Category Archives for Review
Reviews of products and books for the future by Shlok Vaidya.
Review: Star Trek
In order of preference, I wanted to see Terminator: Salvation, Wolverine, and Star Trek. However, an Army special ops type buddy had free passes to Star Trek and off we went. To be frank, I was never a Trekkie and … Continue reading
Idea: Leveraging Car Dealership Information Streams
Here’s a unique business niche for the right team that wants to leverage information flows to mediate the car dealership experience. Properly executed, a dealership is reduced to just being a function of capital, inventory, and space. Very lean once … Continue reading
Idea: PackMule
iPhone and any other GPS enabled cell. Its peer to peer package delivery. Get package senders and receivers (‘packs’) to sign up as such. (Benefits to them: decreases risk, cheaper and more available than USPS UPS). Get (couriers) ‘mules’ to … Continue reading
Wired for War Symposium
Friends over at the Complex Terrain Laboratory have an excellent conversation going. Singer, one of (if not the) smartest guys working at a think tank, is leading. Go check it out. The book is very smart, well written, funny, and … Continue reading
Review: Altered Carbon, Broken Angels
Thoroughly enjoyed Altered Carbon. Idea package was fantastic: Gritty, near future, smart mix of tech and story, vividly imagined cyberpunk noir. Just a great read (or listen). Broken Angels dragged its feet. The idea pack was just found lacking and … Continue reading