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By Jon D. Markman On January 16, 201901:55 PM Eastern
Japanese nursing homes are using Doppler radar, virtual reality goggles and ultrasonic sensors strapped to patients’ abdomens to reduce healthcare costs. Welcome to the future.
Eldercare is a...
By Tony Sagami On December 14, 201807:45 AM Eastern
Want to make a fortune? Figure out a way to own a monopoly in something. Anything.
When it comes to internet searches, Google (GOOGL) has about as close to a monopoly as you can get.
Get this:...
By Jon D. Markman On November 30, 201805:10 PM Eastern
Amazon.com’s (AMZN) plans to revolutionize healthcare are starting to come into focus. It should come as no surprise that the Seattle ecommerce giant plans to upend this sector, too. From retail...
By Tony Sagami On October 26, 201807:55 AM Eastern
I admit it: I'm an economics nerd. I'd rather read annual reports and Form 10-Ks than a James Patterson or Stephen King book. And my favorite magazine is The Economist.
The Economist isn't an...
By Mike Larson On August 22, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Playing it "safe" is paying off!
That's the message I'm delivering this week to hundreds of investors in person at the MoneyShow San Francisco, and the one I'm going to keep hammering home here...
By Jon D. Markman On December 29, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Trading near $14,000, Bitcoin is up 1,500% this year. And still, most investors would be hard-pressed to explain the monetary unit in a paragraph or two.
Cryptocurrencies are decentralized,...
By Jon D. Markman On December 8, 201702:00 PM Eastern
So far, the Internet of Things has been a challenge for investors. That is about to change.
Last week, the Electronic Engineering Times ran a story featuring Chris Enslin, a vice president at...
By Jon D. Markman On November 3, 201702:00 PM Eastern
There is a great scene in the 2013 film “Her.” In it, the leading man plays in an interactive, completely immersive, mixed-reality video game. It’s set in an impossibly rich, virtual world.
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By Jon D. Markman On August 30, 201702:00 PM Eastern
The future of spying arrived while you weren’t looking. The new eye-in-the-sky isn’t some shiny satellite. It’s not even a plane or a helicopter.
Drones make perfect super-snoopers.
They are...
By Jon D. Markman On July 5, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Don’t look now, but video surveillance is hot. It was inevitable. The willing surrender of privacy and the fear of bad actors make a potent combination.
This week, police in Dubai enlisted a...