publication. In some cases, the MEJ will
hire professional authors to research and
write about technologies that would be of
interest toourmembers.
BUSINESS WORLD:
Talk about the
future. You mentioned that technology is
quick to change – that’s pretty much the
deal in any environment you find it. If we
have this conversation again in five years,
what do you anticipate changing the most
in your industry? What sort of objectives
does your organizationhave?
SPITZER:
I would think that for the
boating industry it’ll be the onset of the,
what they say, the Internet of things, and the
marine electronics industry will be a part of
that. We’ll all be interconnected. Today
boat owners can actually look at their boats
and their engine data such as oil pressure
right now on their smartphones and tablets
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