As you can imagine, I’ve been at it for days. I’ve been researching, comparing and fact checking. I’ve been verifying with sources, consulting experts and listening to futurists.
Just joking.
Again, your instincts are right. The Bank Channel is not a source of journalistic accuracy. More a series of random thoughts plotted on professional looking diagrams. Like this one:
This is by no means the only way, nor is every device on here, nor are they particularly accurate or to scale. This is of course not the point. Creating some sort of a landscape against which we can comprehend the world of devices now available and soon to be available is important, as it can give you some direction from which to understand their use and prioritise your attention to them.
I have here a couple of axes:
On the left, there is capability / innovation. This axis simply talks about the increasing capability in devices that previously were relatively simple, or play a cheaper, less notable role.
On the bottom axis, there is screen size. Despite the ability to do anytihng, I see screen size as being a critical factor in limiting certain devices in their capability compared to their bigger cousins.
But this chart is relative, and so the iphone is an incredibly capable device for its size compared to a digital photo frame, rather than to a full PC unit.
Another axis, perhaps on a third dimension, would be DOS>click>touch>multi-touch. But thats a bit too controversial at the moment.
The green highlight shows for me where the leaders are (and in the case of TV always have been). This is where the boundary is constantly being pushed, and the capability grows dramatically.
Its about the appropriate capability for the appropriate device.
All you have to do, is decide which goes with which.
Just a thought. Comments?
Nice one!
- I don't know if I agree with 'TV' being in green if the Kindle & T-Hub aren't. (though I'm less concerned about the Kindle.
- Maybe you could use an indicator for interaction type, though your Z access idea would be better. I don't see it as controversial at all. In fact I want to be able to fly through this in 3D and be able to tap them to get richer info
- Chumby might be a good one to add
Thanks Oliver. Its not particularly scientific is it. But I like your 3D description.
Its very interesting to see Surface Table and Apple Products in the same diagram. If you look at size as a proxy for price, it throws up interesting contrast between Apple's innovations and Microsoft's innovations. Apple's innovations seem to be more ready for market adoption purely from a price perspective. I know its kind of rough, but the contrast is remarkable.