by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Oct 23, 2018
Google unveiled three new products today: the Pixel 3 phone, the Pixel Slate tablet, and Google Home Hub, a version of its smart speaker with a built-in screen. The presentation was heavy on content, features, and speakers. When there’s a lot of content to get...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Oct 22, 2018
The astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has not one, but two books on the New York Times bestseller list. Most people don’t rush to the bookstore to buy the newest book with the word “astrophysics” in the title, but they’ll read Tyson’s...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Oct 21, 2018
For fifteen years, Ken Kocienda was on the ground floor at Apple as a principal software engineer on the original iPhone, iPad, and the first Safari web browser. Working side-by-side with Steve Jobs gave Kocienda a rare insider’s view into the most...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Oct 10, 2018
Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have announced their resignation from Facebook, the company that acquired Instagram for $1 billion. “We’re planning on taking some time off to explore our curiosity and creativity again. Building new...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Oct 8, 2018
I paused the television screen as Tiger Woods was walking up the 18th-fairway at Sunday’s PGA Tour Championship. I called my two daughters over to watch. Since they’re gymnasts, I wanted them to see one mental habit that makes Tiger Woods a...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Oct 3, 2018
Apple shoppers now have three new iPhone models to choose from. The phones come in three sizes and three colors–silver, space gray, and gold. Apple follows the rule of three in product marketing, presentations and branding. It does so because neuroscience shows...