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Dillon Behr is a Technology and Research Analysts at Crucial Point LLC, focusing in disruptive technologies of interest to enterprise technologists. He also writes at http://ctolabs.com Contact at dbehr@crucialpointllc.com
Special Operations Command (SOCOM) recently released a Broad Agency Announcement soliciting proposals for several types of technologies that they are looking for in cooperation with the private sector. We are interested in all forms of disrupting technologies at Crucial Point LLC and after looking this wish list from SOCOM it is pretty clear they are looking for disruptive technologies as well. Below is a breakdown of what they are looking for. If … [Read more...]
Liquid Robotics, a company led by CEO Bill Vass, is making huge inroads in sensor deployments in some of the most difficult to monitor parts of our planet. That is, the vast, open ocean. Liquid Robotics has developed a maritime robot that can travel thousands of miles, carry different payloads, energize itself from ocean wave movement, and transmit large amounts of data in real time to its users. This surfboard looking robot … [Read more...]
I recently wrote an article examining the basic offerings of Apple, Google, and Amazon, and hypothesized that they were all building ecosystems to get consumers locked in to one ecosystem or another. Here is another post in that series, this time looking at the Apple ecosystem. Apple's Offerings Apple has some of the most innovative and sought after consumer products on the market right now. You likely don't know many people that don't own or … [Read more...]
Yesterday I had a conversation with a senior sales rep by the name of Dan Adams from Oculis Labs, a Carahsoft partner. He was showing me a demonstration of the latest update of their software Private Eye Version 3.3. I was interested in this because I blogged about Private Eye over the summer after watching a demo and being impressed with the software. Private Eye is display protection for your computer screen, and is available for the enterprise. … [Read more...]
Wayin has been moving forward in the last couple of months. We did an initial announcement of their offerings on CTOVision over the summer, but they have evolved quite a bit since then. Since we like to keep you updated on what is going on in the social media world, I figured now would be a good time to check back in with Wayin. I recently talked with someone from business development at Wayin, and she is excited about how far the social media site has … [Read more...]
This post is a continuation of last week's post, which outlined the history and current state of Virtual Reality. Today, I look forward into the future of the technology and examine its potential national security implications. To read part 1 and catch up on the topic check out last week's blog here. In the future, it is possible that nearly every aspect of warfare training will have some sort of virtual reality component to it. Everything from … [Read more...]
Here at CTOVision, we analyze disruptive technologies and follow trends happening in the government, enterprise, and consumer technology space. Yesterday I was reading reading about Google's new offering of a music service through the Android Market. I found it interesting that Google would do this, since they are so far behind in the game relative to Apple's iTunes and Amazon's music services. Then I started thinking about what this meant for … [Read more...]
If you are like me, social media is already a large part of your life. I spend at least some time each day checking in with my friends, regardless of where they are in the world. Most of them do not live near me, or at least in not in my immediate vicinity. There is a newcomer to the social media world that wants to take a different approach to social and connect you to your neighbors, and only your neighbors. Nextdoor.com, founded by San … [Read more...]
Virtual reality (VR) is a term that applies to computer-simulated environments that can simulate physical presence in places in the real world, as well as in imaginary worlds. This can vary from flight and other vehicle simulators, to video games, to immersion programs for training of military tactics, to medical and therapeutic uses. The beginnings of virtual reality are nothing like we know them today, but they did start with a visionary. In the … [Read more...]
If the iPhone 4S is your first iPhone, you have probably already realized how awesome it is and wondered to your self, "Why did I wait so long?" If you upgraded to the new iPhone from a previous model you are enjoying the added feature of Siri, the faster processor, and the better camera. But if you have been a loyal Apple customer over the years, but don't have the extra income to justify a full priced upgrade from the iPhone 4 to the … [Read more...]