I recently watched the “Ten gadgets that defined the decade” podcast by Engadget and would like to recommend it to anybody who’s interested in or studying technology and innovation. Of course it’s a cliché, but it’s quite amazing how these waves of products (digital cameras, laptops, operating systems, DVRs, smart phones, netbooks, etc.) have influenced business opportunities, as well as many aspects of our personal lifes.

Here’s the Top 10 products:
Canon Digital ELPH (2000)
Apple PowerBook G4 (Titanium) (2001)
Microsoft Windows XP (2001) / Apple Mac OS X (2000)
Apple iPod (2001)
TiVo Series2 (2002)
Motorola RAZR V3 (2003)
PalmOne Treo 600 / 650 (2003 / 2004)
Microsoft Xbox 360 (2005)
Apple iPhone (2007)
ASUS Eee PC 900 (2008)

Read more about each Top 10 product
Watch the show

Famed innovation and design consultancy IDEO has launched their new site. Since they “use a human-centered, design-based approach to help organizations in the business” on an everyday basis, I was interested to see what they have come up with.

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