Some recent product releases and announcements have been of interest. Not because they represent completely new ideas but because they seem to present an interesting blending of two or more product elements into a new product.
Take the recently announced nook e-reader from Barnes and Noble. The new device features an e-ink screen for reading text plus a touch sensitive colour screen at the bottom. The colour screen allows a user to flow through book covers using gestures and touch. If you were to blend elements of standard e-readers with the iPhone or iPod Touch the nook could well be the result.In a previous blog we have expressed doubts about e-readers. In the case of the nook it is possible that the colour screen might detract from the experience of becoming ‘lost’ in a good book, however the combined functionality does seem intriguing.
This also makes me wonder what other products and design elements could be ‘mashed up’ to produce something new. Ideas on an electronic post card please!
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