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Bob O'Donnell

Bob O'Donnell

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    IoT Will Drive Tech Outside of ITIoT Will Drive Tech Outside of IT
    Technology

    Moving control of key technologies outside of IT could have a seismic-level impact on many of today’s organizations.

    By Bob O'Donnell
    Technology
    Apple Moves to Middle AgeApple Moves to Middle Age
    Technology

    As it approaches 40, Apple finds itself dealing with some middle-age-type adult problems.

    By Bob O'Donnell
    Technology
    Amazon Echo: The invisible platformAmazon Echo: The invisible platform
    Technology

    Sometimes it’s the things hidden in plain sight that have the biggest impact in the long run.

    By Bob O'Donnell
    Technology
    Bringing Makers to BusinessBringing Makers to Business
    Technology

    Consumer electronics-focused companies are reaching a point in their evolutionary cycle when a crisis of innovation is at hand.

    By Bob O'Donnell
    Technology
    The Devices Formerly Known as SmartphonesThe Devices Formerly Known as Smartphones
    Technology

    Thinking of a smartphone as more of a traditional computing device than just a communications tool seems incredibly obvious.

    By Bob O'Donnell
    Technology
    Can Web Music Survive?Can Web Music Survive?
    Technology

    Here we are in 2016 with more news about the struggles of online music businesses than success stories to share.

    By Bob O'Donnell
    Technology
    The Expanding Choices in Wireless ConnectivityThe Expanding Choices in Wireless Connectivity
    Technology

    Connectivity has become the lifeblood for our devices -- as essential to them as water is to us.

    By Bob O'Donnell
    Technology
    What If Twitter Died?What If Twitter Died?
    Technology

    Not everyone cares to read about what the self-elected are all doing all the time.

    By Bob O'Donnell
    Technology
    The Promise and Confusion of USB Type-CThe Promise and Confusion of USB Type-C
    Technology

    Truly, this should be the one cable to rule them all.

    By Bob O'Donnell
    Technology
    The Hottest Computing Device? The Car.The Hottest Computing Device? The Car.
    Technology

    This is mobility on a whole other scale.

    By Bob O'Donnell