A piece I recorded for the BBC World Service. Not Reuters content. Disruptive innovation is like one of those terms that worms its way into our vocabulary, a bit like built-in obsolescence or upselling. It’s become the mantra of the tech world, awhich sees its author Clayton Christensen, as a sort of messiah of the… Read More »
Something I wrote for Reuters: With WebRTC, the Skype’s no longer the limit By Jeremy Wagstaff SINGAPORE Thu Dec 11, 2014 4:07pm EST (Reuters) – WebRTC, a free browser-based technology, looks set to change the way we communicate and collaborate, up-ending telecoms firms, online chat services like Skype and WhatsApp and remote conferencing on WebEx.… Read More »
Let’s face it: we’re not about to have driverless cars in our driveway any time soon. Soonest: a decade. Latest: a lot longer, according to the folk I’ve spoken to. But in some ways, if you’ve got the dosh, you can already take your foot off the gas and hands off the steering wheel. Higher… Read More »
This is a version of my (and Noel’s) Reuters piece on wireless charging, recorded for the BBC World Service. Without question, in a few years’ time our children will look back at pictures of this era and ask us what those little pieces of string are snaking across our desktops, bedside tables, mantelpieces and car… Read More »
A piece posted today on Reuters: Pulling the plug: Apple’s Watch a boost for wireless charging BY JEREMY WAGSTAFF AND NOEL RANDEWICH (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s embrace of wireless charging for its new Watch may be a defining moment for a technology that’s languished for years amid competing standards and consumer confusion. Supporters of wireless… Read More »