ARGUS BLOG POSTS

Internet Of Play: What Toys Do We Really Use?
It has been said that ‘He who dies with the most toys, wins.’ But not all toys are created equal. Some spark joy, trigger endless hours of replay, and bring smiles to parents and children alike. Others sit, untouched, lonelier than the island of misfit toys citizens. A few are still in their packages, never inciting […]

Internet of Training: Agent Based Homework Reminders So You Finish That Coursera Class
Remember the elation on signing up for that Coursera coding class? Your dreams of finishing your Snapgram app even before the course finishes, publishing it to the app store and retiring by the age of 27. The first class was awesome, you were able to make a little dog run around on the screen. The […]

Internet of Tables: Asset tracking for the rest of us
Headed out the door the a conference yesterday. Got all packed, extra business cards, backup battery charged and extra cables just in case. Where are my keys? Where did I leave them? Did my kids move them? Find a new secret hiding spot? What if we had our home security cameras track our […]
Past Events
March 10, 2015
Wearables TechCon
Founder and CEO of Argus Insights, Dr. John Feland, will be delivering a keynote address entitled Solving the Sock Drawer Problem: How are we Failing Consumers? On Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at Wearables TechCon in Santa Clara, CA. Argus Insights has learned countless lessons about what needs to be done to solve the pervasive issue of having wearable devices end up in the consumer\’s sock drawer.
More info can be found here.
February 26, 2015
Argus Insights Webinar
Argus Insights will wade through the millions of juicy social snippets to identify which technology is poised to be significant, to help listeners make sense of the 1,900 plus exhibitions before the show even starts. This webinar will include predictions of what brands, technology offerings, and announcements will be driving mindshare during the show.
For webinar slides, please click here.
January 27, 2015
Argus Insights Webinar
Are you interested in knowing who the current winners and losers are in the battle for mindshare in the SDN/NFV market? We’re hosting a free 30 minute webinar to answer that question on January 27 at 10am PST. It will be hosted by founder and CEO of Argus Insights, Dr. John Feland. He will provide concrete insights that will aid you in planning your 2015 strategy and investments, and influence your preparation for the Mobile World Conference 2015 (March 2, Barcelona, Spain).
For webinar slides, please click here.
December 3, 2014
Embedded Vision Alliance Q4 2014 Member Meeting
Consumer Adoption of Embedded Vision in the Internet of Things: What Works and What Frustrates
Argus Insights CEO Dr. John Feland will be one of the speakers at this event
More info for the event can be viewed here
November 17, 2014
Argus Insights Webinar
Consumer Beware: Black Friday Bargains Do Not Always Equal Brilliant Buy
Argus Insights CEO Dr. John Feland will be hosting a free 1-hour webinar on the dos and don’ts of this season’s holiday purchases covering the markets of: 2-in-1s, laptops, tablets, wearables, smartphones and appliances.
View the webinar here
November 12, 2014
Telecom Council
Argus Insights CEO Dr. John Feland will be one of the speakers at this conference.
“Deep Dive: Intersection of Entertainment and Telecom”
Telecom Council Deep Dives provide a unique opportunity for telecom and wireless executives to network with decision makers in the space, review some new technologies, contribute to the discussion, and get answers from topic experts. This month, 75+ of your telecom colleagues will dive deeper into Entertainment – in true Telecom Council style, this is sure to be a very interactive discussion with top-notch networking to help you build your relationships in this segment.
View the presentation slides here
Argus Webinars
Argus Presentations
Let Us Entertain You! Analysis Of Consumer Entertainment Preferences Across Device Types And Brands by Dr. John Feland, CEO.
Ever since the iPhone was launched in 2007, consumers have increasingly become accustomed to touchscreen technology. Microsoft’s touch centric Windows 8 release across tablets, laptops, phones and kitchen countertop computers was met with a mix of delight and dismay. Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft have rolled out gestures as the main way to play an increasing number of games on their platforms. Samsung’s Galaxy S series phones allow hand waving gestures to silence calls, pause movies and more, but frustrate users with the lower battery life.
So how are we doing as an interface industry? As touch and gestures rollout to more and more devices and the enabling technology of controller chips and sensors improves, we should see any consumer discussion of touch fade from view as the use of the touchscreen becomes as natural as breathing. The reality is, as cost pressures increase, performance is dropping, and what should be a seamless user experience is becoming pitted with potholes of poor performance, manufacturing quality issues, and nonintuitive integration.
This presentation to the attendees of the IHS 2014 Touch, Gesture, Motion conference discussions the latest consumer experience research of Argus Insights. Covering market segments ranging from Wearables, Tablets, Laptops, Smartphones and more, Dr. Feland details what is working and what isn’t with touch technologies.