thoughts on technology, life and culture from the sponsors of tomorrow
AFOL A Blocumentary from AFOL on Vimeo. Do you keep old games, toys, or computers? For many people keeping childhood games inspires a sense of nostalgia. And, some parents or grandparents pass their toys down to later generations. However, for Adult Fans of Legos (AFOL), they are still building and “playing” with these plastic building... Read more >  |
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The weekend is upon yet, once again! This week I have spent quite a few hours playing L.A. Noire, the latest entry by Rockstar Games, and I plan to spend much of the weekend playing through it as well. In L.A. Noire, you play as a police detective named Cole Phelps as he makes his... Read more >  |
At the beginning of last year and a whole raft of 3D TV launches at CES, the media couldn’t get enough of 3D TV. But by the end of the year, 3D TV was increasingly viewed as one of the year’s biggest flops. Despite manufacturers’ best marketing efforts, they reported, 3D TV had failed to... Read more >  |
I’ve been working on a series of posts for summer travel, The Geek Travel Guide. See Stop 1 – California, Stop 2 – Texas, and Stop 3 – Illinois. If you’re planning a summer road trip, you might also want to watch: How to Prepare for a Road Trip. I just came across a cute... Read more >  |
As you might imagine, the culture at Intel is very fast-paced, as it is with much of the technology industry in silicon valley. Surviving and thriving in a fast culture such as this one takes leadership abilities from everyone across the organization.  |
Corporate visions for the future require the “impersonal logic” cited by Andy Grove in his book, “Only the Paranoid Survive.” It was this impersonal logic that allowed Intel to recognize an inflection point and shift its core business to microprocessors. Today, Intel futurists envision a compute continuum where computing exists in literally everything, from cars... Read more >  |
Today is stop #3 in our (virtual) Geek Travel Roadtrip, and we’re in northern Illinois. If you’re just joining us, see Stop 1 – California Bay Area Science and Technology Museums and Stop 2 – Houston, TX Science and Tech Museums. Chicago, IL Museum of Science and Industry: This museum in Chicago is a top... Read more >  |
Part of being an Intel Advisor is getting insights and information directly from inside Intel. This month’s conference call with Intel and other Intel Advisors was no different and we learned about a hot topic in the Tech industry – the tablet race. Leading our discussion was Mark Miller, director of outbound marketing from Intel’s... Read more >  |
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