Report From the FIATECH Technology Conference

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Greetings from Austin, Texas, site of the FIATECH conference.  This is our fourth year in a row attending this well-run event.  Approximately 250 construction technology enthusiasts have been here for 3 days attending various educational sessions and keynotes following the Fiatech “roadmap” for innovation in construction.

Preliminary Survey Results on Barriers and Benefits to Field Mobility [...]

Will the iPad Help Change Construction?

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The iPad is more than a new way to consume multi-media — it is “…blazing a path to the future of computing…” according to news pundits.

The cover story of Wired magazine this month, April 2010, by Steven Levy features the iPad and the revolution of tablet and touch screen computing that has now come [...]

Two good reasons to like Constructech

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The online and paper based publication Constructech describes itself as “the construction industry advocate focused on the technology needs of the construction professional dedicated to driving technology initiatives forward.”   I’ve been spending some time on Constructech recently – so I wanted to take the opportunity to reflect on that and why it’s been valuable.

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iPad Pre-Order Day is on!

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Today is a big day in the tablet industry.  No need to sleep outside in a tent the night before, you can now pre-order an iPad from Apple.  The WiFi versions will arrive on April 3rd, with the 3G versions to follow later in April.

Did you order one?

And, will Vela support the iPad for mobile [...]