The Low Price Allure Wins

That orange bag is ubiquitous. The most downloaded app in 2024 was the low priced Chinese shopping platform TEMU. The low priced products have proven a success with buyers in uncertain times. This past October the Shanghai giant recorded 52 million downloads in the US. Offering everything from fast fashion bags to cutlery, Temu has …

Back to the Camera

After using mobile phone cameras for coverage, the decision has been made to go back to using a photographic camera. Do not get it wrong, phone cameras are convenient, handy but the disadvantages are numerous. Foremost, the battery life is limited.  After a few hours of producing pictures and videos, suddenly one bar on the screen.  …

Inspired Diversity

Inspiration comes when it wants.  One never knows when.   At IFA 2024 while attending a press conference for a what I thought would be a presentation of a security light, hardly high value glamor at a big technology show, I did a double take.  The presenter was a Black Guy.  Usually, at these get togethers …

Connected at Digital X

Digital X in Cologne, the digitalization event started by German Telekom hits the mark for technology gatherings.  On September 18th and 19th, brands, experts and press discuss topics concerning: cybersecurity, sustainability, connected business and future of work.  The fifty thousand attendees moved from one staging area to another talking to individuals and teams concerning the …

The Window Grown Solution

At IFA Berlin, BalconyFarm showed how city dwellers can grow not only plants, but also herbs in windows. The Seoul start-up has developed an intimate gardening eco-system based on smart gardening. Read the exclusive interview with CEO Sungwoo Kim. Why did you decide to start BalconyFarm? The idea of the window-inserted smart farm, BalconyFarm, actually …

IFA Round Up

IFA 2024 came to an end on Tuesday.  The large consumer electronics celebrate its 100th anniversary.  The Berlin event is trying to redefine itself after COVID and management changes.  Once the domain of radio and television technology where Einstein attended and German leader Willy Brandt kicked off the first color broadcast in Europe, IFA evolved …