So I just came back from CES. The Good Night Lamp had a booth there where we launched our Kickstarter campaign and I thought I’d share what I learnt. 1. It’s expensive but worth it. I booked the booth back in June 2012. It was a convenient deadline to push product development forward and I’m… Continue reading CES: tips for first time exhibitors
Category: Internet of things
Little Printer unboxing
While Le Web is underway and seems to concern itself mostly with data, I received my very own Little Printer. That’s the real Internet of Things. THINGS!
The financial art of Kickstarter UK
Thought this might be helpful to share. I was looking at Kickstarter UK and amongst the concerns about making things, fulfilling rewards and trying to raise money at the same time, the financials can be quite a headache. This is a budget form, you just have to fill your numbers in and see the effect… Continue reading The financial art of Kickstarter UK
A year of #iotlondon
Next month i will have been co-organising Cosm’s Internet of Things London Meetup for a year. When Usman and Ed approached me, the attendance was around 20 and the group had around 140 members. After a year, the meetup has attracted 906 members , between 40 and 70 actually attend every month, the meetup sells… Continue reading A year of #iotlondon
When things are people
I think an area we don’t quite talk enough about is the link between the internet of things and anthropomorphisation. When our things start to speak, who is to say we won’t assign values and behaviours to them like we do to people. Is that good, might that curb consumption? Will ponder some more. via… Continue reading When things are people
Incubating the internet of things in London
So you have an internet of things startup? I have one, my friends have one, and Kickstarter is coming to the UK. But really, money is only one part of the entrepreneurial equation. With the brith of IOTWorks last week in Boston, really, the only question is: why not in London? I have been living… Continue reading Incubating the internet of things in London
Thoughts for an Internet of Things education
I went to see New Designers last week in London, a yearly pilgrimage. I went to product design school at the beginning of the century and I was really hoping that in a digital age, things would feel, well, modern. They didn’t really. If you’ve never been, ND is a fair for product design graduates… Continue reading Thoughts for an Internet of Things education
Advertising & the internet of things: an FAQ
I’ve been asked to speak at Saachi in a few weeks about the internet of things. I’ve had clients before who were agencies before and we did some fantastic work together but I’ve also had 15 minute conversations with agency types asking more or less the same questions or interpreting the internet of things in… Continue reading Advertising & the internet of things: an FAQ
Internet of things references
I often give talks about the internet of things and usually give the same references, adding new ones in. I thought I’d stick them all here for anyone who wants a good introduction to the topic. (last update August 9th 2012) Theory & fiction books Everyware by Adam Greenfield Shaping Things by Bruce Sterling A… Continue reading Internet of things references
The Internet Fridge Factor
A few weeks ago I was invited by General Assembly to give a talk at the Guardian for one of their master classes on the digital economy. That morning, I was reading about Alan Kay and tumblred upon a talk he gave presenting Ivan Sutherland‘s Sketchpad project. A simple idea, demoed well. What went wrong?… Continue reading The Internet Fridge Factor