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1 week ago | 
bakerontech.com | Phil Baker
There great new business book, Apple in China, is currently number one on the business bestseller chart. Check out John Stewart’s interview with the author, Patric McGee. As noted in my review of two-weeks ago, the fast-paced book traces how Apple’s first foray into Asia, started with Taiwan and expanded into massive facilities in China.
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2 weeks ago | 
bakerontech.com | Phil Baker
There was a big announcement this week from Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, that his company is buying a device startup called io, launched by former Apple designer Jony Ive, for $6.5 billion.
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3 weeks ago | 
bakerontech.com | Phil Baker
Newark’s recent air corridor failures are not just about radar outages or overworked air traffic controllers. They’re about something much bigger — the convergence of negligence, performative politics, and Silicon Valley hubris. What was it’s cause? There is blame to go around: the gutting of federal agencies, billionaire egos thinking they can reinvent physics, scapegoating of social progress, and a crumbling public infrastructure that looks like it was built with duct tape and a lot of praying.
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3 weeks ago | 
bakerontech.com | Phil Baker |Phil Baker
Throughout my career in product development I’ve used Asian resources to supplement the work being done in the U.S. to bring new consumer tech products to market more quickly. When I worked at Polaroid in the 80s designing cameras, I used companies in Japan that were expert in optics to develop some cameras I designed. And years later when I was at Apple in the 90s, I led the development of the Newton using resources in Taiwan. That was the first time Apple developed a product from scratch in Asia.
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1 month ago | 
bakerontech.com | Phil Baker
In his first 100 days back in the White House, Donald Trump has dramatically reshaped the landscape of the U.S. tech industry, something I’ve been a part of over my entire career. He’s had an impact like no other president in such a short time. It’s included aggressive tariffs, abrupt policy reversals, isolationist moves, and ethically questionable ventures that have left the industry shaken and uncertain.
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2 months ago | 
bakerontech.com | Phil Baker
Many of us complain about how much better things were in the good old days. And sometimes it’s even true, especially when it comes to products from big tech. With less competition, these near-monopolies know we have no alternatives. As a consequence, their services, apps, and other products are getting harder to use. It’s all by design.
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2 months ago | 
bakerontech.com | Phil Baker
Elon Musk and Donald Trump are not just reckless or misguided—they are two of the most destabilizing forces in the modern world. In an era when democratic values and technological progress should be advancing hand in hand, these two men have instead used their wealth and influence to undermine institutions, spread misinformation, and erode public trust. They are not builders; they are dismantlers. And their destruction is catching up with them.
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Mar 6, 2025 | 
bakerontech.com | Phil Baker
Peak Design, the San Francisco company known for their pricey but ingenious camera bags, backpacks, shoulder bags, mobile and camera accessories, has introduced their first suitcase, a rollerboard called Roller Pro. Considering its other products that use advanced materials, clever engineering, durability, and unique features, many have been awaiting in anticipation to see how Peak improve can on the 22-inch rollerboard that millions of travelers use.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
bakerontech.com | Phil Baker
There are calendar apps for managing a typical schedule, and then there’s a singular app for those juggling so many activities at once, interfacing with others across the world, and constantly trying to manage meetings and keep track of tasks. You know the first category, iCal, Outlook and Google Calendar. But you may not be aware of the singular app that takes your organization to a whole new level.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
bakerontech.com | Phil Baker
Look all around and we’re seeing a very different side of tech we once admired. Overhyped AI, X in tatters, Facebook without moderation, Amazon breaking laws, and even a company taking credit for providing us what we paid for. As one that’s spent much of his career in tech, it’s truly embarassing. Many of the leaders that once enspired are displaying a lack of spine, setting poor examples and are indifferent to their customers. This is not the tech we thought we were getting.
