What is A glimpse at the way we will live, work and educate in? Every year, as our newest school kids start kindergarten, I like to take an expectant look forward to the year that many of them may enter the workforce, so welcome to 2030 when: Australia Australian population will have grown to 28,481,000 [...]
#CES2016 – the 6 trends that will dominate the year ahead ( #2016trends ) / Austereo, ABC Local, ABC Far North
What is #CES2016 the 6 trends that will dominate the year? CES (Consumer Electronic Show) 2016, Nerdvana, has ended for another year and Las Vegas has said goodbye to 170,000 visitors and 3,631 exhibitors all itching to get a glimpse of the year ahead in tech gadgets and retail offerings and also looking for the [...]
The beer economy / ABC NSW Local
What is The beer economy / ABC NSW Local? What's an old Mercedes-Benz worth? 50 cases of wild turkey bourbon (or about $16,500 @ 6 bottles per carton x $55 each), if you're selling it on one of the many beer economy Facebook secret groups that are springing up. A Facebook secret group is an [...]
Vale David Bowie – the “digital” world does look different today / Hong Kong Radio 3
What is Vale David Bowie the "digital" world does look? The sad and unexpected passing of David Bowie's has to be part of this weeks news cycle, and apart from his incredible musical legacy and his being the soundtrack of my life, we explored the ability that in today's open and leaky digital world, where [...]
Is Zuckerberg today’s digital equivalent of an imperialist conqueror? / Hong Kong Radio 3
Mark Zuckerberg has come in for a lot of heat in the last week for his Free Basics a project announced last year to provide free internet access to developing nations. In a Times of India op-ed piece Zuckerberg explained this initiative using the example of “a farmer named Ganesh, who would be able to […]
Happy 2016 / 6PR, ABC Canberra
What is Happy 2016 / 6PR, ABC Canberra? Australian elections, Olympic games, leap year, personal robots, drones, artificial intelligence, toasters talking to fridges, cars that drive themselves, and so much more are going to be a part of a 2016 and on this first morning of this brand new year I caught up with 6PR [...]