lame, lame, lame an initially interesting article about the RIM,
making parallels with the I-Mode phenomenon in Japan which slides into
REALLY INANE comparisons and trying to find narrow
technological/business focussed reasons for it’s success rather than
examining the interesting human factors. blimey

Redherring.com – Blackberry picked to be the American I-mode December 05, 2000

A Cambridge, England, startup claims that it can produce Bluetooth
chips at one-sixth their current price — a feat that would make
long-awaited Bluetooth devices a reality.
Redherring.com – Cambridge Silicon Radio tunes in Bluetooth December 05, 2000

I’m part-way through reading Jeremy Rifkin’s book ‘age of access’ right
now – makes an interesting companion piece to Naomi Klien’s “no logo”. Here’s an interview with Jeremy Rifkin from BusinessWeek: BW e.biz–11/22/00–Movers & Shakers: Rabble-Rouser Jeremy Rifkin Takes Aim at E-Marketers

why Web designers could soon be asking anthropologists for advice : New Scientist: Surf like a Bushman

This is great…. Peter Merholz’s presentation on Adaptive Information architecture, and self-organising information systems.

13 common objections against user requirements analysis, and why you should not believe them – some great rebutals for people trying to squeeze your user-research time! From interactionarchitect.com

There is No Such Thing as Information Design

The Sony MiniDisc in this article the Sony ‘sunrise to sunset’ design philosophy is explained.

A nice readable definition of ‘real’ architecture which has wider application…

The Year 2020, Explained
“Think about what teenagers do,” Saffo said. “In the 1960s, kids
designed radios and played with stereos. In the ’80s, they played with
PCs, in the ’90s they played with the Internet. We got viruses. “Ask
yourselves when are we going to see the first journal of bio-hacking
oriented toward teenage males, so they can create molecules in their
bedroom. Well, that journal came out in 1998. Be very afraid.”