The need for new products is probably where we first see or feel a paradigm shift. Last year, fancy equipment, appliances, and computers were in. Now flexible and mobile, friendly consumer appliances are hot. Hard edged, super powerful, feature rich techno-gadgets were in last year. Today, it’s comfortable, usable, simple, and friendly technology.
We’re seeing this in computers that have matured into commodities. You can now buy a full-featured computer for less than five hundred dollars. We’re inundated with gizmos for the sake of technology. This is a big turnoff as many of us have hit the wall with complicated technology and instructions that don’t make sense.
We all have stories on how technology is changing our lives. The reality is that technology still marches on with new product development and technologies that are changing our lives.