tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18478534Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:18:04 +0000mobileignitewebcreative peoplecommunityconvergencecompetitionopen sourcestupidityFeynmansecond lifetraveliphonelong tailfunctionPCencylopediabarcodehumorsocialismIBMfacebookpower lawbusiness guruinformation overloadCEOsmichael jacksonkaizensocial innovationhondastateurban designjim collinssam pitrodakaopragmaticsWolframinnovationmacdigital realitymusic businesspalmvegetarianismaccelerometermarketingdesignsingularitycorruptioncrowdsourcingdisruptive innovationDisneyitunesmotion sensingpregooglefree marketsorganizationappleefficiencydaydreamingipadadvertisingcity planningpunctuated equilibriumtop innovatorsevolutionformGUIlifestylebinglow income housingsteve jobsmacbooksmartphonessmartbookdisintermediationandy van gundyinventionself-organizationNPRIndiasocial contexttata nanoscienceurban architectureB-schoolscloud computingtranslationtom peterszunebrandsprocessairbookculturecost reductionmusicsizevideoconferencingauto designpublishingwi-fialphawikipediatechnology-mediated communicationPanininissanipodGoogle SquaredadministrationnetbooktwitterMMORPGtelepresencesearchbusinessweekmicrosoftsocial mediafailurecommunismtoyotatransportationhunchmoneyd ' z y n o v a t i o nIn which matters of design, innovation and technology are discussed. With a good measure of cognition, communication, collaboration, culture, complexity and coevolution thrown in just for fun.http://www.dzynovation.com/noreply@blogger.com (Murli N)Blogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18478534.post-8810240700345060213Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:31:00 +00002010-04-04T01:01:39.295+05:30webipadappleIf the iPad succeeds, will the Internet dumb down?I think there is little disagreement that television is mostly a dumbed-down wasteland, with most programs targeted at the largest possible audience, thereby seeking the lowest common denominator.  Interestingly, the consumer of TV content have no means of producing content -- content production & distribution is an expensive proposition and is controlled by a relatively small number of operatorshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~3/9j7l8C_nXas/if-ipad-succeeds-will-internet-dumb.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Murli N)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~4/9j7l8C_nXas" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dzynovation.com/2010/04/if-ipad-succeeds-will-internet-dumb.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18478534.post-1072192103382473516Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:01:00 +00002010-01-30T23:41:50.930+05:30designipadappleApple iPad: No camera, by Design. And that's a good thing!So everybody and his aunt have their netherwear in a knot about the iPad's putative shortcomings. Complaints about the iPad run the gamut from "meh", "lame", "no camera", "no flash", "no SD card", "no USB", and a whole lot more. One is reminded of the geek response to the introduction of the original iPod."No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame." Thus wrote Rob Malda alias Commander Taco ofhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~3/oD5L88FUBOs/apple-ipad-no-camera-by-design-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Murli N)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~4/oD5L88FUBOs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dzynovation.com/2010/01/apple-ipad-no-camera-by-design-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18478534.post-5279296455342567364Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:02:00 +00002010-01-30T23:00:17.893+05:30innovationdesignappleThe Religious Dimension of Apple Innovation & DesignSo, the Apple iPad is out -- launched, anyway, although not available for purchase for a couple of months. As I had expected, a few things become clear about Apple's DNAThe iPad conforms to Apple's signature styling -- superb and classy, but not "innovative": it's about what was expected by those who know AppleThe iPad conforms to what Apple cognoscenti expected in terms of usability: very usablehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~3/pZK9Z6GePOU/apple-innovation-design.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Murli N)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~4/pZK9Z6GePOU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dzynovation.com/2010/01/apple-innovation-design.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18478534.post-2757977133488777240Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:18:00 +00002010-01-28T16:07:50.467+05:30innovationdesignappleApplessenceSo, on the eve (actually morn) of Apple's latest -- and ostensibly greatest -- announcement (of the so-called iSlate or iTablet), and possibly the Great Steven P Jobs' last significant product launch gig before he passes on to his reserved throne on Mount Olympus, here are my thoughts on what Apple has wrought, over it's 35-odd year history. Most people associate Apple with innovation, and more http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~3/ef_G7V_NIiU/applessence.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Murli N)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~4/ef_G7V_NIiU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dzynovation.com/2010/01/applessence.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18478534.post-8760506730408098810Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:58:00 +00002009-10-07T19:28:57.966+05:30Any more touchy, and these mice could turn into French chefs!It's no secret that Microsoft hires the best tech researchers out there by the truckloads, and quite possibly, has a research lab with an intellectual and creative heft that could compare with the legends of yore -- IBM's Watson, AT&T's Bell Labs, and Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center. Of course, it still continues to dish out stinkware such as Windows Vista, but that despite the efforts of its http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~3/i1oYcUS90ZQ/any-more-touchy-and-these-nice-might.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Murli N)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~4/i1oYcUS90ZQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dzynovation.com/2009/10/any-more-touchy-and-these-nice-might.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18478534.post-3528975795398116100Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:57:00 +00002009-07-09T15:27:57.945+05:30IndiaThe Innovative Indianhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~3/ugkSi9k-bmA/innovative-indian.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Murli N)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~4/ugkSi9k-bmA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dzynovation.com/2009/07/innovative-indian.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18478534.post-5271189867062008181Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:45:00 +00002009-07-08T11:22:40.332+05:30Can your CEO do this?John Chambers, Cisco CEOhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~3/_uX1y0B4QYk/can-your-ceo-do-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Murli N)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~4/_uX1y0B4QYk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dzynovation.com/2009/07/can-your-ceo-do-this.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18478534.post-6389034667567345812Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:15:00 +00002009-07-07T23:46:28.341+05:30Technoratii6cwu48prehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~3/RKjl-0-2Gt0/technorati.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Murli N)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~4/RKjl-0-2Gt0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dzynovation.com/2009/07/technorati.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18478534.post-8730187514212734626Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:01:00 +00002009-07-05T23:36:22.979+05:30DisneyWhen Disney Met DaliFrom the text at Monsters And Rockets:In 1946 legendary surrealist Salvador Dali formed an unlikely friendship with Walt Disney, and they spent some time collaborating on a short film called Destino. Dali and Disney artist John Hench worked on a lot of storyboards, but only 18 seconds of test footage were shot before the project was abandoned.In 1999, Disney's nephew Roy Edward Disney was workinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~3/v9fkynZtP8k/when-disney-met-dali.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Murli N)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~4/v9fkynZtP8k" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dzynovation.com/2009/07/when-disney-met-dali.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18478534.post-882661521132337003Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:19:00 +00002009-07-05T22:50:33.809+05:30humorWho's on foist?A timeless classic that entered the popular lexicon ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~3/_C5UQw7l1Zw/whos-on-foist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Murli N)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~4/_C5UQw7l1Zw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dzynovation.com/2009/07/whos-on-foist.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18478534.post-4534185884586233680Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:00:00 +00002009-07-04T16:38:42.277+05:30open sourcecommunismcommunitysocial mediastateThe State is NOT The CommunityOver and over again, I see writers -- who ought to know better -- being unable to distinguish between Communism and Community. Communism is where the State arrogates all power to itself and in fact, does everything to destroy community. The Communist State would like to make like to make every citizen completely dependent on it for providing everything. The State decides what your duties and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~3/8dgwoiHvoMc/state-is-not-community.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Murli N)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~4/8dgwoiHvoMc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dzynovation.com/2009/07/state-is-not-community.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18478534.post-6969019724045442689Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:24:00 +00002009-07-04T16:44:15.959+05:30iphoneTHIS, is the REAL first iPhone 3GS music video... or so they say ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~3/YXC1VIEvDBo/this-is-real-first-iphone-3gs-music.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Murli N)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~4/YXC1VIEvDBo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dzynovation.com/2009/07/this-is-real-first-iphone-3gs-music.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18478534.post-3890206367893658573Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:46:00 +00002009-07-04T16:44:59.605+05:30advertisingManipulative? Yes! Cute? Sure! Creative? Certainly!Evian Rollerbabieshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~3/ifGglwhaRyI/manipulative-yes-cute-sure-creative.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Murli N)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~4/ifGglwhaRyI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dzynovation.com/2009/07/manipulative-yes-cute-sure-creative.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18478534.post-6671965220033725673Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:56:00 +00002009-07-02T23:29:40.071+05:30The thrill is gone, baby ...Is it over, already? Man, I don't believe it ... maybe I'm just burned out a little, need to take a break from Twitter. Yeah, there've been a few good links to look up, and some nice, pithy sayings that have been keepers. I've linked up with some interesting people, and had a few Twitterversations. Still, I feel a bit jaded. Not sure why.Though I'm 'following' nearly 190 persons, it feels as http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~3/D7V7XLrew2Q/thrill-is-gone-baby.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Murli N)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~4/D7V7XLrew2Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dzynovation.com/2009/07/thrill-is-gone-baby.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18478534.post-702167571162720691Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:06:00 +00002009-07-02T18:32:50.814+05:30social mediadisintermediationDistermediating Media (or Media for Disintermediation)Likely the term used most often in an unintentionally ironic manner is the word disintermediation. And in the past year or so, it has become among the top buzzwords in use, flung around freely from every pulpit everywhere, typically delivered in a booming, authoritative tone. Disintermediation is what the New Media or Social Media is all about, we are told. Disintermediation takes away the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~3/vsGjObfdDhI/distermediating-media-or-media-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Murli N)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~4/vsGjObfdDhI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dzynovation.com/2009/07/distermediating-media-or-media-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18478534.post-5862614739010642932Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:21:00 +00002009-07-01T23:53:34.557+05:30iphoneFirst iPhone music video shot on iPhone?The iPhone is turning out to be a stealth device ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~3/64q4VQBSqY4/first-iphone-music-video-shot-on-iphone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Murli N)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~4/64q4VQBSqY4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dzynovation.com/2009/07/first-iphone-music-video-shot-on-iphone.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18478534.post-576917755721716359Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:22:00 +00002009-07-02T11:10:15.035+05:30social mediatwitterOne week in Cloud TwitterlandSo I figured I needed to know what this Twitter thing was all about. Yeah, I had a Twitter account (@murliman)already, got one a long while ago, needed to feel I was cool and all; but after sending out a tweet or two, I couldn't really figure out what this was all about and abandoned further efforts. Here's my first ever tweet:exploring twitter11:10 AM Dec 16th, 2007 from webNote the date on http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~3/TmS5KvFA5Qc/one-week-in-cloud-twitterland.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Murli N)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~4/TmS5KvFA5Qc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dzynovation.com/2009/07/one-week-in-cloud-twitterland.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18478534.post-8545456910372330924Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:26:00 +00002009-06-30T23:04:34.112+05:30publishingPrototyping booksBooks are encapsulated (and structured) written expression. Just like a formal speech is encapsulated spoken expression, a musical performance is encapsulated musical expression and so on. All forms of encapsulated expression involve the generation of ideas, experimentation with various forms of expression, arrangement of pieces of expression into some linear or spatial order, reorganization of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~3/CssiLafvhQ0/prototyping-books.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Murli N)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~4/CssiLafvhQ0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dzynovation.com/2009/06/prototyping-books.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18478534.post-2526322754723651416Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:45:00 +00002009-06-30T12:16:45.862+05:30MIT Eureka Fest 2009High school student projects. [Thanks to CrunchGear.]http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~3/dDtbXoqNzS0/mit-eureka-fest-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Murli N)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~4/dDtbXoqNzS0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dzynovation.com/2009/06/mit-eureka-fest-2009.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18478534.post-1817515712653352910Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:14:00 +00002009-06-30T11:47:04.435+05:30Feynman"You may use your class notes and Feynman"Great story! Probably apocryphal, but the kind of story I want to believe because I love the man so much.---------------------------Posted July 30, 2001 06:15 | Category: Story | #Since Caltech has an honor system most exams tend to be take home and open book. The instructor for the class will write any special directions at the top of the exam. For a freshman physics exam one year the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~3/98rFJJqljo0/you-may-use-your-class-notes-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Murli N)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~4/98rFJJqljo0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dzynovation.com/2009/06/you-may-use-your-class-notes-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18478534.post-950137859138951580Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:03:00 +00002009-06-29T00:35:39.753+05:30FeynmanFeynman: The inconceivable nature of NatureI gotta stop this, else I'll end up posting every dang video of Feynman here. What an incredible teacher! He breathed such life and color and intensity into every little idea about the universe. He must have received a standing ovation at the end of each of his lectures.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~3/SRSVR020Z-c/feynman-inconceivable-nature-of-nature.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Murli N)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~4/SRSVR020Z-c" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dzynovation.com/2009/06/feynman-inconceivable-nature-of-nature.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18478534.post-1864638880761527314Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:46:00 +00002009-06-29T00:16:58.289+05:30FeynmanFeynman's gotta have his orange juiceWhat a riot!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~3/7VkcafslX3U/feynmans-gotta-have-his-orange-juice.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Murli N)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~4/7VkcafslX3U" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dzynovation.com/2009/06/feynmans-gotta-have-his-orange-juice.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18478534.post-6656142761016189301Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:29:00 +00002009-06-29T00:02:44.720+05:30FeynmanRichard Feynman on science and aestheticsRichard Feynman is my favorite scientist. Scratch that -- he's my favorite thinker, period. Delivered in his inimitable style and East Coast accent.More Feynman on YouTube.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~3/8eP4_XaMLhM/richard-feynman-on-science-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Murli N)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~4/8eP4_XaMLhM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dzynovation.com/2009/06/richard-feynman-on-science-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18478534.post-3070854121851238814Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:45:00 +00002009-06-28T21:19:57.814+05:30Green Box - innovative pizza delivery boxWith a nod to Daniel Pink where I found this video. Very, very neat -- especially the leftover box at the end. Just when you thought there no more innovation possible in this most minimal of designs comes this redesign which requires no additional material or even a significant change in the manufacturing process. And yet avoids using additional material to wrap any leftovers. Leftover box http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~3/gZb8pJBYTlY/green-box-innovative-pizza-delivery-box.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Murli N)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~4/gZb8pJBYTlY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dzynovation.com/2009/06/green-box-innovative-pizza-delivery-box.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18478534.post-3153135590873319691Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:48:00 +00002009-06-28T22:30:37.165+05:30michael jacksonThis one's for you, Michael ...To be honest, I never was one of your fans. And yes, over the last decade or two, whatever fame and adulation you may have garnered, was overshadowed -- with considerable support from a rapacious media -- by your eccentricities, of you which you had more than your fair share.But then, I was not among legions - hundreds of millions, likely, perhaps even a billion or more, it appears now - of kids http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~3/3gai42FpJuU/this-ones-for-you-michael.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Murli N)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DZYNOVATION/~4/3gai42FpJuU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dzynovation.com/2009/06/this-ones-for-you-michael.html