In the first part of this post, I experimented with laser cutting and started down the path to a goal that I had made public at ReasonsTo. To whit, “Document and invest in your products, not just your time.” This in turn had been inspired by a Instagram post from Brendan Dawes , “…finish them they become a […]
Category: Internet of Things
Making Products – Achieving Goals and Creating Permanence. Part 1
In September, as I wrapped up my talk at ReasonsTo, I announced to the audience that my personal goal for the coming year was to move my prototypes from a disarray of wires to something more permanent. To effectively draw a line under each and end with a Product. In October, I got that opportunity […]
Spotify’s DJ Apron
Adding flavour to the connected kitchen. Stirring, whisking, kneading and rolling. Cooking is fun and messy and best done to your favourite tunes. But changing music with soiled hands just gets your devices dirty. To solve this problem, our team in London turned to e-textiles, conductive thread, interactive fabrics, LED lights and stitched Spotify functionality into an apron.
Razorfish’s ‘Big Screen’
In the Razorfish London office we have a huge television on the wall; elegant lines, beautiful picture quality, and all too often either switched off or relegated to showing presentations. What a waste! It should welcome our clients, reward our employees and be a source of information. That’s how the idea for Big Screen was […]
The Future of AI in Banking
Last week I was asked to contribute to an article in The Independent on the ‘future of AI in banking for customers and Cybersecurity‘. In this case the copy wasn’t quoted but here’s the gist: Creating great Customer Service is not just about reducing ‘false positives’ with CyberSecurity AIs (basic parameters: out of the country/office hours) […]