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As the European Technology Correspondent at news agency Reuters, between July 2000 and June 2007, I became intrigued by the often very weak financial performance of electronics companies and the equally persistent optimism of the management of these companies. I started asking for explanations. What I ended up with was a lot more than I could work into a typical 600 word story for the news wire. Hence project: “Gadget Hell”.
Gadget Hell started out as an idea for a book, and it can still become one, but I’ve concluded that I can only take this project so far. What's needed is a collaborative approach, an interactive discourse which is open to everyone who has an interest in the global consumer electronics industry and is intrigued about survival strategies for it.
Gadget Hell can benefit from a collaborative approach, especially in the area of
the technology transfer between Asian companies and nations. On this website, you will find a structure and the first 50,000 words of Gadget Hell. Every chapter has a key questions and issues, and you are welcome to suggest new entries, which can range from a simple questionquery or an anecdote, to a piece of research or even an entire chapter.
There are a few rules, the most important one of which is sourcing:
Gadget Hell started out as an idea for a book, and it can still become one, but I’ve concluded that I can only take this project so far. What's needed is a collaborative approach, an interactive discourse which is open to everyone who has an interest in the global consumer electronics industry and is intrigued about survival strategies for it.
Gadget Hell can benefit from a collaborative approach, especially in the area of
the technology transfer between Asian companies and nations. On this website, you will find a structure and the first 50,000 words of Gadget Hell. Every chapter has a key questions and issues, and you are welcome to suggest new entries, which can range from a simple questionquery or an anecdote, to a piece of research or even an entire chapter.
There are a few rules, the most important one of which is sourcing:
- If you write or edit: be specific where information was obtained, and your profile should give your real name, location and contact details.
- If you do not wish to be identified, you can still contribute material by sending information confidentially to email address: lucas@gadgethell.org -- your personal details will be known only to Lucas van Grinsven.
