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It’s been less than three weeks since, in a past article, I introduced the first construction application for the iPad. So much has changed already in that short time, such as: Over 3 million iPads have been sold, making it by far the most popular device of its kind Both the iPad and iPad 3G work great for lots of things you need to do on your construction project like tracking issues, accessing documents or running a QA/QC checklist. For $629.00, I bought the iPad 3G + WiFi. Here’s what happened when I opened the box containing my iPad last week: The box (left) is [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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. 1. [...] In Q&A about the The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, author, socio-economic pundit and The New Yorker staff writer Malcolm Gladwell highlights how the phrase “tipping point” originated in epidemiology. Gladwell notes that “..it's the name given to that moment in an epidemic when a virus reaches critical mass. It's [...] On Wednesday, behind Steve Jobs on the projection screen was a quote by The Wall Street Journal that read “the last time there was this much excitement about a tablet, it had some commandments written on it.” So, I’m guessing that by now almost everyone has heard the news about Apple announcing their new mobile [...] I’ve been thinking about the evolution of hardware technology and how Tablet PCs are changing the game in construction today. Especially in the area of construction project delivery out in the field – at the point of construction. Technology, in particular mobile communications and personal computing-related hardware, has been helping to streamline construction operations and project [...] |
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