Xiaomi is one of the most interesting brands in China right now, founded by the charismatic 43 year-old Lei Jun, who controversially models himself on Steve Jobs and made a bunch of money selling a company to Amazon. Jun’s company, while modeling himself and some aspects of his phone design on...
We currently place a lot of emphasis on the digital gadgets we own; we recognize their style, we personalize them, we update them and we discard them when something cooler and more revolutionary comes along. What if we were looking at the wrong paradigm and it’s not about the form factor or the...
Microsoft has put together a fascinating video that imagines our new mobile future. It’s a future where we connect to intelligent touch screens of all sizes. It suggests a world where data flows seamlessly and where there’s enough intelligence and power built into these devices help us...
HTC is trying hard to find the right route forward in the complex and challenging world of mobile phones. This is an industry that has the power to make or kill brands in what seems like a flash; just look at Apple, Nokia and Motorola as examples. HTC is been one of the lucky ones- it has managed...
Transmedia is a term that’s been around for the past three or four years; developed as a piece of thinking by Henry Jenkins over at MIT, it’s been making regular appearances in media and strategy presentations. Like all theories born in academia- once you get it, it makes sense, but it...
The two charts above show some interesting snapshots- the first looks at when users of Read It Later "save" their articles and the second shows when their iPad user base are reading the articles. While many might think reading is going the way of the Dodo, some recent data suggests that tablets and...
We already know the massive leap that was made with the introduction of smart phones to the market, but it now appears our phones are about to become even smarter.LG are scheduled to launch their Optimus 2 into the Korean market next month and Europe shortly after. This phone has basically the same...
It's been a long time since the very mention of Apple to clients generated the response of "niche player". The company has become an 800lb gorilla and is crushing other corporate monoliths that step in its way. The biggest casualties over the past 10 years have been Sony and more recently, Nokia;...
The world about mobile application is all about entertainment and utility; either they are great for killing time or they do something useful. AT&T has decide to build an application for something that not many brands might be thinking about, complaints. Everyone is familiar with the the...
A nice video by design thinkers, Gravity Tank, that takes a look of what people feel about phone applications. It makes a change to see real people talking about applications instead of just reading the data. gravitytank // Apps Get Real from gravitytank on Vimeo.Posted by Ed Cotton
Historically, we are used to thinking of Apple as a niche player, it still is in many ways, but its new businesses appear to be scaling pretty fast. MoviesAccording to Variety, Apple's move into the movie business appears to be working quite well."Studio execs said that iTunes movie sales and...
Nice piece from The Economist that follows the life of Nokia's Jan Chipchase (see our previous post)It's a film that uses photos and a phone recording. Jan offers his observations on technology in his work life and life in general. Posted by Ed Cotton
It must be pretty tough playing in the watch market these days. Most people under the age of 30 are using their mobile phones as a replacement and aren't even wearing a watch at all. At first glance, it appears this might be what TAG Heuer is thinking with the launch of its new phone.However,...
"So far, the throngs of iPhone-demanding
humanity beating on the glass shells of Apple Stores across the globe
haven't materialized -- at least not here in Apple's backyard. At this
point, the line consists of about one woman, four gentlemen, and three
clowns."Via EngadgetPosted by Ed Cotton
Dolce and Gabbana started it, Prada was next and now Levi's plans to continue the trend by launching a mobile phone of its own. It makes total sense that fashion brands should move where fashion is moving. Since technology has now acquired fashion status, fashion brands should be there.How they do...