businessweek.com - 12/10/2008
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Currently Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research, Bill Buxton writes a regular-ish column for the Innovation channel here at BusinessWeek . In the process of working on a new piece, we got to emailing about how innovation can flourish in a downturn.
Bill made the point that ...
kodak.com - 12/8/2008
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kodak.com —
Digital cameras, photo printers, accessories, photo tips Plates
& consumables, printers & presses, workflow solutions Film and...
digital motion imaging products and services buy digital cameras, accessories, and more! Kodak Store savings & offers ...
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oled-info.com - 12/15/2008
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oled-info.com —
Amazon is now listing (and shipping!) the Kodak
OLED wireless digital photo frame . Just in time...
for the holiday shopping... The frame costs 999.95$ As a reminder, the display is a 7.6" AMOLED panel, made by CMEL. It has a 16:9 aspect ...
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Amazon lists the Kodak 7.6" OLED wireless digital frame
amazon.com - 12/15/2008
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amazon.com —
Wireless feature gives you access to your photo
collection on your PC no matter where you are...
in your home Kodak's Picture Mail feature lets you send and receive pictures directly on your frame from family and friends via KODAK Gallery plus, your ...
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Kodak OLED 7.6-Inch Wireless Digital Frame: Camera ...
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Microsoft Researcher Gives Props to Apple for its Knowledge of Design History
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... In a letter published by BusinessWeek.com, Microsoft Research's Principal Scientist suggests it's no mistake that the golden era of American industrial design happened between 1927 and 1929, on the verge of the Great Depression. Tough economic times, he says, have a habit of bringing out the best designs from the most talented individuals: "Firms employed these folks because they brought real value. It was about survival, not visual lollipops." ...
Microsoft Researcher Links Apple’s Industrial Design To History
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News —
The multi color strategy used Apple is a throwback to Kodak’s innovative industrial design just before the Great Depression, says Principal Microsoft Researcher, Bill Buxton.
Kodak industrial designer Dorwin Teague made the Vanity Kodak camera popular in 1926 popular by selling it in 5 different colors - each in its own matching colored box.
In a letter published by BusinessWeek, Buxton says:
“Great design is as much about prospecting in the past as it is about inventing the future. ...
Particle Debris (Week ending 12/12) What Apple Learned from Kodak and More
The Mac Observer —
Particle Debris (Week ending 12/12) What Apple Learned from Kodak and More by on December 12th, 2008 at 5:00 PM We tend to think of Apple and Jonathan Ive as hip and modern, but some of the industrial design principles for consumer items go way back. And they can be exploited for good purpose if only one is aware of design history. Last last week, BusinessWeek posted a story about how in 1926, Kodak launched their Vest Pocket camera line and asked designer Walter Teague to make the cameras appeal more to women. The color scheme he came up with is startlingly familiar to ...
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