Nov 30
Another good article By Arik Hesseldahl . I saw a touch screen PC by HP at best buy it was impressive but I already own 2 PCs and 2 Laptops. Could not convince my wife to get one more. 
But touch screen laptop sounds really interesting.
Apple watchers assumed Jobs & Co. would be the first to offer a multitouch laptop, but Hewlett-Packard has beaten them to the punch
From the first time Steve Jobs demonstrated "the pinch"—the two-finger gesture used to zoom in and out of photos and Web pages on the iPhone—some Apple observers assumed it was just a matter of time before a multitouch-enabled screen showed up on the Mac.
That hasn’t happened yet. But as of Nov. 19, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) has beaten Apple (AAPL) to the punch, announcing the first multitouch-enabled notebook PC, the tx2. I can’t help but wonder whether Apple just lost an important race.
Hewlett-Packard Out-Touches Apple – BusinessWeek
Nov 30
Another good article on Business week By David Rocks.
Offshore and domestic customers seek an edge to satisfy India’s consumers, who have more money to spend and are demanding better products
The five-story building off one of the hot, dusty boulevards of South Delhi looks little different from others in the quiet residential neighborhood. But descend the steps to the basement apartment, open the heavy oak door, and you’ll find a thriving design firm called Desmania. The dozens of employees in the crowded room spend their days designing products, crafting logos, and creating Web sites for clients in India and abroad.
India’s Design Boom – BusinessWeek
Nov 30
Just read a great article by Sami Mahroum.
A crisis is precisely the time for governments to boost spending on innovation, not cut it. Otherwise, nations will find themselves playing catch-up
The Austrian economist Josef Schumpeter once declared that economic downturns are "a good cold shower for the economic system." Economic downturns can have positive effects; they force companies to increase their efficiency, cut waste, and strive to do things in smarter ways.
Innovate Out of the Economic Downturn – BusinessWeek
