Robert Scoble reviews Google Glass

Robert Scoble reviews Google Glass I continue to be amazed with the camera. It totally changes photography and video. Why? I can capture moments. I counted how many seconds it takes to get my smartphone out of my pocket, open it up, find the camera app, wait for it to load, and then take a … Continue reading Robert Scoble reviews Google Glass

The cool thing about Google Glass which isn’t immediately obvious

Since Google announced their Google Glass project, I kept thinking which of their products would be the most useful on that platform.  Gmail? Probably not too much.  Search? Perhaps.  Ads? Don’t think so. Today, after reading this blog post I realized that I was thinking about it all wrong.  It’s not what Google will push … Continue reading The cool thing about Google Glass which isn’t immediately obvious

Open space office kills productivity by 66%

While going through this article on noise pollution, I came across this: If you can hear someone talking while you’re reading or writing, your productivity dips by up to 66%.  Open floor-plan offices distract workers without them even noticing it. In a classic study published in the British Journal of Psychology in 1998, researchers found that … Continue reading Open space office kills productivity by 66%

The problem of a small country

Cyprus Mail reports: FORMER supreme court judge Panayiotis Kallis has resigned from the committee of inquiry tasked with probing the circumstances which led the economy and banking sector to the brink of collapse. In a letter to the President and the justice minister, Kallis said he felt obliged to step down citing a possible conflict … Continue reading The problem of a small country