Could Augmented Reality Technology Inspire the Next Steve Jobs?

Could Augmented Reality Technology Inspire the Next Steve Jobs?

One of the biggest obstacles the new entrepreneur faces is coming up with a unique idea.  The Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerbergs of the world have raised the creativity bar.  By creating augmented reality phone apps, certain companies are getting attention.  Autonomy has developed a new technology called Arasmsa that may change how people interact with objects.  It works with a smart phone and can reveal some things that are not readily visible to the naked eye.  Check out the following video:

With the popularity of QR codes and now new technologies like Arasmsa, there is potential for some amazing app possibilities.  For example, you can now point your phone at a magazine and have an app translate the material from one language to another.  There are a variety of augmented reality apps already available on the market.  Check out 40 Best Augmented Reality Phone Apps and 2 Augmented Reality Technologies that are about to Change the World.

The question is who will be the next Zuckerberg or Jobs to create an idea that goes above and beyond what is already out there?  Perhaps they are listed in the article 8 Important Silicon Valley Innovators Not Named Steve Jobs.  Only time will tell.

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Commencement Speeches: A Time to Shine Or Maybe Not

Steve Jobs’ death has led to many sites listing his commencement speech at Stanford.  While this is an excellent speech, there are some other excellent commencement addresses that should not be missed.  Often some of the best information comes from the valedictorians.  The valedictorian is the person who has been nominated to speak due to receiving the highest academic ranking in their class.

The article The Top 10 Valedictorian Speeches on Youtube, lists some of the most inspirational and entertaining speeches from this intelligent and well-respected group. Not all of them are appropriate though.  There is one that is listed as an example of how not to give a valedictorian speech.

To watch Steve Jobs’ commencement speech click here.

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Was Alexander Hamilton Ever President? Have a Laugh on President’s Day

History was never one of my strongest subjects in school.  However, in my youth, I  managed to learn one history lesson about why Alexander Hamilton was on the ten dollar bill. Having the last name of Hamilton may have caused my unusual interest.  Many assume those on our U.S. currency are all presidents.  This is not actually always true.  Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin are both on currency and neither one was ever president.  The following video is a great bit by Asylum’s Anthony Layser.  Have a little laugh today on President’s Day:

50 Famous People Who Failed Before Becoming Successful

In my book, How to Reinvent Your Career, I write about how some things we see as failures may actually lead us to something better.  The following is a list of 50 famous people compiled by Katrina Solomon from onlinecollege.org who failed before they became successes:

1.  Henry Ford
2.  R. H. Macy
3.  F. W. Woolworth
4.  Soichiro Honda
5.  Akio Morita (Sony)
6.  Bill Gates
7.  Harland David Sanders (KFC)
8.  Walt Disney
9.  Albert Einstein
10.  Charles Darwin
11.  Robert Goddard (rocket researcher)
12.  Isaac Newton
13.  Socrates
14.  Robert Sternberg (President of APA)
15.  Thomas Edison
16.  Orville and Wilbur Wright
17.  Winston Churchill
18.  Abraham Lincoln
19.  Oprah Winfrey
20.  Harry S. Truman
21.  Dick Cheney
22.  Jerry Seinfeld
23.  Fred Astaire
24.  Sidney Poitier
25.  Jeanne Moreau (actress)
26.  Charlie Chaplin
27.  Lucille Ball
28.  Harrison Ford
29.  Marilyn Monroe
30.  Oliver Stone
31.  Vincent Van Gogh
32.  Emily Dickinson
33.  Theodore Seuss Giesel (Dr. Seuss)
34.  Charles Schulz
35.  Steven Spielberg
36.  Stephen King
37.  Zane Grey
38.  J. K. Rowling
39.  Monet
40.  Jack London
41.  Louisa May Alcott
42.  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
43.  Elvis Presley
44.  Ludwig van Beethoven
45.  Igor Stravinsky
46.  The Beatles
47.  Michael Jordan
48.  Stan Smith
49.  Babe Ruth
50.  Tom Landry

Stephen Hawking’s IQ – How Yours Compares to His and Other Famous Persons’ IQ

There is a lot of talk recently about Stephen Hawking since his recent comment about God and the creation of the universe and the release of his upcoming book.   This has led to many searching for information on Hawking.  Interestingly his IQ is reported around 160.  Hawking claimed, “people who boast about their IQs are losers”.  In our book about understanding personalities and intelligence, my daughter, Toni Rothpletz, and I wrote about the importance of IQ and EQ (emotional quotient or measure of emotional intelligence).  Many organizations now are putting more of a focus on hiring those with a high EQ.  However, it may be fun to see how your IQ compares to some famous people in history.  The following chart is from aceviper.net: