Comments on: The Futurist: The 9 New Rules Of The Technology Industry http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/05/30/the-futurist-the-9-new-rules-of-the-technology-industry/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:27:17 -0500 hourly 1 By: Rick Freezerburn http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/05/30/the-futurist-the-9-new-rules-of-the-technology-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-410791 Rick Freezerburn Sat, 08 Sep 2007 14:33:26 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/05/30/the-futurist-the-9-new-rules-of-the-technology-industry/#comment-410791 New Technology will always be ... *Twice as expensive as it should be. *Half as functional as it should be. *Missing the function that would really make it useful. *Always ship with faulty firmware. *Have the Bugs ironed out during it's Period of Obsoletion. *Connect only with the piece of equipment you don't currently own. *Have some carrot dangling accessory worth another $299.00. *Have a new type of flash card media *Have all new connector styles even though they are still old school USB *Never connect when you really really need it too. *Not make phone calls, type emails, send text messages or play music and video any better than the model you had last year. New Technology will always be …
*Twice as expensive as it should be.
*Half as functional as it should be.
*Missing the function that would really make it useful.
*Always ship with faulty firmware.
*Have the Bugs ironed out during it’s Period of Obsoletion.
*Connect only with the piece of equipment you don’t currently own.
*Have some carrot dangling accessory worth another $299.00.
*Have a new type of flash card media
*Have all new connector styles even though they are still old school USB
*Never connect when you really really need it too.
*Not make phone calls, type emails, send text messages or play music and video any better than the model you had last year.

]]> By: Jon http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/05/30/the-futurist-the-9-new-rules-of-the-technology-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-239337 Jon Thu, 31 May 2007 12:58:33 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/05/30/the-futurist-the-9-new-rules-of-the-technology-industry/#comment-239337 PUTTING THE SAME PHONE OUT IN A NEW COLOR DOES NOT MAKE IT A NEW PHONE Hmmm... you might as well expand this to mean consumer products in general (Zune, iPod, Nintendo DS, PS3 etc... ). Jon PUTTING THE SAME PHONE OUT IN A NEW COLOR DOES NOT MAKE IT A NEW PHONE

Hmmm… you might as well expand this to mean consumer products in general (Zune, iPod, Nintendo DS, PS3 etc… ).

Jon

]]> By: David Mackey http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/05/30/the-futurist-the-9-new-rules-of-the-technology-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-238931 David Mackey Thu, 31 May 2007 02:40:57 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/05/30/the-futurist-the-9-new-rules-of-the-technology-industry/#comment-238931 Very good thoughts Seth's, some astute observations. Very good thoughts Seth’s, some astute observations.

]]> By: Jack, I don't know http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/05/30/the-futurist-the-9-new-rules-of-the-technology-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-238802 Jack, I don't know Thu, 31 May 2007 00:13:49 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/05/30/the-futurist-the-9-new-rules-of-the-technology-industry/#comment-238802 www.ecosolinc.com These guys could be interesting from a 'powering gadgets' perspective- watch them over the next 18-24months- they think they have the answer to effectively combining photovoltaics with everyday gadgetry. Should be interesting to watch... first solar device coming in 2008. Can they kill the battery? or even get gadgets off the grid? More hope than Orbo for sure! http://www.ecosolinc.com

These guys could be interesting from a ‘powering gadgets’ perspective- watch them over the next 18-24months- they think they have the answer to effectively combining photovoltaics with everyday gadgetry. Should be interesting to watch… first solar device coming in 2008. Can they kill the battery? or even get gadgets off the grid? More hope than Orbo for sure!

]]> By: Coleman Hines http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/05/30/the-futurist-the-9-new-rules-of-the-technology-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-238646 Coleman Hines Wed, 30 May 2007 21:15:37 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/05/30/the-futurist-the-9-new-rules-of-the-technology-industry/#comment-238646 "THERE WILL NOT BE AN “iPOD KILLER” IN THE NEXT DECADE" Mobile phones will win this battle... “THERE WILL NOT BE AN “iPOD KILLER” IN THE NEXT DECADE”

Mobile phones will win this battle…

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