It’s our annual predictions show and, while we cover a handful of Minnesota and other top tech stories this past week, we focus on our “hits and misses” from predicting 2016 and then jump in to our 2017 prognostications.
Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Phil Wilson
Music: Everyday I Have the Blues by Ike Rock and Blues under a CC by 4.0 License
The Podcast
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Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories
- Target To Expand On Its Silicon Valley-based Tech Showroom Open House
- With new smart water technology, Uponor looks to tap into internet of things market
- Mention: FLUID – The Learning Water Meter
- Tech company Total Expert picked as ‘most promising’ Minnesota startup
- Bloomberg ranks Minnesota 9th in 2016 US State Innovation Index
Other Top Tech Stories
- After Belt Tightening, Venture Capitalists See More Promise in 2017
- 44% of global smartphone and tablet activations from December 19-25 were iOS, down 5% YoY, while 21% were Samsung devices; Pixel, Pixel XL not among top sellers
- Police seek Amazon Echo data in murder case
- Twitter’s Jack Dorsey is ‘thinking a lot about’ an edit-tweet button
Our 2017 Predictions
Listen to the podcast for our 2016 recap as well as our specific 2017 predictions.
Zoltar is from the movie BIG with Tom Hanks. Disclaimer: None of our predictions were made using this or any other fortune teller-like technology, though Phil may have consulted his magic toad.
Cool Thing of the Week
- Phil: Disk Creator
- Tim: iGrill mini
- Steve: VIZIO SmartCast™ Speakers
- SmartCast speaker video
- Mention: Airfoil
Upcoming Events
- The Complete List of 250+ Tech, IT, and DevOps Conferences in 2016
- 1 Million Cups – St. Paul: Weekly at the James J Hill Ctr
- SportCon Sports Analytics Conference, January 10th, UST Mpls campus
- Mobile Twin Cities – January 10th
- MinneHack, January 28-29, 2017
- DevFestMN 2017 – Google Developer Event, February 4th, UST Mpls campus