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webinos – sensor based scenarios – managed service scenarios for sensor networks ..

Crippling the Internet through SOPA could kill off the next industrial revolution(s)

The shortsightness of the old media companies and often politicans has been illustruated by many as I pointed out in my last post on SOPA and the … Read More

The Leonardo in the walled garden: Of polymaths and the vision behind futuretext and the OpenGardens blog .. ..

The Telco/Mobile Operator Cloud – what are the unique aspects for Operators?

I have been asked this a few times .. and its a changing goal post .. Time to do a quick recap of my views Qs is: What are the unique differentiators/ advantages for the Telecom Operator for the … Read More

Nscreenvision: Understanding open innovation using APIs in a multiscreen world

Over the last year, I have been thinking of the concepts in this blog with two motivations. Firstly, working with Chetan Sharma on the … Read More

My presentation at forumoxford – Apps for smart cities

If you have an interesting idea for an app for Smart cities, please contact me at ajit.jaokar at futuretext.com for the Apps for smart cities event Amsterdam - 28 to 30 march Apps for smart cities … Read More

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Paper review: How Does Mindfulness Meditation Work?

Dr Britta Hölzel has been getting a lot of traction for her work and papers … Read More

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webinos – sensor based scenarios – managed service scenarios for sensor networks ..

Considering my previous post - Looking for sensor based device manufacturers/designer contacts for health monitoring devices, environmental monitoring , smart plugs, telematics, smart grid etc - I have been thinking more Firstly, some goals of the webinos project adapted from the webinos introduction The purpose of the Webinos project is to define and deliver an Open Source platform, … [Read More...]

The Internet v.s the Washing machine – Does the washing machine have a greater impact on society than the Internet?

There is a great discussion going on in forumoxford about my blog post - Why facebook will make an economic impact beyond advertising and apparently an author called Ha Joon Chang says in his book 23 things they dont tell you about capitalism - The washing machine has changed society more than the Internet. I have not read the book .. but from the posts in forumoxford from … [Read More...]

Technology predictions/trends 2012

Pdf download HERE I am an outsider to the Telecoms industry. Even today, the ethos of ‘OpenGardens’ and its implications are alien to many in the industry. However, the transformation of whole industries - and indeed whole economies - continues rapidly as the Web and the Mobile ecosystems converge. And this is the domain I have monitored … [Read More...]

Why Facebook will make an economic impact beyond advertising in 2012

Here is a simple but overlooked observation. Facebook reached it’s tipping point (the hockey stick uptake) in 2008. . But here is a more interesting point: the people who were 15 then are now gaining economic power … [Read More...]

Speaking at Digital media forum – Dubai Jan 25 – 26

I am speaking at the Digital media forum Dubai on Jan 25/26. You can follow the conference on Facebook and LinkedIn and the Twitter hashtag #DMF2012 This is an interesting event held in Dubai looking at digital media and mobility and one of the first of it's type in the MENA region. If you are attending/ in Dubai happy to … [Read More...]

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Meditation in the Age of Facebook and Twitter – book reviews

Great reviews for Meditation in the age of Facebook and Twitter - from Shamanism to Transhumanism "In Meditation in the Age of Facebook Ajit takes on the difficult but important challenge of describing how we might learn to manage the ever increasing flow of information using meditation and more … [Read More...]

Do you ever hear of the spectrum/bandwidth crunch in Boise Idaho?

With apologies to readers from Boise Idaho – from what I hear it’s a great place! Prior to working with mobile, I used to be a consultant for a global US consultancy. There was an interesting dynamic. Everyone wanted to work in NY city or San Francisco. But no one wanted to work in ‘Boise Idaho’! Being … [Read More...]

Will we see a compromise on SOPA?

This is my first post in 2012 and hope you had a good break over the holidays. I have been spending some time thinking and on holidays – and here is a viewpoint on Stop Online Piracy Act Of SOPA and Net neutrality My personal views on SOPA are well known - Crippling the Internet through SOPA could kill off the next … [Read More...]

About my PhD research: Optimising resilience of remote monitoring medical devices over white space networks

Since earlier this year, I have finally finalized the problem space I am working on for my PhD - I outline it here. Any comments/ suggestions welcome at ajit.jaokar at futuretext.com I have discussed before the The opportunities and challenges of White Space … [Read More...]

Meditation in the Age of Facebook and Twitter – Outline and reviews

Meditation in the Age of Facebook and Twitter teaches you the philosophy and the techniques to adapt the ancient principles of meditation to the world of today. In practice, this means you can leverage the power of meditation to engage with the … [Read More...]

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Digital media forum – Dubai – mobile applications panel – with Richard Windsor , Andre Popov and Jassim Ali #DMF2012

Looking forward to speaking this morning on a panel at the Digital media forum alongwith Richard windsor of … [Read More...]

RIP – Judy Breck

very sad. heard that Judy Breck passed away … [Read More...]

Carnival of the mobilists no 257 at Steve Hoober’s blog

Carnival of the mobilists no 257 at Steve Hoober's blog Its great to see the carnival of the mobilists now as weekly feature! thanks to … [Read More...]