If you've ever gone to a tech tradeshow, you know that there are hundreds of products that have yet to reach consumers. It's maddening to see all the really cool gadgets and programs and devices that aren't available for sale, perhaps not even for several years! And it never fails that once you finally spend the money on latest and greatest, something else comes out in a few weeks. I'm not really a techie, but it's really all very calculated.
For innovative companies, it's a matter of timing revenue streams. If companies released all of their new technologies as soon as they were created and tested, it would eat into the potential profits they would receive from late adopters who would be buying the existing products on the market. So it's in the best interests of the firm to wait until the product's life cycle is complete before releasing the next new idea. This is so they can squeeze all the profits out before giving the masses the next great thing.
But being first-to-market is also important. It's a balancing act with tech firms to make sure they extract all profits from existing products, but making sure that their competition isn't going to release the latest and greatest before they do.
Of course, times have changed. Nowadays there are even partnerships amongst firms that rely on one another for sales. The cable/telecom industry is on the verge of a total makeover. As for the companies that produce the gadgets, it can be tough if they don't have a winning product. And considering the price of a television set, not everyone can change out their tv set every few months.
I'm really looking forward to seeing tech companies work with communications companies to integrate internet with cable. I know I've had plenty of years paying for a cable subscription for shows I never watch. I'd love to see a custom cable program where certain shows could be paid for or even certain channels.
For several years, I hooked up my laptop to the big screen monitor and did wireless basic computing from my sofa. It wasn't very streamlined and had a few wires involved, but it worked. Now integrated versions are available. l may even be putting my "old" 42" LCD television on eBay once they come out with something that I'm in love with. Check out this article about Sony's integration of internet with television and touch screen. Sony introduced a 24" version that has basic computing capabilities, Blu-Ray player and cable. I think that most people will not utilize the touch screen capability as much as it's being touted, we'll have to wean ourselves off of the remote control.
Should I wait for 4-dimensional touch screen version? I bet it's been developed. I wonder how soon this will be available?
Of course, times have changed. Nowadays there are even partnerships amongst firms that rely on one another for sales. The cable/telecom industry is on the verge of a total makeover. As for the companies that produce the gadgets, it can be tough if they don't have a winning product. And considering the price of a television set, not everyone can change out their tv set every few months.
I'm really looking forward to seeing tech companies work with communications companies to integrate internet with cable. I know I've had plenty of years paying for a cable subscription for shows I never watch. I'd love to see a custom cable program where certain shows could be paid for or even certain channels.
For several years, I hooked up my laptop to the big screen monitor and did wireless basic computing from my sofa. It wasn't very streamlined and had a few wires involved, but it worked. Now integrated versions are available. l may even be putting my "old" 42" LCD television on eBay once they come out with something that I'm in love with. Check out this article about Sony's integration of internet with television and touch screen. Sony introduced a 24" version that has basic computing capabilities, Blu-Ray player and cable. I think that most people will not utilize the touch screen capability as much as it's being touted, we'll have to wean ourselves off of the remote control.
Should I wait for 4-dimensional touch screen version? I bet it's been developed. I wonder how soon this will be available?
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