Taken as a whole, consumer technologies have made startling advances, but they still are not as easy to use as they should be.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Consumer electronics is a challenging one.
I would not describe myself as a super early adopter of consumer technology.
New technologies, however remarkable they might seem, are fundamentally just tools made by people for people.
To bring out a new technology for consumers first, you just had a very long road to go down to try to find people who actually would pay money for something.
Technology makes things faster and more cost-effective, but it's not perfect. It requires you to be as flexible as you can be.
The speed at which technology evolves affects everyone; we repeatedly hear that constant innovation is overwhelming for consumers, who struggle to keep pace.
Technology is a bit of a double-edged sword. Used right, it's a wonderful tool, but unfortunately, it makes it easier for a lot of mediocre people to get really crappy ideas out.
The pace of digital innovation is astonishing. It's impossible to imagine life without the web, smartphones, social networks. And yet the consumer products and everyday objects all around us are still essentially dumb.
New technology is not good or evil in and of itself. It's all about how people choose to use it.
Keeping it simple for the consumer is incredibly dire.