What Microsoft is getting right with tablets–seamless synching between devices, more computing power, and accessories–and why Apple should go there too.
“The iPad is nearly 5 years old. That product, ever since, has continued to ride a thin dividing line between iPhones and Macs: mobile, and computers.
…Will there be both a 12-inch iPad and a 12-inch MacBook Air in 2015? If so, how will they co-exist? Could they be meant for different customers?
…the iPad needs a change. It needs something to ignite interest. It needs a few new ideas.
Microsoft — with its hardware, and with its upcoming Windows 10 operating system — is actually blazing a bold trail. One that Apple may actually be able to learn from.”
http://www.cnet.com/news/where-the-ipad-should-go-next-look-toward-windows-10/
The competition narrows down between Microsoft HoloLens, Facebook Oculus and Google Glass. Each of them bets on different possibilities, which wearable bring.
Facebook Oculus
https://www.oculus.com/
Also available as podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/apm-marketplace-tech/id73330855
http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/20/oculus-platform/
Microsoft HoloLens
http://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-hololens/en-us
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/01/25/microsofts-hololens/
Google Glass
http://www.google.com/glass/start/
Pls consider our related IMS blog entries:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/?s=wearable
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/?s=google+glass
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/?s=oculus
http://www.theverge.com/2014/11/4/7153975/dropbox-microsoft-partnership-microsoft-office
For Dropbox it’s a lot easier to partner with companies and build a platform rather than try and create a rival to Microsoft Office. Dropbox’s updated apps will be available across mobile platforms in the coming weeks alongside Microsoft’s own Office apps. Additionally, Dropbox has also committed to building a Windows Phone version of its app which will be available in the coming months.