Smartmobs: Bad dataplans killing iPhone adoption in Japan, Canada

Back in June of 2008, many tech writers speculated that the iPhone might not go big in Japan. For my part, I wondered if philosophical and cultural differences might constitute barriers to adoption. I reasoned that the challenges would be practical as well as aesthetic.
Read the rest of my article at Howard Rheingold’s Smartmobs.

Philosophy and cell phones in Japan [smartmobs]

Crossposting of my Smartmobs piece “Cell phones in Japan: Go big or Big Mind?“:
Apple’s 3G iPhone may well hit all the right notes with North American consumers but will it go big in Japan? WIRED writer Lisa Katayama isn’t so sure:

“Steve Jobs’ new iPhone, expected to be unveiled Monday, is headed to Japan by the [...]

[Feature article] Linkedout: Blogging, equality and the future

My article was originally published in Mindjack Magazine (2004)
April 19 , 2004 | As I write this, another journalist is explaining what a blog is [...]

[Feature article] Warren Ellis: The transmetropolitan condition

My article below was originally published in Mindjack Magazine online.

October 28, 2002 | There has never been a better time to read the work of [...]