Exporting Israel [Red Herring]
Veteran Israeli companies along with startups are developing new products in the fight against terror worldwide. Read full story
Insights curated by Experientia, the UX research and design consultancy
Insights curated by Experientia, the UX research and design consultancy
Category Technology (general)
CNN vision
CNN asked leading thinkers for their thoughts and ideas about the challenges facing the world. Norman Forster: Building a sustainable future Two trends will affect global practice over the next two decades: the need to pursue sustainable patterns of development;…
Technology could grow beyond human control, warns Millennium report [Cordis]
Many people still do not appreciate how fast science and technology (S&T) will change over the next 25 years, and given this rapid development along several different fronts, the possibility of technology growing beyond human control must now be taken…
Humans with microchips [The Financial Times]
One night in Barcelona last year, a young Dutchman named Antoine Hazelaar received a strange proposition from the owner of a local nightspot, the Baja Beach Club. The club had just started a new programme called “VipChipâ€, he was told,…
Cities, technology and creativity
Jyri Engeström posted a long and interesting blog entry about cities, technology and creativity. “[…] During the course of the last decade, computers have become the most important platform for remixing culture. It is likely that computer-based creativity will flourish…
Business Week’s special report on retailing and technology
Retailing, the High-Tech Way From in-store cameras to data-mining loyalty-card use and beyond, retailers are depending more and more on technology to boost sales E-Tailing: It’s All About Service Turning surfers into shoppers requires new levels of help online. The…
How to ride the fifth wave [Business 2.0]
Cheap computing, infinite bandwidth, and open standards are powering an epic technological transformation that will churn up huge new opportunities — and perils for those who can’t adapt. Read full story
Central role for experience design at Philips
Philips makes experience design the heart of all its design efforts: “Experience Design is about creating and specifying the quality of a person’s experience throughout the entire period of engagement with a value proposition such as a product. Experience Design…
Philips: new value by One Design
New value by One Design is Philips Design’s quarterly magazine. It aims to illustrate how design can create value for all types of business, focusing on the creation of innovative design that leads to meaningful experiences. Some recent articles: –…
Digital data never die [Business Week]
E-mail, video, and all sorts of stuff now rendered in bits and bytes never really disappear and can be easily copied. Privacy? Hah! Read full story
Silicon Valley expanding in …India and China [The New York Times]
Responding to booming demand in Asia and in Europe, Wyse Technology, a venerable maker of computer terminals, is adding new development teams in India and China and expanding its worldwide work force to about 380, from 260. Its profits…
Howard Rheingold investigating a new literacy of cooperation in business
Howard Rheingold, author of “Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution”, sees a common thread in such disparate innovations as the Internet, mobile devices, and the feedback system on eBay, where buyers and sellers rate each other on each transaction. He…
The power of us [Business Week]
Mass collaboration on the internet is shaking up business. Read full story
Telecom Italia to invest 200 million € in Olivetti, half of which on R&D
Olivetti, one of the most historic names in Italian industry, was on Wednesday relaunched by the Telecom Italia group after several years out of the public eye. Between 2005 and 2007, Telecom Italia will invest 200 million € in Olivetti,…
New political tool: text messaging [Christian Science Monitor]
If television helped bring down the Berlin Wall and the fax machine helped protesters organize during the Tiananmen Square protests, cellphone text messaging, also known as SMS (short message services), may be the new political tool for activists. In tech-savvy…
The zen of technology [c|net]
David Hill, director of design for Lenovo, shares his perspectives on design and technology. Read full story
India’s tech renaissance [c|net]
The first $100 computer is a fitting icon for a country undergoing major changes in the development of its technology, economy and society. As Indian companies increasingly break away from the limitations of handling outsourced services for Western corporations, innovations…
24/7, teens get the message [Los Angeles Times]
A long feature on how teens use digital devices to stay connected with each other. Read full story
User-centred design at Microsoft
User experience and interface design in the context of creating software represents an approach that puts the user, rather than the system, at the centre of the process. This philosophy, called user-centred design, incorporates user concerns and advocacy from…
Laying out an agenda for a European innovation ecosystem [Business Week]
Europe seems to have everything it takes to be a hotbed of high-tech innovation: a highly educated workforce, great universities, a solid legal system, and advanced financial markets. Yet it is anything but. Read full story