Heard this on the radio actually. To help streamline airport laptop screening, TSA has been working with manufacturers on “X-ray ready” laptop cases that do not require the passenger to take the laptop out of the bag…. I wonder if Incase is working on something nice…
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objectified – new upcoming film by the Gary Hustwit (the Helvetica Film guy)
The film is coming. The Blog is here.
Mobile Web Wars – the full video
If you’ve missed the Mobile Web Wars last fri., here’s the full video. Watch it if you are into Mobile stuff.
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?
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