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Polaroid and the risk of downsizing!

February 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

Did you ever buy a Polaroid instant camera?
Probably.
If you did, and many did, you probably marvelled at the film and the organic process involved in taking pictures.
You weren’t the only one. Polaroid film also gained a massive following amongst professional and amateur photographers who valued its unique characteristics. Specifically they loved the freedom the film [...]

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Tags: Employment and Culture · Innovation theory · Organic Growth · Retail · consumer electronics

Competition from left field

January 12th, 2009 · No Comments

Apple is using its iphone to take on Nintendo, Sony Playstation and the Xbox

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Tags: Innovation theory · Organic Growth · Retail · Telecommunications · consumer electronics

Resources boom creates fuel for innovation

September 14th, 2008 · No Comments

There has been a lot of press about the commodity boom and how it’s the saving grace for the Australian economy. And for the vast majority of people out there, the rising prices of ‘commodities’ can often seem a nebulous and intangible issue - an issue that grabs a few seconds in the business section [...]

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Tags: Sustainability · consumer electronics · mature markets

GPS Devices. A market found and then lost

August 4th, 2008 · No Comments

The launch of the recent Apple 3G iphone has captured all the headlines with analysts, critics and the media all lavishing praise and predicting an avalanche of sales.
However, only 12 months ago GPS devices such as the Navman, etc. were the next big thing. But not everything is looking so cherry ripe for GPS devices [...]

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Tags: Telecommunications · consumer electronics

Commodisation Hell - the rise and fall of the digital camera

July 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

An article by John Davidson from Australian Financial Review last year laments the somewhat surprising decline in sales of compact digital cameras, with both volume and value in 2006 down from 2005 figures. And GfK researcher Derek Nash believes it is a maturing market with 7 million cameras across Australia and many people on to [...]

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Tags: consumer electronics