Current Clients

reQall

I am officially empowered as "Chief Mentor" of reQall. Available as apps for iPhone, Blackberry, or Android). It provides automatic reminders, organizes lists by key words, allows sharing of reminders, and can give location-specific reminders. Read the CNet discussion and the review by David Pogue in the New York Times.

reQall Rover adds powerful, artificial intelligence aid to organizing your day: read what one of the journalists who tried it had to say (Kevin Tofel of GigaOM)

Evolution Robotics's Mint

An automatic floor cleaner (for hard floors only: think of it as a robotic Swiffer). See the You-Tube Video. Available for purchase at Amazon, Bed Bath & Beyond, Target, Walmart, best Buy, etc.

UICO

I'm on the Board of UICO, doing 21st century robust, reliable multi-touch interfaces for industry. If iPhone and Android can have sexy dynamic graphical displays with multi-touch sensitivity, why can't your washing machine or the controls for a chemical plant? UICO allows multi-touch control even while wearing gloves, in the rain, or even in the shower.

Ness Computer

Now available for the iPhone: Intelligent, personalized recommendations for restaurants based upon your preferences and those of your friends. Other restaurant systems give you generic advice: Ness is tailored just for your unique preferences. See the reviews http://www.likeness.com/press.html.

Intuitive Automata's weight-loss coach (the robot Autom).

Now undergoing trials but available for purchase from their website. (This is a Hong-Kong based company, but the product is available in the United states. The work is based on the pioneering PhD dissertation by the company founder, Cory Kidd, at the MIT Media Lab.

BMW Munich.

As autos become more and more intelligent and as the drivers and passengers expect more and more access to their personal electronic media and tools, the trick is to manage the experience for both driver and passengers to keep it manageable, engaging, and pleasurable. And above all, safe.

Immersion

a leading player in the development of Haptic technology and software. I'm the chair of their technical Advisory Committee.

Drumaroo

Bangalore's social networking experience. An Indian startup,developed by a former student of mine at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Chicago