With the advent of electricity, technology was introduced to humanity. Lightbulbs extended the useful hours in the day, washing machines, vacuum cleaners and other labour saving devices helped make chores less of a.. well… chore. Radio and Television programming helped an entire generation stay up to date with the world and the age of the telephone created the ‘Teenager’. Human … Read More
Screentigration and Screenvergence – New Concepts For the Next Wave.
Social Media has transformed existence as we know it. However, The technological advancement that made it possible was the development of the screen. The screen, gave us an interface with every aspect of our lives, it became a window to a world outside much larger than our physical and geographical, cultural and linguistic space. It makes sense then that the … Read More
Apple, Social by Design.
After Apple announced the launch of the new OS, there was a flurry of reactions around the fact that Apple integrated Twitter into the OS rather than Facebook. Apple is, first and foremost a hardware company. They control the entire supply chain and make huge profits on their exceptional hardware offerings. However, the business model by which Apple sells … Read More
Apple Mountain Lion and iCloud – One more step towards Platform domination
Last week, without much Fanfare, Apple announced their new OS, dubbed Mountain Lion, in keeping with the Feline theme. Kudos to the A(pple)-Team to make the announcement as almost an afterthought but timed to coincide with Social Media Week. One can almost Hear John “Hannibal” Smith’s classic one liner, “I love it when a plan comes together”. Let us reiterate … Read More
Apple iTV – a Window into Apple’s Endgame .
The Strategy is taking shape. In a previous post, Steve Jobs and the Apple Core Competency – Delivering Happiness to individuals, we spoke about how Apple devices seek to be interfaces for life. I find it strange that commentators seem to delight in dragging Apple products down to a level of technological breakthroughs. I suppose they have to in … Read More
iLegacy – Steve Jobs 1955 – 2011 , “The world is immeasurably better because of Steve.”
Innovator, Entrepreneur, Technopreneur, Evangelist, He was the Lord of the technological dance, and dance he did. The world was his stage and he held court. He would invite the masses into his domain where he would Enthrall, Delight, Enchant and bring forth technological marvels of organic simplicity. He was a benevolent dictator whose ideas shaped the world we … Read More
Apple Devices – Interfaces For Life
With the upcoming “Lets talk iPhone” event, the buzz about the iPhone 5 is growing to a fever pitch. As with each Apple product launch, the buzz on the internet has been steadily growing with the usual fanboy vs naysayer debates fueled by tech blog speculation. Much of the debate is US centric and focused on technology implementation and compatibility. … Read More
Apples Iphone and Economies of scale.
In Jason Schwarz’s piece ,“let’s talk” iphone 5 is a game changer” , He says: “After witnessing 142% unit growth for the iPhone in Apple’s most recent quarter, we believe that the upcoming iPhone 5 will command a similar growth trajectory in the holiday quarter. Last year Apple sold 16.24 million iPhones, this year we expect they will sell at … Read More
Of Apples and Berries, and other communication devices.
My very first mobile phone was a Nokia 6110. There were other built in functions for sure but it was a phone, designed as a communications device and shaped like how people perceive a phone handset to be like. No one thought much of it, we chose phones based on form and function and went on with our lives. … Read More
Steve Jobs and the Apple Core Competency – Delivering Happiness to individuals
I really liked this article by Julian Lee in www.theage.com.au – Steve Jobs’s Apple legacy may not be so sweet at the core. He says, ” In the end I suspect Jobs will be remembered chiefly as one of, if not the, best marketers the world has ever known.” N’er has a truer word been spoken. If we look at … Read More