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CES is coming once again…
CES is less than two weeks away, and we’re expecting a strong emphasis on Health and Wellness this year. There’s a new and larger Digital Health Pavilion, where we will be exhibiting at booth 3031 in North Hall. (By the way that last link is worth clicking for the quite satisfying animation!). Also we’ll be taking [...]
Will smart appliances and eco-innovation triumph as energy prices soar?
Research from Mintel shows that tumble dryer sales in the UK have fallen by 30% in the last five years. Great news for those of us who want consumers to be more environmentally friendly, but I suspect it owes more to booming energy prices in times of austerity than green altruism. Five of the six [...]
Consumers showing growing appetite for health and wellness devices
A recent research report from IBM shows consumers are looking for information to help them lead healthier lives, and says that the corresponding market for devices that do this is relatively untapped. This trend explains why a slew of consumer product companies are looking to launch ‘health and wellness’ devices in the near future. As [...]
FEI Boston Day 2 – Fail fast, but not too fast, for innovation
Day 2 of FEI in Boston and I went to a really interesting session involving Syl Saller of Diageo and Dr. Charles Camarda of NASA. Not an obvious combination – as Sal pointed out spaceships and alcohol don’t usually mix. There was a lot of common ground, however. Partly why I lked it was that [...]
Shouldn’t eco-credentials be taken for granted?
This week Rachel, Ruth and I continued to spread the good word according to Kevin (pictured above!) – the Cambridge Consultants process for developing breakthrough technologies and innovations that significantly reduce the impact products have on the environment. The latest workshop was part of the Cambridge Programme for Sustainable Leadership’s Master of Studies course. CPSL [...]
The value of user feedback for innovative product development
Gaining user feedback during the development of new products is the norm in the medical design sector, where new devices have to go through stringent regulations to ensure they perform to the correct standards. Some of our consumer sector clients have known this for years, but gaining user feedback and utilising human factors engineering are [...]
Smart Meters must communicate with Consumer Appliances if we are to achieve significant energy savings
Across the world governments, utilities and industry bodies are working hard to define and roll out Smart Metering Systems which will work for their customers, industry structure and regulatory environment. In many countries consideration is being given to Meter Design, Wireless LAN standards, System Security, Data Privacy and many other areas essential to the successful [...]
Bathtub to Warehouse Tour continues to Cambridge University – Innovative Product Development Discussion Group
After taking the ‘Bathtub to Warehouse’ event to London twice in 2010 and to MIT in January we were delighted to make a ‘home’ appearance and bring ‘Bathtub to Warehouse’ to Cambridge, UK earlier this week. The event was part of the Enterprise Tuesday Programme organised by the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning at Cambridge University, [...]
CES is only two weeks away….
…. it seems hard to believe at the moment, as we prepare for a brief chance to enjoy taking consuming our products at Christmas, but in two weeks we’ll be setting up the stand for another exciting Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. As Rachel mentioned, we’ll be showing two of the innovative consumer products [...]
Our innovative consumer product developments hit the market – Christmas present anyone?
We are delighted that two of our product innovation projects have made it to market in recent months. The Q2 Cube radio is based on our Iona internet radio platform implemented in a really novel way; it’s got no dial, no buttons and no display. Instead you tip it, tilt it or roll it to [...]
