Tuesday, December 21, 2004

The Gadget Gap - Why does all the cool stuff come out in Asia first?

ASIAN POP The Gadget Gap - Why does all the cool stuff come out in Asia first?



The author reckons it's because:

  • In Japan, individual comsumers drive the market. In the US, technology goes where business wants it to go.
  • Japanese teenagers embrace geek chic even when they're young.
  • With real estate prices at astronomical rates, Japanese manufacturers became experts at miniaturinzing and creating multifunction devices.
  • Japan has way better infrastructure to support cutting-edge technologies.


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