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"Monitoring is a key trend. It's all part of the Internet of Things," Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld from the show floor. "The infrastructure, apps and business models are still evolving," he added, "so no one knows what they'll look li...

Gibson's release of the exploits "bring up the question of ethics," Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld "You always have programmers or hackers who are a bit overzealous and feel that, if a company they've notified about vulnerabilities doesn...

"You may have some issue with communications when you're trying to go between cell towers and the plane is flying at 30,000 feet, and you may have to add in more wireless equipment," said Jim McGregor, founder and principal analyst at Tirias Research and a frequent flyer himself...

"Many once thought that the carriers would just become dumb pipes," Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld, "but in reality, they have a considerable amount of control over the business models of today's electronics devices and services. These business models are a critical component in the overall value proposition."

"I believe they will have to be at twice their 2014 production target, which would mean 80,000 units a year or more to hit [the $40K] price point if the Model E will have a range of about 200 miles, suggested Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research. However, Tesla ...

Rubin has expressed interest in developing advanced sensor technology, which "allows for the autonomous robots, being able to move and react to the environment around them rather than being in fixed positions or tethered," Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld. "Sensors are a key development across all electronics platforms going forward."

"The low-cost smartphone is the growing volume segment market in both emerging and developing markets," Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld. "[Nokia] would have a better chance with Android because of the larger app base, but it's a critical part of the market that no handset vendor can afford to ignore." ...

"I would consider these opportunistic applications," Jim McGregor, founder and principal analyst at Tirias Research, told the E-Commerce Times. "As the market changes, so will the technologies and business models employed by the major players, including Internet service provi...

"If it is in regard to personal information such as voice mails or texts, then a warrant should be required," Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told the E-Commerce Times. "In the case of cell tower dumps, very strict guidelines and warrants should be required, and these should be used as a last resort."

"Google continues to invest in new technologies and applications, so it's not a complete surprise," Jim McGregor, founder and principal analyst with Tirias Research, told the E-Commerce Times What the applications of this new effort might be, however, is still "a bit blurry," ...

"This is essentially the same thing as what vendors are trying to do with the smartwatches," Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld. "However, it is most similar to the Qualcomm ToQ," he continued. "Personally, I would rather have the ToQ watc...

SkyPhrase's technology could be used for some form of pattern recognition to give Yahoo greater insight into what its users want, suggested Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research. It's "a solution integrated with data analytics to help derive information from and ...

"It's an interesting concept, and if it can overcome all the hurdles it could save on gas and staff," Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld. "However, you would have to have more local distribution centers -- note that the distance from each to the end customer would be limited -- and you would have to deal with the maintenance, repair, and potential loss of the drones. So, any savings may just be a wash."

"They are fighting ecosystems that already have critical mass and growing momentum," Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told the E-Commerce Times. "This is another case of Microsoft missing a major market inflection point, just as it did with handsets Market F...

"PCs are no longer driving the direction of the industry," Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told the E-Commerce Times. "Mobile devices, particularly smartphones, are driving the industry. By driving, I mean everything from the semiconductor manufacturing t...

"This looks like an effort by AT&T and others to abandon certain networks and customers while forcing consumers to pay for what will likely be more costly services to cover the expense of the networks," suggested Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research. "The carrie...

"The virtual environment is real," Jim McGregor, founder and principal analyst at Tirias Research, told the E-Commerce Times. "I like the idea, and I think things are going to go that way." Although Bitcoins are a universal currency, and "one world currency would break down so...

While "the first Toq devices will only appeal to the ubergeeks -- the ones that rushed out to buy Google Glass -- future generations will likely appeal to a broader consumer base," Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld. "Qualcomm really doesn't want to be the smartwatch vendor, they want other OEMs to take their design and technology and make it better." ...

Indeed, "people already have that problem," noted Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research. "At least looking through the glass, people should have better perception than looking down at a small screen." There could be an issue with Glass use and liability in acciden...

"It definitely makes it more attractive to consumers to have less maintenance associated with the products, but it really doesn't change the interaction with the units," Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld. "I think they really need to integrate wireless technology combined with mobile apps to create a true interaction with the consumers."