Hublot
Han Han & Hublot Launch Official Microblog, Announce Limited-Edition Watch – Jing Daily – Chinese consumers used to focus on the classic Rolex and Omega watches. But consumers are becoming more adventurous is an opportunity for Hublot. The more iced out versions beloved of sportsmen and rappers would also fit in with the tu hao or ‘new rich’ less sophisticated money. Hublot tu hao customers would come from lower tier cities or mining areas. Hublot is ‘new’ watch company that was only founded in 1980 and is owned by LVMH
Consumer behaviour
Asian demography: The flight from marriage | The Economist
Design
Natural scrolling: Why did Apple change the way we scroll? – Slate Magazine – cunning behavioural lock-in
Economics
Governments Can Create Jobs And Returns By Investing In Groundbreaking Infrastructure | Fast Company – like super-fast railways and broadband networks, classic Keynesian / New Deal economics
Ideas
Riots and books: Remember when books were worthy of burning? | The Economist
Innovation
Nanodiamond transistors and house-sized computers are coming | ExtremeTech
Korea
South Korea to abandon “real name” internet policy – Boing Boing
Legal
Phone hacking: Met use Official Secrets Act to demand Guardian reveals sources | The Guardian
Luxury
Bye-bye Brioni women’s wear | FT.com – Brioni becomes a men-focused brand like Zegna and Dunhill
Daimler Seeks Fix for Maybach Brand – WSJ.com – only shifted 200 units last year (paywall)
10 Things You Might Not Know About The Chinese Luxury Market « Jing Daily – interesting results but no transparency on methodology / accuracy
Media
The revival of vinyl: Back to black | The Economist
Retailing
Chinese Tourists Behind Korea’s Anticipated “Foreigner Only” Duty Free Shops « Jing Daily
Software
Verizon CEO: A Third Mobile Platform Will Emerge In The Next 12 Months | TechCrunch – interesting that Verizon think it could be any one of Samsung’s Bada, RIM’s QNX-based OS or Windows Phone. Doesn’t say much for the Nokia – Microsoft tag team that they haven’t FUD’ed the others out of the water yet
Technology
Koomey’s law replacing Moore’s focus on power with efficiency | ExtremeTech
Wireless
Apple and Samsung’s symbiotic relationship: Slicing an Apple | The Economist