Photo of dead cellphones by Chris Jordan
(BTW, you must see Chris Jordan’s site for his incredible series of information photo graphics)
In interesting article about the psychology of the cellphone market. Personally, all I want it to do is make phone calls and send text messages, so I settle for the cheapest, dullest clamshell on the market and use it until it dies. LIttle did I know that there are folks out there who change phones every nine months, and teenagers are supposed to be even more finicky. Who could imagine that phones would become so fetishized.
Making next popular cellphone can be study in psychology - International Herald Tribune:
At stake are millions of dollars in profits and the fortunes of entire companies. Like fashion or entertainment, the cellphone industry is increasingly hit-driven, and new models that do not fly off the shelves within weeks of their debut are considered duds. The most gadget-conscious shoppers buy new phones every nine months, twice as fast as they did a few years ago. And teenagers, one of the fastest-growing markets, are especially quick to dump a brand if it loses popular appeal.
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