Posts Tagged: "Google glass"

Google’s conversion to Alphabet highlights far-flung operations in biotech, venture capital funding

Google recently announced that it would be undergoing a major corporate restructuring, folding itself into a new corporation called Alphabet Inc. The move has been marketed as a means by which Google can remain more innovative insofar as it allows Larry Page and Sergey Brin to continue to make technological bets that have long odds while affecting search engine revenues less. Aside from the Internet division, there are as many as 80 other divisions where it is hoped that R&D development will continue while they grow into services with the billion+ level of users claimed by Google’s Internet services. This article takes a look at some of those divisions and how they stand to gain.

Steve Brachmann

August 18, 2015

Patents: The future of competitive success through innovation

Now more than ever succeeding is all about making better products and offering new and improved services quicker and more reliably than your competitors. Surprisingly, at a time when many major technology corporations are struggling to innovate, we see utter disdain for patent owners. Void from the discussion is any perspective on the real problems facing American companies – namely innovating to obtain a competitive advantage and set themselves apart from the competitors they have today and the competitors they will surely have tomorrow. Increased patent licensing, or outright acquisition of patents, will not only help, but will likely become essential for those companies who understand the importance of continually squeezing out innovation as fast and efficiently as possible.

Gene Quinn

April 2, 2015

Wearable Gadgets: What is the Secret to Commercial Success?

The spurts and starts of wearable technology in recent days are reminiscent of that earlier period of smartphone development. We’ve all heard that wearable gadgets are a major part of the future of computing, but most of the consumer world is still waiting for a product that can appeal to the masses. Google Glass was released with a lot of hype earlier this year, for example, but it hasn’t reached a wide consumer base. A high price tag and an unfashionable look have been cited by some as reasons why the product hasn’t seen the sort of sales expected. Developers of wearable technology haven’t exactly figured out the secret to commercial success with these products as of yet, but the time in which they will is soon coming.

Steve Brachmann

November 15, 2014