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RESEARCH, ANALYSIS & TRENDS
In the words of Getting Things Done author David Allen,
“…the easiest and most ubiquitous way to get stuff out
of your head is pen and paper.”
Users are (often) not the center of things
Amazon Kindle is an e-reader device that enables users
to read e-books, newspapers, magazines and other
digital media. Tech developers saw the need to mimic a
book in tablet format, but still provide the feeling of
reading a book (turning a page, etc).
Why was Kindle successful? Because developers
placed the users at the heart of the technology experi- nyl records will continue to be played occasionally, and
ence. We often forget that systems and apps meant for we’ll still see horses and carts on the roads (the queen
everyone must be designed for everyone. drives in one every now and then).
E-signatures and encryption are only useful if the peo- In reality, we’ll more likely experience a blended future
ple you want to communicate with have the same tools. in which new and old systems co-exist. And this will
apply to a plethora of new technologies, not just paper,
The Moleskin Paper Tablet and Pen+ combo, which including those such as autonomous vehicles.
digitizes your handwritten notes and doodles for editing
and sharing, is reliant on its smartpen and mobile app Collectors may always want to own a ‘self-drive’ vehicle
to make it work usefully. and if that is the case, then we’ll need systems and in-
frastructure that allow both systems to coexist. Going
Microsoft’s Courier Tablet, a book-sized digital journal forward, the ‘fast track’ to the future may literally be one
with a native stylus, held promise as a tool designed for in which the Hyperloop jostles for space among
the creative minds, in which architects can sketch build- ‘vintage’ Volkswagens, BMWs and Volvos. Look left,
ing plans or writers can draft documents, but it didn’t and a drone will be delivering a pizza. Look right and
catch on – content creation alone wasn’t enough. you’ll notice someone doing the morning ‘paper-run’.
Many systems and apps fail to benefit those who use And whilst we all may fantasize about efficient sci-fi
them. And for that reason, creative professionals who future worlds filled with Minority Report holographics, it
write, sketch, or prototype by hand still carry cheap is likely to be the transition from our current realities to
notebooks and pens. these future enabled utopias where the real engineer-
ing challenge will lie.
Until technology can perform like (or better than) paper,
we’ll incessantly default to the original. Going paperless Such are the “Back to the Nature” characteristics of
is likely to remain a stretch for many and the past dec- ‘progress’.◊
ades have taught us that no matter how smart, technol- By Sam Dungey
ogy is never ‘absolute’.
People will probably be stuffing wads of cash under
their mattress for the next 50 years, possibly more. Vi-
MediaBUZZ Pte Ltd - Independant ePublisher for Asia
In the words of Getting Things Done author David Allen,
“…the easiest and most ubiquitous way to get stuff out
of your head is pen and paper.”
Users are (often) not the center of things
Amazon Kindle is an e-reader device that enables users
to read e-books, newspapers, magazines and other
digital media. Tech developers saw the need to mimic a
book in tablet format, but still provide the feeling of
reading a book (turning a page, etc).
Why was Kindle successful? Because developers
placed the users at the heart of the technology experi- nyl records will continue to be played occasionally, and
ence. We often forget that systems and apps meant for we’ll still see horses and carts on the roads (the queen
everyone must be designed for everyone. drives in one every now and then).
E-signatures and encryption are only useful if the peo- In reality, we’ll more likely experience a blended future
ple you want to communicate with have the same tools. in which new and old systems co-exist. And this will
apply to a plethora of new technologies, not just paper,
The Moleskin Paper Tablet and Pen+ combo, which including those such as autonomous vehicles.
digitizes your handwritten notes and doodles for editing
and sharing, is reliant on its smartpen and mobile app Collectors may always want to own a ‘self-drive’ vehicle
to make it work usefully. and if that is the case, then we’ll need systems and in-
frastructure that allow both systems to coexist. Going
Microsoft’s Courier Tablet, a book-sized digital journal forward, the ‘fast track’ to the future may literally be one
with a native stylus, held promise as a tool designed for in which the Hyperloop jostles for space among
the creative minds, in which architects can sketch build- ‘vintage’ Volkswagens, BMWs and Volvos. Look left,
ing plans or writers can draft documents, but it didn’t and a drone will be delivering a pizza. Look right and
catch on – content creation alone wasn’t enough. you’ll notice someone doing the morning ‘paper-run’.
Many systems and apps fail to benefit those who use And whilst we all may fantasize about efficient sci-fi
them. And for that reason, creative professionals who future worlds filled with Minority Report holographics, it
write, sketch, or prototype by hand still carry cheap is likely to be the transition from our current realities to
notebooks and pens. these future enabled utopias where the real engineer-
ing challenge will lie.
Until technology can perform like (or better than) paper,
we’ll incessantly default to the original. Going paperless Such are the “Back to the Nature” characteristics of
is likely to remain a stretch for many and the past dec- ‘progress’.◊
ades have taught us that no matter how smart, technol- By Sam Dungey
ogy is never ‘absolute’.
People will probably be stuffing wads of cash under
their mattress for the next 50 years, possibly more. Vi-
MediaBUZZ Pte Ltd - Independant ePublisher for Asia
