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Small is beautiful.
New York Times gets it. Indeed small is beautiful.
Seth Godin on how iPhone 3G launch could be a better experience.
Good stuff from Seth Godin as usual. Apple learn from this please.
Remember today 7.11.08 is the birthday of Mobile 2.0
I love this story about how iPhone is going to be popular in Japan. Money quote:
When the iPhone launch was announced in Japan, the media started to bash the iPhone immediately saying that it wouldn’t sell at all…The queues today prove that the Japanese do indeed want iPhones.
The makers believe that they know what Japanese consumers want – which is everything. This is the reason why Japanese phones are thick and stuffed with TV’s, 7 mega pixel cameras, games, electric money etc etc. They all look the same and have mingy keyboards.
The Japanese want something simple and easy to use.
7.11.08 is a great day for Mobile User Experience around the world.
Commoditisation of the Smartphone
Thoughtful analysis from All About Symbian on the future of the smart, and not so smart phones. All phones in the future will be smartphones….
Nokia, it’s not the fatness you should take note. It’s the privacy.
Giz has an interesting post about why people aren’t using more video calling feature. Nokia claims video call makes people look fat, so people don’t use it. I hope Nokia is just joking.
See my post 2 years ago about the issue. It’s about privacy:
Calling someone, at the core is a very private activity, and video call removes that privacy.
There. It’s pretty simple.
San Francisco Home Grown Hipster Brands
After I mentioned Tad Gear, I just realize there are at least two more San Francisco Home Grown Hipster brand name one should take note:
Chrome – famous for their airline seat buckle bike messenger bags. Maybe they are not so hip anymore ever since the stock brokers and lawyers at the financial district are rocking their bags too…
Gama-Go – Japanese 60’s / 70s’ monsters inspired apparel.
Tad Gear – of course, the place to check out before your next mission.
Can you name more San Francisco Home Grown Hipster brand I should add to the list?
Agency 3.0? Razorfish 2.0 of the Web 2.0 era?
Do you still remember Razorfish of the Web 1.0 days? Most of the ex-Razorfish I have worked with in the past are always super smart, and super savvy.
I still clearly remember their famous line “Everything that can be digitized will be digitized.” Close to 10 years later, the statement clearly still stands.
Saw the MocoNews story on Agency 3.0. I can’t help but wonder if Agency 3.0 is the new Razorfish. Designing, implementing, and monetizing online and mobile (of course) content… it sounds a lot like the Razorfish of the old days doesn’t it?
Write Chinese on the iPhone – with your finger.
Due to some SEO weirdness, a lot of people come to my site (via Google search) that look for iPhone or iPod Touch Chinese input method.
Of course, the best way to input Chinese on a computer is via tablet since Chinese is such a visual language. Now you can write/input Chinese directly on your (jailbroke) iPhone 1.1.4. With Installer add the source: iphonecake.com/src/all. Refresh, then look for HWPen. Current beta version supports both simplified and traditional Chinese. It works pretty well for me.
TAD gear
I love design, but I am not big on de$igner fashion. When the cool kids on the street are rocking Bathing Ape, Ice Cream, and Lucky Brand (Jeans), I rather go with something a bit more affordable / functional like Levis or North Face – that is until I discovered TAD Gear.
TAD Gear, technically is not a “fashion brand”, but the design and the quality of their urban and outdoor gears are so above and beyond that one should consider it as a designer brand. Did I mention the price tags are “designer pricey” too? Anyway, TAD Gear is definitely a “designer brand” in the tactical arena….
Wait. You said tactical as in SWAT, Special Force, PMC? Yes, but you are not going to look like John Rambo with TAD Gear’s Stealth Jacket. Their design is more in line with The North Face, Patagonia, Arc’Teryx type outdoor clothing but with serious military / tactical spin.
The attention to details and general high quality of their products has caused a lot of people in the “macho business” (Private Military Contractors, Law Enforcement, and the Military) to take note and start buying. In fact, if you go to their Web site, the first thing you see on the site are customers’ pictures wearing TAD gears that are usually heavily armed. 🙂
Their current Web site is pretty Web 1.0, but I think eventually they will get it right. If you are in the Bay Area, you should check out their retail store too. To me, the place is like a designer boutique with amazing jackets, backpacks, pouches, and all the stuff you want to look tactical and macho – everyday.
Now I finally understand why women love their Gucci, and Louis Vuitton….
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