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Ecosystems. U3A Computers A 18 June 2013 Mike Hender. What we’ll cover. How technology comes to market Creative Destruction Today’s Big Ecosystems Demo A Detour into Photography Navigating across Ecosystems successfully. Technology Changes. Technology, Innovation and The Long Nose.
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Ecosystems U3A Computers A 18 June 2013 Mike Hender
What we’ll cover • How technology comes to market • Creative Destruction • Today’s Big Ecosystems • Demo • A Detour into Photography • Navigating across Ecosystems successfully
Technology, Innovation and The Long Nose • Lasers • Alternative Energy • The Mouse • Tablets • eReaders • OLED Displays • The Internet
Technology Adoption Curve iPhone UI Multi-touch Apps
Technology Hype Cycle My Space AOL 3D TV Electric Cars Smart Home Segway Voice Input Gartner
Technology Hype Cycle Facebook Google Tablets Smart Phones The Internet My Space AOL 3D TV Electric Cars Smart Home Segway Voice Input Gartner
“Creative Destruction” Once the market has taken off it usually coalesces around 2, 3 or 4 main protagonists. The ‘Gorilla’ and the ‘Monkeys’ Canon, Nikon HP, Dell Hertz, Avis
Rival Ecosystems Microsoft Windows
Rival Ecosystems Microsoft Windows Apple IOS
Rival Ecosystems “But I want to use Google Maps and read Kindle eBooks on my iPad and share photos with my PC” Microsoft Windows Apple IOS Google Android
1 Example: The Apple Ecosystem • iTunes ‘App’ Store • Photo Stream • Sharing • Backups • Music, DVDs, etc. • Customer Support Apple IOS
Example: The Apple Ecosystem • iTunes ‘App’ Store • Photo Stream • Sharing • Backups • Music, DVDs, etc. • Customer Support
Example: The Apple Ecosystem Anytime, Anywhere Photos, Videos, Documents, Share!
Example: The Apple Ecosystem Ecosystem example from the Hender home
Long, long ago, people danced at concertsNow they video, click, share and tweet . . .
You know and love! Ideal for ‘sexting’ http://tinyurl.com/lokatcc You probably don’t know You know and don’t love!
What about industries that are being disrupted? “Hello! Can I join in?” Microsoft Windows “I want to edit photos with my PC, then display them on my iPad, use Google Maps for location data and read my camera manual on Kindle eBooks” Apple IOS Google Android
Intelligent Software and Ecosystems How do the traditional camera manufacturers leverage the dominant ecosystems?
How do you synchronise Contacts and Calendars between Android, IOS and Outlook?
Summary • The major battle is not between devices but ecosystems • So when you’re buying a new device “think ecosystem” • Google is probably the best bridge between ecosystems • Cloud services are key • For more like this join us in the New Technology group
Google Glass http://www.google.com/glass/start/how-it-feels/
Before we end http://www.google.com/loon/how/