J. Gerry Purdy

I started the Mobility Awards program back in 1995 as a way to honor the best and finest products and services in mobile computing and wireless data communications. I believe there’s a need to recognize the hard work that the mobile device makers, software vendors and wireless operators are doing to provide subscribers with unique […]

With the Apple iPad, we will have four major electronic screens with which most of us today interact: TV, computer, phone and tablet. There are additional electronic screens outside the home such as movie theater screens, sports stadium screens and electronic billboards. Gaming consoles also typically use a TV screen. Many of us spend a […]

On January 27, 2010, Apple finally announced the long-awaited iPad. It’s a design marvel. Hold it vertical and it’s an ebook. Rotate it horizontal and it’s a media player. The iPad is 0.5 inches thick and weighs 1.5 pounds. It includes an LED-backed, 9.7-inch touch-sensitive display, with a resolution of 1024×768. It includes the standard […]

In the renowned 1987 movie, “Planes, Trains & Automobiles,” advertising exec Neal Page (Steve Martin) and shower ring salesman Del Griffith (John Candy) are total strangers. Together, they use all three forms of transportation in an effort to get home for Thanksgiving. Things go awry during their entire trip from New York to Chicago. On […]

You’ve undoubtedly seen a news segment on TV or in the press recently about the dangers of texting while driving. I can tell you that I’ve stopped doing it. My current rule: only text when I’m stopped at a traffic light or when not in a car. I feel I’m protecting myself and those around […]

There has been a lot of discussion about how to improve education in the United States. Clearly, the United States is not the top-ranked country in math, science or English test scores. Yet, it is ranked at the top in broadband access (total subscribers) and adoption of portable PCs. One solution promoted is the “One […]

Over the past couple of weeks, as I developed thoughts for my outlook for mobile and wireless in 2010, I was trying to think of a way to describe my overall outlook for 2010. I thought about the economic meltdown during the past year, the layoffs and the stress so many had to experience. The […]

Mobile is now being thought of as a major marketing platform alongside print (including billboards), radio and television (broadcasting), and online. You now see billboard and bus ads with “Text ‘CAR’ to 12345” for information on the latest hot car or many other innovative marketing campaigns. Ads now appear on mobile phones-sometimes as banners and […]

The CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment trade show was originally designed to focus on data, while the annual CTIA Wireless conference focused on voice. They have tried for many years to have the CTIA fall event cater to two groups at the same time-enterprise and consumers-since most wireless data vendors have products designed for either […]

I recently got a call from my wife Alicia regarding our upcoming travel plans. She was meeting with a bunch of her girlfriends at a popular but noisy Atlanta restaurant. She suddenly realized that she needed me to adjust our travel plans to an upcoming wedding in London. She called me and told me she […]