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Thursday, October 13, 2005
Siemens USA - Wafer-Thin Color Displays for Packaging
Another development in the eInk/e-paper arena, scientists at Siemens have unveiled technology for thin, disposable, color displays that can be used on packages to show instructions, different langauges, etc. The switching rate of the technology is even fast enough to show moving pictures.
Currently, Siemens is developing technology to create the displays by printing them, powering them with printable batteries and, potentially, printable antennas that draw power from a small radio transmitter on the shelf. The displays are said to be environmentally friendly for disposal.Siemens USA - Wafer-Thin Color Displays for Packaging
[...] At the Plastics Electronics trade fair in Frankfurt, Siemens developers exhibited extremely thin, miniature color displays that can be printed onto paper or foil. And the displays can be produced at very low cost compared to LCD panels. The first displays will become available on the market in 2007.The displays show information about products, or even operating instructions for devices, directly on the packaging. A pillbox, for example, could display instructions for how it should be taken and provide this information in several languages with the push of a button. Admission tickets for trade shows could indicate the booths where various exhibitors are located. Itâs also conceivable that small computer games will be on packages or that equipment boxes will display animations that give users step-by-step operating instructions when a button is pushed. [...]
Terry Frazier at 9:50 PM
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Design Outsourcing May Be Big--Think India.
Just as Daniel Pink's A Whole New Mind was making us comfortable that design and creative skills were our protection against globalization, along comes Bruce Nussbaum in BusinessWeek with this on design firms in India. Guess the right-brain revolution isn't gonna be televised.
Design outsourcing may be big--think India.
Design outsourcing is probably one of the big things to happen over the horizon. U.S. corporations might want to take a look at a number of Indian design consultancies that appear to do great work. India's National Institute of Design graduates hundreds of highly trained designers a year. India has a vast manufacturing infrastructure in place--something US and European and Japanese companies are discovering. And design firms such as Elephant Design and Lopez do good work. Outsourcing design to India is going to be big.
Terry Frazier at 9:26 PM
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The More Space Project Launches Collaborative Book
The More Space project, organized by Todd Sattersten of 800CEOREAD has launched its book. This is a collaborative blogger book - i.e. Todd got several bloggers together to write individual chapters - and it's the first successful such attempt I've seen (if you know others please post a comment.) [More...] Terry Frazier at 10:32 AM
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Tuesday, October 11, 2005
PocketMod - The Free, Disposable Pocket Organizer
This is another cool little tool in the mode of the Hipster PDA but better. PocketMod is a nifty Flash app that lets you create custom pocket-sized day planners. The trick is they all fit on a single sheet of 8.5x11 paper, so you can print them on your laserprinter. Complete with folding instructions (the video is cool.) A Moleskine its not, but once you see how many different pages you can put in a PocketMod youll begin to wonder.What makes the PocketMod so special?
Many things make this little personal organizer special, here is a list.
- It fits easily in your back pocket or purse.
- It's as cheap as one piece of paper (Because that's all it is!)
- It opens like a book. Leading to easier to find, more organized notes.
- The first page has a pouch, big enough to carry a business card!
- Customizable with "Mods" tailored to your needs.
- It's free and fun
Chinese Correspondent Joins Skype Journal
Very cool announcement – telecom specialist Richard Zhao Liang of Beijing has joined Skype Journal. Good move!. I’m looking forward to reading Richard’s reports.
Insights from Beijing on Skypeby Bill Campbell.
Please say hello to Richard Zhao Liang.
Richard publishes the blog Telecom, Security and P2P .
Richard will join us on Skype Journal from time to time to give you special up dates on Skype news and events from Beijing.
Richard earned a PhD degree from Peking University (1997), majoring in fiber-optic communications. He has over 8 years of professional experience on telecommunications and security with certificates of CISSP, ITIL, BS7799. He is the Principal Consultant in China for Computer Associates.
Thanks Richard for joining us and sharing your views.
See his first Skype Journal post, Skype’s Road to China
Terry Frazier at 3:09 PM
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