Apple Pay and the Complexity of Payments
For the past couple of years, "payments" has been a frequent area targeted for innovation, something that tech companies and startups boast about disrupting but rarely back up with actual results. It has...
Hardware
The Cleanliness and Messiness of a Computing Workspace
The design magazine available in Flipboard is a bedtime guilty pleasure. There's something surreal about flipping through the architectural creativity exhibited in many of the living and housing feeds, the condos and homes...
Game Consoles and their Bet on Software
It's only a matter of days till the 8th generation of video game consoles launch in the US. Sony and Microsoft are still making the wager that, six years after the modern smartphone has been introduced, a dedicated gaming machine can still set the foundation for a profitable business and that owning the...
Gadgetry Hope
Half of technology rumors nowadays follow a Mad Libs-ian template[1]: (reputable technology company) is rumored to be working on a (untouched, potentially sexy gadget). Their expertise in (what the company is good at) can bring a fresh look at the (previously deemed stale industry). Here is a click-bait list of speculation that would make...
The Best Productivity Tools for Programmers
As engineers, we're obsessed with efficiency and productivity. From carrying around a decade's worth of configuration in an .rc file to setting up your favorite IDE to techniques like Inbox Zero to the gadgets like Fitbit, there are a lot of software and hardware trying to convince you that your life...
The Horrible Designs of an Apple TV Clone
This holiday season, my parents were quite nostalgic for the old country (for us, that would be Hong Kong), having just returned from a month-long trip there. They were missing the food, the useless crap they sell on the streets, and even the television channels. When they got back, they were bugging me about getting...