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Anachronistic Design

Digiphonic_1

Designer Greg Prichard has some fascinating concepts on his site, including an envisioned iPod-like music player.  Prichard's Digiphonic Music Player addresses the question - what if digital technology had been invented 50 years ago?  How would it be designed, packaged and marketed?  It even includes a realistic account of the inventors and how the "product" was created.

Product Complexity and Impatience

A researcher (listen here) reports that Americans spend about 20 minutes learning how to use an electronics product before giving up.