Summary: On THIS episode: * AJ & I take a look at the naughty and nice list of tech from 2016 * This is BPM's first two part show, one now in 2016, and one from the future in 2017 Have yourself a merry little Christmas... from both of here at BPM Tech! This show: Trendspotting; things we saw live and die in 2016, and our predictions for 2017 * Chris & AJ * Wearables : Pebble bought by Fitbit, Citizen buys Frederique Constant, and Tag Heuer goes all smartwatchy with a recycle plan to a real mechanical watch, and SnapChat goes SnapClick with their glasses * AJ: is not long on the idea of wearables and hyper data tracking. Sure, some info is great- but for the average person do you NEED all of it? * Chris: Health trackers are the new shiny. But you know what's better than a tracker? * Post apocalyptic PC era? * In 2016 did we see the end of Laptops and Desktops as the sage S.Jobs predicted? * AJ: Apple Pencil and Surface go all in in digital touch, twist, and stroking. * Chris: Microsoft Surface Studio. Desktops aren't dying yet. Just getting renovated architecture for the late 2010s. Subdued App-on-tap * AJ - AbyssRium- iOS and Android game with Ambient goodness http://www.abyssrium.com (http://www.abyssrium.com/) * Chris - NewOldStamp.com (http://newoldstamp.com/) - Professional Signatures to enliven your email. * * * Subdued Stalking * AJ: patreon.com/ajbarse (http://patreon.com/ajbarse) or follow me on Twitter/Instagram both are @ajbarse * Chris: In addition to WhatcomWorkflow.com (http://whatcomworkflow.com/) and Twitter, my writings are now available on my personal website, chrispowell.co (http://www.chrispowell.co/). REMEMBER: This is the last new show of 2016, but be sure to catch up on all the episodes Chris and I have done in 2016. We will be back January 2017. But, Chris and I...may have a special edition of BPM Tech in the works...stay tuned. Be sure to also tune into us on Bellingham KMRE 102.3LP at 1:30PM SATURDAY, 9:00AM THURSDAYs http://www.bellinghampodcast.com/blogs/post/BPM-now-available-on-air-KMRE-102-3/
