes budgeting methodology. David Neddo, vice president of marketing at In2M, talks about how Mvelopes has leveraged ...

Since it’s introduction in 1979, TaylorMade’s metal driver has been at the heart of golf’s revolution. Today, technology and science are pushing distance and performance for both tour players and weekend warriors.

Benoit Vincent, TaylorMade Golf’s chief technology officer, talks with Brad Baldwin about how technology and innovation are driving ...

Learn about business technology optimization, the Mercury and Bristol Technology acquisitions and HP Software.

On your next visit to the dentist, you might notice a computer monitor to the side of that ergonomic chair. That’s because software designed to manage a dental practice from companies like Dentrix is being used not only to automate the backoffice and billing functions, but provide assistance in ...

The day 1 keynotes at the Intel Developer Forum in Beijing featured CTO Justin Rattner and Pat Gelsinger, senior vice president of the Digital Enterprise Group. They talked about new developments at the company. Rattner filled in some detail around Intel’s research efforts (and explained the critical importance of China ...

It’s more common than ever to use purpose-built hardware and software solutions, ( Xbox, firewalls and VPN appliances, Google Search appliance, etc.). John Yoon, VP of marketing, and Bill Harper, director of development at Control4, discuss the advantages to a home automation controller and

NETGEAR has announced its new Digital Entertainer HD. It’s the next step in bridging the barrier between your television and the digital media on your computer. Listen to this conversation with Jamison Ching of NETGEAR, as he outlines all the cool features of this wireless device, which allows you to use your TV to watch movies in high-def, listen to music, stream Internet content, and more.

Smart lighting makes that “old” light switch cool again. It also saves you money as you conserve power.

Ed Ryan and Scott Moulton at Control4 talk about how little, everyday tasks can become conveniences with Smart Lighting. With Control4 “scenes,” you can wake up to lights that come up ...

Intel Chairman Craig Barrett says Silicon Valley IT companies are in the right place at the right time to help the United Nations address the world’s health, education, and economic problems. Barrett, who has been appointed the chairman of the U.N.’s Global Alliance for ICT and Development, says, “My job is to make sure that we don’t talk a lot, but we do a lot.” The Alliance will meet today at the the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., to discuss the role of Silicon Valley in the U.N.’s information technology goals. PodTech’s Jason Lopez interviewed Intel’s chairman at the company’s headquarters in Santa Clara. Intel made this video possible.

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Convenience. That’s the big benefit of having all your music and video entertainment at your fingertips. Control4’s Ed Ryan and Jeff Thomas discuss the benefits of every-room entertainment with Brad Baldwin. Using something called “scenes,” Control4 allows you to integrate audio and video with your lighting and more to create moods and sound in different rooms in your home. And with all your music available with a quick tap on your visual remote that shows album art, allows for playlists, and offers searching, finding the right song is more fun than ever.

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Venture capital investor Charles Beeler speaks with fellow-VC Steve Hall (his DEMO observations can be found here), from Vulcan Capital, at DEMO 2007 in January. Another positive mention for Zink, and agreement that lots of small steps are being taken in the direction of improving search technology. Hall also gets in a plug for one of his investments….