Amazon gets into the meal kit racket

The first thing I thought after the shock wore off upon learning of Amazon's recent acquisition of Whole Foods Market is: meal kit!

Now Amazon is filing trademarks.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/business/amazon-ready-to-cash-in-on-boom-in-meal-kits-22rx8hgg3




If you're interested in skate culture, check out my Uncle John's new book!

It's called "Anti Gravity Device Company." The book is a memoir and history of John's involvement in skate culture in Hawaii and California in the 70s, 80s and 90s (including as a designer and builder of insane ramps and skate parks).

This book is a must read for skate and extreme sports fans, as well as anyone interested in the history of 20th Century California -- an instant skate lit classic.

(Full disclosure, author +John Oliver is my mother's brother and his editor on the project was my brother, +Adam Khan.)

Read it: https://goo.gl/rmvqgV

#skateboarding

The augmented reality boom will transform phones (and everything else, too)

(Read my column: https://goo.gl/6SLpYn )

Augmented reality is frivolous, we're told. It's mainly for gimmicks and games.

But an important transformation is about to get under way. Starting next year, AR will begin transforming enterprise communications, logistics, manufacturing, analytics, product design, training, marketing, field service and more.

Today's phones and tablets aren't quite up to the task. But tomorrow's will be.

Everybody will be surprised when the obvious and inevitable happens -- when the capabilities and performance of AR on phones and tablets becomes the reason to buy one brand of phone over another. You can bet that smartphone makers will then innovate with new hardware features to boost AR.

It's actually already happening. Silicon Valley is suddenly exploding with chatter about an industry-wide race to optimize smartphones for AR.

Here's what industry nerds are whispering about

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3208047/virtual-reality/the-augmented-reality-boom-will-transform-phones.html

#augmentedreality #ar #iphone #hologramphone #huaweimate10 #surfacephone

Goofing around with my baby granddaughter during her luncheon

It's great to be back with Princess Squishyface again (or, since she's eating baked squash for lunch, Princess Squashyface...).



First look at Steven Spielberg's ‘Ready Player One’!

The movie is out March 30. Here’s the first public picture from the film, which of course shows Wade Watts (Parzival) played by Tye Sheridan jacked into The Oasis inside his secret van.

http://ew.com/movies/2017/07/14/ready-player-one-first-look-photo/


Best use for augmented reality yet: enabling paintings to troll you

How cool is this? https://vimeo.com/223223058

Do you use hashtags when you post on Google+?

Wait, Google Earth isn’t supported on iOS 11?

I hope this is a temporary beta thing. But iTunes is telling me “This app is no longer supported on iOS 11.”

#googleearth

Who’s ready for augmented reality cocktails?

A bar in London is spiking drinks with AR.

http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/augmented-reality-cocktails