A phrase you'll probably be hearing or reading about quite a bit in the coming weeks and months is 'non-fungible tokens.' I'd not come across it until I read a Reuters report about a guy who sold a 10-second video artwork by the digital artist known as Beeple for $6.6 million at a Christies auction in Florida last month. He'd bought it last October for just $67 thousand. Nice ROI! While this in itself is an interesting tale, what makes it a notable one is two things: The video clip was … [Read more...] about Get to know ‘non-fungible tokens,’ NFT for short
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"We know from human history that developments in technologies over the centuries, ranging from the Industrial Revolution through to the invention of the automobile, then airplanes and so forth, the landscape of progress is littered with human casualties. People die because of these things being tested."
A provocative statement, the first thing you hear in episode 1 in the third season of the Digital Download podcast that I did with host Paul Sutton last month in which we discussed emerging … [Read more...] about Emerging tech:
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Spectacular opportunities coming in the digital economy says Gartner
The latest emerging technologies report from Gartner, announced last week, contains a wealth of analysis and prediction about what technologies will be the drivers of the digital economy during the coming decade. While many of the technologies cited by Gartner will already be familiar - they include artificial intelligence, the connected home, machine learning, autonomous vehicles, blockchain, augmented reality and virtual reality - the focus is very much on the relationships … [Read more...] about Spectacular opportunities coming in the digital economy says Gartner
Foundations for evolving relationships between people and machines
IT Industry analysts Gartner announced its 2013 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies on August 19, with an assessment of the tech landscape that visualises its market analysis, concentrating on the evolving relationship between humans and machines. In explaining that relationship focus, Gartner's Jackie Fenn - originator of the hype cycle model - said in the press announcement that she wanted to "encourage enterprises to look beyond the narrow perspective that only sees a future in which … [Read more...] about Foundations for evolving relationships between people and machines
The hype cycle and tipping-point technologies
In studying the latest hype cycle for emerging technologies chart, published last week by IT industry analysts Gartner, there's much to absorb as you review what Gartner sees as the common patterns of overenthusiasm, disillusionment and eventual realism that accompanies each new technology and innovation. For its 2012 report on emerging technologies, Gartner says it focused on tipping points, examining the technologies in sets or groupings because so many new capabilities and trends … [Read more...] about The hype cycle and tipping-point technologies
Better understanding Gartner’s hype cycles
Over the years, IT industry analysts Gartner have published annual 'hype cycle' reports that assess where specific technologies are going in the coming years. What's hot and what's not, in other words. Take the latest one on emerging technologies, for instance. Interesting to see what's close to or at the Peak of Inflated Expectations at the moment: private cloud computing, augmented reality, media tablets (such as the iPad), wireless power, 3D flat-panel TVs and displays, and activity … [Read more...] about Better understanding Gartner’s hype cycles
An alternate hype cycle
For the past few years, I've posted about Gartner's hype cycles when the new series is published by the research firm, usually in mid July or thereabouts. The ones that typically interest me are emerging technologies and social software. What are hype cycles? Wikipedia has a good explanation of the concept. Here's how to understand the hype cycle charts, the element that most people pay most attention to: 1. Technology Trigger - The first phase of a hype cycle is the "technology trigger" … [Read more...] about An alternate hype cycle
Gartner restricts usage of hype cycle graphics
It's that time of year when industry analysts Gartner publish their annual hype cycle report for emerging technologies. Last week, Gartner did indeed publish this year's report, the Hype Cycle For Emerging Technologies 2009 report, available for clients to purchase for $1,995.00. But unlike hype cycle reports in previous years - which I've reported on each year since 2006 - 2009 marks a new approach by Gartner that restricts usage of the charts from the report under a policy of tighter … [Read more...] about Gartner restricts usage of hype cycle graphics