TabletBiz 2013 

“The Future of Business Interactions”

By Michael Danilov & Malko Ebers

The recent TabletBiz conference in New York was a showcase for cutting edge technology and recent developments in tablet hard and software. Moreover the conference allowed us to get insights into App based business solutions and how mobility, apps and smartphones are changing our lifestyle and the way modern business is conducted. The way how people use IT solutions is already transforming our societies.

Nowadays tablets have become much cheaper than traditional computers or laptops while increasing the mobility and functionality for the user for business and leisure alike. Big companies are finally getting it mining the data of their users, putting software applications into the cloud which can dramatically reduce costs and gives companies more instant feedback which applications and functions the users are actually using.

A company that realizes and takes advantage of these stable trends can operate cheaper faster and easier. We can think of mobile payment options, real time inventory, the easy of reward systems, the advertisements and incentives for a mobile customer and much more. The metaphor of the flat world got realized also through tablets. Prices have come down, processor and internet speed have gone up and fast internet has become a commodity for creative people and start ups to take advantage off. In a way this development has transformed apps into a commodity, a true mass customization where every user picks the functions that he or she demands. This development has democratized the access to IT.

Paperless data entry, payment and visualization that tables and mobile applications allow for will continue to transform our economies, they will make the way we shop, work and educate each other more mobile, faster and more suitable to our modern individualized lifestyle.

The TabletBiz Team showed a lot of different cases where you can use tablet in your everyday business. The closing of the event was the Tabby Awards ceremony with some beautiful app solutions. Have a look for example at dictionary.com.

To learn more see: http://events.tabtimes.com/tabletbiz/

2013 BUCKMINSTER FULLER CHALLENGE AWARD CEREMONY

MONDAY NOVEMBER 18 2013 | 7:00 - 8:30 PM | THE GREAT HALL

by Madeline Tanamal


Our team attended the Buckminster Fuller Challenge Award Ceremony on November 18, 2013 and thought that it was a groundbreaking event,  so we want to raise awareness of it by showcasing the groundbreaking technologies and efforts of the Buckminster Fuller Institute.

The Buckminster Fuller Institute is an institute that was founded by an engineer and futurist Buckminster ‘Bucky’ Fuller. Bucky’s vision of having a sustainable ecosystem is inherited down to his daughter, Allegra who is now lead the institute. In relation to this vision, the institute is organizing ‘Buckminster Fuller Challenge’, a yearly international design competition that awards $100,000 to the winner so that it can be used to research on and develop eco-friendly systems or products. The challenge is supported by similar-minded companies like Interface Inc. and Halloran Philanthropies.

That way, this is an inspiring event with the underlying story of a small group of people who wants to change the world into a greener, sustainable place. Take for instance the runner-up, Echale a tu Casa which developed a green building code in Mexico. And also the honorable mentions, The Green Chemistry Commitment who integrate green chemistry into the university chemistry department and Public Laboratory for Open Science and Technology who aim to liberate science and technology studies. The receiver of the award is Ecovative, who researches and develops fungi that can be made into bio-degradable Styrofoam and sponges. The founders are hopeful that Ecovative will dominate the world like plastic did so that the earth will not be full of landfills.

The event ended at around 9:30pm with a promising outlook of the future and anticipation of the upcoming design challenge next year. It is truly a competition that encourages people to care for planet earth. At NYBC, we also believe in a sustainable green ecosystem. As such, we truly supports events like this and look forward to consult green businesses.