Archive for the 'innovation' Category

Founders of Kazaa and Skype launch Joost

Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, co-inventors of Kazaa and Skype, are launching a new service called Joost that takes benefit of P2P technology to bring TV to the masses through the web.
It’s about time. Now YouTube has set new standards for video access on the web, many people are working on new paradigms to blow [...]

Deloitte: «Make simplicity the goal for 2007».

As reported by CBC news citing Deloitte, a consulting firm: “Companies that focus on minimizing product complexity may achieve greater success than competitors boasting superior, but less accessible, technology”.
IDC adds “Products and services that address consumers’ needs rather than engineers’ whims are likely to be more successful”.
That’s right, once again : less is more. The [...]

Apple reinvents user interface, again.

Filed under UI, apple, innovation

Steve Jobs demonstrated once again how his position is favourable when it comes to innovation. Apple masters OS, software and hardware, it seems to be the only reason of their advance. Jobs call it genius – and sure there is a bit of genius in this new product – but I would call it superb [...]