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  • February 2008

    • Phone Makers Chase Fickle Customers

      New York Times  |  Feb 29, 08 11:15 AM CST

      Phone Makers Chase Fickle Customers

      (Newser) - With the cellphone industry increasingly hit-driven, phone designers are plumbing the consumer psyche through cultural experts and focus groups, reports the New York Times. "Our job is to be behaviorists and psychologists," says an exec. Competition has heated up as consumers buy—and discard—phones at an ever-faster rate, with the most trend-conscious getting a new one every 9 months. More »

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      Apple  • cell phones  • iPhone  • cell phone industry  • Nokia  • design  • LG Electronics  • product design  • consumer psychology

  • January 2008

    • How 'Bout Them Rotten Apples?

      Wired  |  Jan 24, 08 8:59 PM CST

      How 'Bout Them Rotten Apples?

      (Newser) - Apple has been around for almost a quarter of a century, but not all of its products were as ingenious as the iPod. Wired highlights the company's biggest flops. The MessagePad (AKA The Newton): Fashioned to revolutionize personal computing, this PDA was too far ahead of its time for consumers. Apple Pippin: Apple's only foray into the world of video game systems got buried by Nintendo, Sega, and Sony. More »

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      list  • Apple  • Macintosh  • consumer goods  • inventions  • product design

  • August 2007

    • Product Design Gets Wilder, Faster

      New York Times  |  Aug 10, 07 2:55 PM CDT

      Product Design Gets Wilder, Faster

      (Newser) - Commercial product design is being overhauled faster and faster as brands compete in a fragmented market. The Internet and cable TV have diluted the effectiveness of advertising campaigns, and companies are spending more money on engaging design to win customers: Pepsi, for one, is rolling out a new can every few weeks this year. The Times takes a look. More »

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      advertising  • media  • Internet advertising  • consumer  • shopping  • design  • product design

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