What’s happened this week:
- Apple launched two new iPhone models:
- The 5s is packed with sensors such as a ‘touch id’ to drive payment with biometrics (potentially revolutionary in-store) and the M7 chip which further integrates movement data for future innovation.
- The 5c is at a lower price point to dive growth in emerging markets, both geo-graphic and demo-graphic.
- Twitter bought MoPub a mobile advertising platform that many think will help it define and leverage a persistent user identity across platforms.
- Twitter also started the process to file for an IPO with a potential valuation of over USD10bn, many hope this can reignite the technology investment landscape post Facebook IPO.
What we have learned:
- 80bn things will connect to the Internet in 2020 up from 15bn in 2012 and 4bn in 2010.
- Tablets look set to overtake PC shipments even faster than predicted. 1m more of the small form factor devices (vs. desktop and laptop PCs) will ship in Q4 2013.
Cool stuff:
- Serial Digital Music innovators Arcade Fire have a new offering; Just a Reflektor creates a new kind of interaction with a smartphone and desktop browser.
- We can now create a 3d model from a single 2d photograph.
- Plumzi, Tomorrowcraft, Meograph and Cinemacast are some of the hottest TV convergence startups, creating games from TV assets and a Social DVR amongst many other things.
Where to find more:
- *The Modern Internet is defined by the algorithmically curated news feed, minimalistic responsive design and native advertising.
- The Internet of Things has huge potential to drive economic growth, in the US alone up to USD 1.4trn or 5% of GDP by 2025.
- We are beginning to live in the Age of Context, defined by sensors, proximity and real time data according to new work by Shel Israel and Robert Scoble.
