Category Archives: Futurist

The Future of Business: HBR Poland Keynote: Futurist Keynote Speaker Gerd Leonhard
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Rapper, producer, Black Eye Pea and all round tech-loving futurist tech-head will.i.am has designed his own smart watch which will be ready for launch in the coming months. The music titan has, apparently, self-designed and self-funded a project which should lead to a release in July. Very little is known about the device at the moment, but it has made a few appearances on TV screens that give an intriguing glimpse of what's to come. Unlike other wearables, this one looks like it will not require tethering to a smartphone -- it will stand on its own two feet.

It's worth pointing out for non-UK residents that product placement (endorsements, 'support from', 'promotional consideration' or however you want to view it) does not really exist in the UK in the same way as in the US and some other countries. But that said, will.i.am has been spotted on more than one occasion, "subtly" interacting with a device strapped to his wrist. Viewers of The Voice in the UK (yeah, sorry, I've been known to dip into it from time to time) will probably have noticed him fiddling with his wrist, and reference has been made to his actions on a couple of occasions.

During the live final of The Voice, he used his watch to make a phone call (which, amusingly, didnt go particularly well), and he also appeared on the chat show, Chatty Man, hosted by Alan Carr. During the course of his interview Mr Am tinkered with a black, bracelet-like watch, interacting with it using familiar swipes. Little snippets of information that have been dropped into various TV appearances reveal that there is Bluetooth support, as well as the ability to use services like Twitter and Facebook.

will.i.am has referred to the device on Twitter, saying that more information will be available soon:

Yes, it is really real @emily...I will definitely share more info with you soon...http://t.co/yat2Gax1WJ

will.i.am (@iamwill) April 4, 2014

Check out the video below where you can see snippets of the watch in action.

Is this the smart watch that will sway my opinion of wearable tech? I doubt it, but it looks like a step in the right direction.

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The coming transition of broadcasting, TV Cable (short video by Futurist Gerd Leonhard)
This is an excerpt from a recent keynote speech I gave on the future of media, in particular television / video. We are witnessing the convergence of broadca...

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Money 2.0 - the future of cash and payments: Futurist Keynote Speaker Gerd Leonhard
Business Free feels-like-free and freemium business models have been widely discussed for the past few years,Companies like LinkedIn Evernote and Skype make ...

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Future of Logistics and Supply Chain Management globally / in Mexico - Futurist keynote speaker
Future of logistics and supply chain management for audience of Mexico corporate executives. Supply chain innovations, future of retail and e-commerce, futur...

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Build the Ecosystem, not just the apps. Excerpt from Futurist Gerd Leonhard talk on media.
This is a short snippet from a recent talk on the future of media I gave in Denmark. Using Tesla as an example I describe the need to co-create and nurture c...

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3 Megatrends: Futurist Anders Srman-Nilsson Keynotes on Waves of Change
In this keynote, futurist and keynote speaker Anders Srman-Nilsson covers 3 megatrends disruption business today. a. The digitization of everything, b. The ...

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Futurist Flight Radio #7 Special Edition
Welcome to a Special Edition of Futurist Flight End of the Month #7. We #39;re celebrating the fact that we reached almost 2 months of Futurist Flight. So, we #39;re...

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Futurist Cusine
For TBB199Y1Y Food for Thought A brief look at a Futurist dinner that I hosted.

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FUTANT - FUTURIST Promo
Download full cd at http://www.comarecordz.com FUTANT - FUTURIST Released March 31, 2014 00x and Lux make up Futant, which has released over a dozen records ...

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