Entelligence: Black Friday

November 25th, 2009 | Category: Gadget Corner

Entelligence is a column by technology strategist and author Michael Gartenberg, a man whose desire for a delicious cup of coffee and a quality New York bagel is dwarfed only by his passion for tech. In these articles, he’ll explore where our industry is and where it’s going — on both micro and macro levels — with the rare wit and insight only he can supply.

Black Friday is nearly here with a legion of new gadgets, devices and products all designed to seduce you with technology. Thousands of gadgets are released each year promising to enhance our lives, increase productivity and deliver a sound ROI. Often, however, it seems that many products are released before they’re ready for the mainstream and any positives are negated by poor design, buggy cipher, or just being too far off the curve. that is the pitfall of the early adopter, but remembering Gartenberg’s First Law of Consumer Electronics can help avoid some

of that pain when you’re doing your holiday shopping.

Remember Gartenberg’s Three Laws? We’re only interested in the First Law today: “There is a worldwide market of 50,000 for anything.” Unless you are part of that group of 50,000 — namely folks that install operating systems on a Sunday afternoon as a design of social entertainment — you need to look beyond technology for the sake of technology and see whether what you’re about to purchase meets the three criteria below. whether it doesn’t, you might want to wait for version 3.0.

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