Seit einigen Monaten mache ich monatlich eine „30 days challenge“ inspiriert durch den TED Talk „Try something new for 30 days“ von Matt Cutts. Jeden Monat nehme ich mir ein Thema welches mich interessiert und beschäftige mich täglich eine Stunde damit. Die diesmonatige (Februar) Challenge war das Thema “Mentalismus”. Da ich mir zu Beginn der […]
Seit einigen Monaten mache ich monatlich eine „30 days challenge“ inspiriert durch den TED Talk „Try something new for 30 days“ von Matt Cutts. Die diesmonatige (Jänner) Challenge war das Hervorbringen eines luziden Traumes, auch Klartraum genannt. (Ein Klartraum ist ein Traum, in dem man sich bewusst ist, dass man träumt.) Wie sooft war die Challenge eigentlich […]
Smartphones turned hardware into software The two pictures below illustrate how the smartphone changed our everyday life. We moved from a fully covered desk to one with only a laptop and smartphone. After Apple introduced the App Store, we have seen waves of new apps. Lately, however, the interest in apps started to fade. Firstly, through (Chat)bots, app in apps and instant […]
During Oculus Connect 3 Opening Keynote Mark Zuckerberg criticized that our smartphones are organized around apps and not how we actually process the world. For example, imagine sitting in a restaurant: If you want to talk to somebody or take a picture do not have to change the room (which translates — according to Zuckerberg — […]
Coca-Cola unveiled a selfie-bottle: A camera attached to the bottom of a bottle that takes a picture once the bottle is tilted above 70 degrees and allows you to share these images on Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook. The Coca-Cola selfie bottle (Source) In one way it is similar to Snap’s spectacles which went on sale […]
Logitech Logitech has had universal remotes before the smart home was as much a topic as it is now. The firm has several versions in its portfolio such as the Harmony Elite or the Harmony Companion. Harmony Pro (Source) Also, similarly to the flic (see below) Logitech has a square-cut remote-button in its portfolio. It is called the Pop which can, for example, […]
Back in September, Apple introduced the Apple AirPods, a set of wireless earbuds, also known as hearables. And whereas hearables have existed before Apple’s AirPods their announcement has brought up interesting arguments about hearables in general. Concretely, users have repeatedly raised concerns about the following topics: They have a short battery life Earpiece unfitting for users’ ears […]
The case study published in the Harvard Business Review December 2016 issue deals with Ram Kapur the founder and CEO of Green Impact Consulting, a sustainable design firm. Here is the background story of the case. Good beginnings Green Impact Consulting was founded four years ago. When it was two years old, Hari, friend and […]
I have recently looked through more than 30 smart home providers and realized that there are four groups: Mass product providers: Companies like Samsung SmartThings that ofer all kinds of smart devices. Niche product providers: Companies focusing on one or two products. Like Philiphs with its HUE light bulbs or Rachio with a wifi-controlled sprinkler. Central units: Products like Homee with serve as a […]
It seems to me that lately, everybody is taking about AI. Wwhen I look at what hearables can do (or what currently available models offer) and what announced hearables promise to deliver, I cannot help but do the same in the context of hearables. There are several differentiation criteria for headphones such as sound quality, comfort or durability. […]