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Full story: FIR Book Review: Age of Context by Robert Scoble and Shel IsraelAge of Context: Mobile, Sensors, Data and the Future of Privacy explores the convergence of five technological factors – mobile, social media, data, sensors and location – and their present and future impact on everything from commerce to medicine to transportation. FIR co-hosts Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz review the book in the context of an earlier FIR interview we conducted with the authors, and two book launch events including one in London in which Neville recorded Robert and Shel’s…
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Full story: Amazon’s drone delivery service: not science fiction
A story that’s all over the news web today is about Amazon’s plans to start a delivery service that will get your package directly to your door straight from an Amazon fulfilment centre via a drone pilotless aircraft. No middlemen – no postal service, no couriers – just Amazon. And delivery within 30 minutes. Known as Amazon Prime Air, the service looks to be in an advanced planning stage – drones have been made and at least one test flight…
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Full story: The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #732: December 2, 2013
Intro: FIR Interviews posted with Andrew Grill and with Adam Parker, one Interview coming with Sharam Fouladgar; two FIR Book reviews coming soon: Age of Context and ZERO; FIR Podcast Network news: Episode 1 of “AllthingsIC with Rachel Miller” published, and more; announcing the winners of the FIR Contest to win a copy of ‘Age of Context’; Quick News: GE Designates December 3 as ‘3D Printing Day’, Typhoo Tea’s misguided effort to get back on Sainsbury’s shelves, how to use…











