Using Technology to Deepen Democracy, Using Democracy to Ensure Technology Benefits Us All
Sunday, June 02, 2013
Segway, Siri, Glass
There's a persistent mismatch between techies who desire gadgets that help them pretend to live in or closer to "The Future" and consumers who desire gadgets that actually do useful things well in the present.
I'm peeling back a bit. I wait until tech completely falls apart before replacing and I'm often happy with getting used gear. I might spring for a new fairphone at the end of the summer though.
> Segway. . .
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than the real thing turns out to be?
http://magedesign.com/pleasure/wp-content/uploads//2012/09/syd-mead-101.jpg
I'm peeling back a bit. I wait until tech completely falls apart before replacing and I'm often happy with getting used gear. I might spring for a new fairphone at the end of the summer though.
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