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pjvdixon (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I am British - Patrick Dixon
Diabolous3x (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
ur originally south african or zimbarwian or is ur accent brittish?
konman001 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
As an industrial designer, I would like to see what he talks about really do happen but big businesses also have a say in this. One main reason why right now "convergence" is a buzz word is because it helps companies reduce cost and therefore keep more profit. If you have a product with a feature that most companies use then there probably is a large quantity of the parts which create that feature. Large quantity = reduced cost of production per part = wider profit margin.
pjvdixon (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Thanks for the kind words. Patrick
hellyersonline (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
good points. The personal touch is important, nobody really wants to sit in front of a "fix-all" device other than hi-tech designers. You made some great points
pjvdixon (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
True, but as cost of devices falls, most people own more and more of them, doing mainly one or two things with each. Patrick Dixon
TatalVost (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The idea that functions will be spread accross different types of devices is unjustified.The cellphone example comes to mind:It's cheaper to build a single phone with infrared, bluetooth and 3G then to offer different models with different combinations of those functions.
Nkatsikanis (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Good videoUses of my PDA:PhoneESword bibleCalanderAlarmsChessEmailBlue ToothBut I need to attach small keyboard to write. |
