We have commented previously that the impact of technology and innovation often has unintended consequences. Often these consequences can result in entire paradigm shifts. Shifts that can disrupt and potentially wreck well etsablished exiting business models. Indeed histroy is littered with companies that simply “didn’t see it coming”.
The iphone is having such an impact. Not just in the consumer area, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Information Technology'
The iphone and medicine: Killer app or killer business model?
October 6th, 2011 · No Comments
Tags: Biotechnology · Government · Information Technology · Innovation theory · Medical Device · healthcare
Whoooaaa! Google buys Motorola
August 15th, 2011 · No Comments
Google has just bought Motorola mobility for $12.5billion. Which equates to one third of their cash reserves!
WOW!
So now Google makes hardware. Phones to be exact. Is the world getting a little weird or what?
Maybe they know something we don’t? Maybe they think they know something nobody else knows?
Maybe they think they know something, but actually [...]
Tags: Information Technology · Innovation theory · Telecommunications · consumer electronics
Why social networking is nothing more than night clubbing. Or why Zuckerburg should sell Facebook NOW!
August 15th, 2011 · 4 Comments
Why Mark Zuckerberg should sell Facebook now!
Tags: Information Technology · Innovation theory · Social networking · mature markets
New app to diagnose Malaria
July 28th, 2011 · No Comments
We love Apps.
One of the core reasons, and there are many, is that Apps are in essence single function solutions. An App focuses only on doing one job, or group of related jobs. Importantly, it does so in the most economical and simplest fashion. As a result , no over engineering, no complexity, no huge [...]
Tags: Biotechnology · Information Technology · Innovation theory · consumer electronics · healthcare
How Apple is changing everything
June 8th, 2011 · No Comments
If you thought the ipad, iphone, ipod weren’t ubiquitous enough, get ready for icloud. This latest development from Apple, and let’s face it, it’s really just repackaging existing ideas into the Apple format (something we note, that Apple excel at!) will really change the world as we know it.
Now that’s a big claim i hear you say. But the long [...]
Tags: Information Technology · Innovation theory · Web · consumer electronics
Why you can’t Google your way to wisdom
December 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment
One of the reflections we have made over the last 12-24 months is how some amazingly dumb decisions are made by seemingly intelligent poeple.
In the last boom huge sums of money were thrown at what, in hindsight, are obviously unsustainable businesses. Short term greed dominated at the expense of social, enviromental and business well being. Insane short term incentives with no link whatsoever to [...]
Tags: Information Technology · Innovation theory · Uncategorized
How the iPad will kill small DVD players
June 10th, 2010 · No Comments
You know that little portable DVD player you have for the car. The same one that sits on the back of the seat of that jet you flew on? The same one you use at home to keep the kids quiet in their bedroom when you have guests over?
Well it’s dead.
And its killer isn’t a cheaper version. [...]
Tags: Information Technology · Innovation theory · Telecommunications · Travel and Toursim
The start of web 3.0
October 8th, 2009 · No Comments
Web3.0 has arrived
Tags: Information Technology · Innovation theory · Telecommunications · Web · mature markets
