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Started by beng · 1 month ago

In the spirit of Web 2.0 and user created content, I had a sudden realisation that rather than sit by myself and puzzle through some ideas, I should ask the community. That would be you fullahs.
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15 comments

  • James

    1 month ago

    If you get your hands on the UK Channel 5 show called "The Gadget Show" that would give you good ideas - basically Top Gear for Gadgets all in a fun, not too geek way.
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  • dan

    1 month ago

    I guess the first question is, what have they already done?

    One thing that has become very mainstream over the last year is Guitar Hero / Rock Band. ;)
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  • Ben Young

    1 month ago

    Who is the audience? should ask yourself that first.

    Some ideas I would have is, what are some good blogs for non technical people, like PopSugar network, why should I skype? how can i skype? Help the users become engaged through things they already love or things that will help them.

    For example I have seen uptake on twitter as a way for a family to stay connected, skype to allow free calling to family, PopSugar to replace a weekly magazine.
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  • nzpcmad

    1 month ago

    Is it a gadget show or a tech. show? All your themes are gadgets.

    How about 3 minutes gadgets, 3 minutes Web 2 and 1 minute "Site of the Week"?

    Kitchen gadgets and pocket knives sounds boring. Tech. is more interesting and they seem to be very different audiences.

    And ensure that you have a podcast so people can listen if they miss it and a web site (blog) that people can go to to get a summary / all the links etc. Reading those long URL's on air sucks!
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  • beng

    1 month ago

    It's pretty much all gadgets. Not much scope for web at this stage, but
    maybe I can work it in later.
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  • nzpcmad

    1 month ago

    Does "gadgets" include toys?

    e.g. the latest "Game of Life" has a whizzy "gadget" (you may have seen it on TV?) that handles all the paperwork, assets, money etc.
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  • nzpcmad

    1 month ago

    GPS stuff - the kind you use for geocaching and that kind that "drives" your car.
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  • nzpcmad

    1 month ago

    You've probably done this already but this search on Google should provide tons of inspiration:

    (best OR hot) gadgets 2008
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  • Steven

    1 month ago

    Ideas: is it better to build a DVR (MythTV etc) or to splash out for MySky and what's the difference between 1080p and the other TV's for blue ray etc and how that might drive the choice of tv I buy next. Also how internet video hooks into that would also be of interest to me especially since I have a Slingbox (which you might want to review) .... just a few ideas there. Also robots??!?!?
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  • Peppery

    1 month ago

    That's a tad /too/ geeky for this "hypothetical" show.
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  • matthewbuchanan

    1 month ago

    Learning/universal remotes
    Noise-cancelling headphones
    Wireless picture frames
    Polaroid Pogo (zero-ink photo printer)
    PS3 as media centre (how good is its Blu-ray, other competitors?)

    More as they come to hand... :)
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  • beng

    1 month ago

    Thanks guys! Keep 'em coming if you think of any more.
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  • Me

    1 month ago

    Hello
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  • Joe

    1 month ago

    Translation of geek to English. Like explaining the _benefits_ of the feature of the gadgets, not just talking about what it has, but what it means to the user.
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  • JC

    1 month ago

    Fantastic point. Explaining why a gadget is useful rather than just saying 'it has 8 flavours of wifi and X gigs of Y RAM and blah...'
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