Author Archives: Omar Billawala

I have just returned from 2024 CES in Las Vegas and am contemplating this new age of AI that we have entered where cars, dishwashers, sleep monitoring devices, cooking grills, and even pet collars boast about their imbedded AI capabilities.  … Continue reading →

Today, I am straying from the tech-focused theme of this blog to discuss Chase Center, the future arena of the Golden State Warriors, a team that I have followed since I was young and the “home” NBA team of Silicon … Continue reading →

By Omar Billawala Amazon’s cloud product, Amazon Cloud Drive, has had little to distinguish it from the other major cloud storage companies.  This has changed!  Amazon has slashed its Cloud Drive pricing!  The former complex pricing structure has been reduced … Continue reading →

By Omar Billawala 2015’s Consumer Electronics Show, held in Las Vegas from January 6th to 9th was the largest ever, drawing more than 170,000 attendees and 3,600 exhibitors.  This year’s show was filled with more innovative products than ever before. … Continue reading →

By Omar Billawala It started off as a Kickstarter project which raised a dozen times more than its initial quarter-of-a-million dollars goal.  Now, the Dash is off and running.  If not evident from the above picture, the Dash is a … Continue reading →

By Omar Billawala Yes.  I confess.  I am a nerd.  I have been for the better part of forty years.  In junior high school (now called “middle school”), kids would endlessly tease me by calling me, “Bowmar” (the name of … Continue reading →

A 1956 Vision of the Self Driving Car By Omar Billawala In the future, we hear, cars will be able to drive themselves!  We will be able to summon a car that we effectively share, to come pick us up … Continue reading →