On the cusp of today’s post, a reader emailed me with two notes. First, he reminded me that CES is going on. Really? I honestly had no clue….I really should open a web browser more often and also he linked me to this post from TechCrunch (when did Darrell start working there? He used to work at TheAppleBlog / GigaOM)
Go Ahead, CES 2014 – Prove There’s Tech I Want To Wear
Amazingly a similar situation to what I described in the post today. This stood out:
Asking people to introduce new gadgets into their lives is a big ask – people are used to devices delivering at the very least a small amount of frustration and added complication to their existing load, thanks to tech support and troubleshooting that happens with even the best-designed devices. And even the low barrier of just having to plug one more thing into an outlet at night or during the day will turn off a huge number of potential buyers – unless the benefit you get by doing so is demonstrated amply and clearly.
I’m sure someone will get this right but it won’t be for a few years.
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