I've been interested in Disney MagicBands since some of the first descriptions of them came out last year, but it's interesting to see how they're actually being used in parks now that they've launched. Essentially, they're like tracking cookies for live attendees, allowing the park to customize the visitor's experience and increase revenue generation from them. As ever, Pinky and the Brain saw it coming.
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Digital Weekly: The Big Needs of Small Groups
Google has designed a contact lens that senses glucose levels in tears, which it's working on bringing to market. This certainly isn't the biggest revelation in digital this week, but it's the sort of device that I get really excited about. Mass market wearables deservedly get most of the press, but in the long run it's the ecosystem of niche apps and devices that fundamentally change lives and businesses.
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This won't be a personal journal, because we both ought to do something better with our time than gratify my vanity. Instead, it will be a journal of the many things I'd like to learn. Like many of you, I'd like to be a more articulate speaker, better in the kitchen/bar, more culturally informed, and imbued with more social grace. If you'd like the same things for yourself, then keep watching this space. Though I can't claim to have the answers you're looking for, I can at least claim to have similar questions.
Regular updates will begin after I've replaced the computer that died in the fire.
I'd like to thank my benefactor, Mr. Steelbuddha, for hosting this journal. He is a scholar, a man of principles, and a gentleman deserving of any free drinks given to him.