Will the iPad Help Change Construction?

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

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!

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 [...]

Moving towards a tipping point in field mobility

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 [...]

Tablet PCs for Construction - The Groundswell is Upon Us!

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 [...]