BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is quickly becoming the new norm in business. In fact, 75% of all businesses already allow their employees to connect their personal devices to their business network, and while this accounts for many happy workers, it can also make things complicated. The milestone of 15 billion network connected devices is creeping up in 2015; yes, that’s 15 billion. That many devices accounts for more than two per each person on the planet. And with those numbers, businesses should expect to see a service charge increase from their BYOD-ing. Let’s look at the 15 billion/2 per…

There was a time not too long ago when technology bloggers and pundits (myself included) believed that email was going away. We thought that the system would be replaced by Facebook messaging, IM, social networking, and other variations of online communication that were more elegant and less abused than email. We were wrong. I was wrong. We failed to see one major flaw in our judgment. Despite so many people being on Facebook and other forms of communication, everyone has an email address. Even with the necessity of many to check their other forms of communication regularly, almost obsessively,…

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, every new form of gadget and technology is on display for tech bloggers and their readers to see. It’s a buffet of geek that can satiate all eDesires. And yet, it’s still not enough. We need more. We want to see what we have never seen before. We want to be amazed. Our friends at GetSatisfaction have the right idea in their creation: the hands-free, double-mounted. eco-friendly, portable, constantly-connected remote with 5G speeds, holographic interface, and airplane mode. Enjoy. Click to Enlarge. …

Electronic music enthusiasts have a new tool at their disposal, this thing that looks like a cross between an iPhone and your grandpa’s radio, and apparently likes long walks on the beach. It’s called the Posc, a portmanteau word made up of pocket and oscillator. It oscillates in your pocket, and it likes to be touched.  No, really….