Category: china | 中國 | 중국 | 中華
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Speedfactory + other news
Adidas Speedfactory Inside Speedfactory: Adidas’ Robot-Powered, Shoe Production Facility | WIRED – Adidas Speedfactory interesting explorations in automation and customisation in manufacturing. Speedfactory would also allow manufacturing to be moved closer to where the product will be sold. Speedfactory could have an impact on globalisation if commercialised. Consumer behaviour 3 Must Know Trends of Affluent…
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Kindle – tenth anniversary
I was blown away when I realised that it was the tenth anniversary of the the Amazon Kindle. Ten years, think about that for a moment. If you look at the original Kindle versus the latest model you can see how the design language moved from a ‘BlackBerry’ type product design to a smartphone type…
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Tencent Ad Hub + more news
Tencent Ad ‘Hub’ Connects Brands And Chinese Consumers | The Holmes Report – interesting that they have created a hub for this, the data implications and opportunities are huge. Tencent Ad Hub builds on the huge data set that Tencent already has with WeChat Energy Amid global electric-car buzz, Toyota bullish on hydrogen – not surprising to…
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TV synced online ads & other news
TV synced online advertising TV synced Facebook News Feed ads yield 60% lift | Facebook Marketing Partners – TV synced advertising seems to have a similar effect to TV synced radio campaigns (PDF) Culture Hip-hop is getting old, man | Quartz – interesting discussion on cultural cycles. Soothsayer in the Hills Sees Silicon Valley’s Sinister…
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The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone by Brian Merchant
I bought The One Device when it came out in July and have gone back and forth reading it. I’d read books on Silicon Valley before; the Apple eulogy Insanely Great by Steven Levy which told of the graft and hard work that went into the original Macintosh or Where Wizards Stay Up Late by…
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Out and about: Chasing the Dragon
October has been amazing month of cinema releases for me. The last I am going to write about is Chasing The Dragon. Hong Kong cinema is considered to be in its death throws. There are small independent films of course, but its far from its hey day with production houses known around the world like Shaw…
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Thelonius Monk + other things
Thelonius Monk The soundtrack to my week was this three hour programme on the music of jazz musician Thelonius Monk. Thelonius Monk has 99 albums to his name, excluding compilations, many of which were live concert performances rather than studio recordings. He was known for his improvisation and was one of the found fathers of…
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Out and about: Blade Runner 2049
*** No plot spoilers*** Where do you start when talking about Blade Runner 2049 – the most hyped film of the year? Blade Runner 2049 starts up some 20 years after the original film. It captures the visuals of the original film, moving it onwards. The plot has a series of recursive sweeps that tightly…
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iPhone X launch + more things
iPhone X launch In terms of the news agenda, the iPhone X launch dominated the news. I wrote about it here and here. This image from the Chinese internet summed everything about the iPhone X launch up for me. We’re in a place of innovation stuckness at the moment – we’re celebrating incremental improvements in…