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Product Global

Product Global is a blog dedicated to businesses and inventors taking products to market in the Global Economy. We cover topics such as product development, marketing, sourcing and manufacturing, innovation, and more.

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  1. Terminator Isn't as Distant as You Think

    http://productglobal.typepad.com/gss/2008/04/terminator-isnt.html

    Ok. That might be a little far-fetched. But this video depicting the capabilities of robotic technology made me stare in wonder (h/t Marc Andreeson). The technologies coming down the pipeline in industries such as nanotech, biotech, cleantech, robotics, and so on, will eventually filter into the products we use on a daily basis. …

    8 days ago
  2. The Domestic Market in China: Are you an NBA Pro or an Average Joe? Part II

    http://productglobal.typepad.com/gss/2008/04/the-domestic--1.html

    So what if you're not the NBA in the Chinese market? (Not that NBA jerseys are flying off the shelves in China anyways) In southern China earlier this week, I had several conversations with locals about the domestic consumer market. I also thought that several readers of ChinaLawBlog's post on this topic made solid comments worth reading. …

    34 days ago
  3. The Domestic Market in China: Are you an NBA Pro or an Average Joe? Part I

    http://productglobal.typepad.com/gss/2008/04/the-domestic-ma.html

    Is the Chinese domestic market arriving? That depends...are you the National Basketball Association? Or, are you another reader of China-sized hype? ChinaLawBlog recently covered an email/article by Shaun Rein of the China Market Research Group out of Shanghai. …

    35 days ago
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    Sourcing Innovation

    http://blog.sourcinginnovation.com

    get to keep about 20,230. Emerged? I don't know - but this calculation seems to indicate that if it's not, it's almost there. And when you consider that some companies are now looking at places like Madagascar, as reported by Ashton Udall over on the Product Global blog, to continue to keep their production costs low, it's clear that some companies are starting to see certain 'emerging' markets as having 'emerged' as they are no longer achieving the labor and production savings they have come to expect from

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    China As Manufacturing Center. Yes, Yes, Maybe, And Chill.

    http://www.chinalawblog.com/2008/02/why_anhui_china_is_the_n...

    This has to be some sort of record as this is my third post today on essentially the same topic: Does manufacturing in China still make sense? I just read an excellent nuts and bolts post, entitled, "China's First Steps Away From Low-Cost Manufacturing and What it Means For Your Company

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    Solar Decathlon Homes are High Tech

    http://blogher.org/solar-decathlon-homes-are-high-tech

    Each home was attractive and exciting in terms of fresh thinking. Even curmudgeonly Bruce Sterling announced on this Wired blog that the homes are gorgeous. The Santa Clara team earned kudos for its diversity with a headline in Product Global that says, "Team Diversity in Product Development and Design Can Do Wonders." When describing what that diversity actually is, Product Global quotes the Santa Clara University team leader, who said:

    188 days ago in BlogHer · Authority: 1,128
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    Solar Decathlon Homes are High Tech

    http://blogher.org/solar-decathlon-homes-are-high-tech

    Each home was attractive and exciting in terms of fresh thinking. Even curmudgeonly Bruce Sterling announced on this Wired blog that the homes are gorgeous. The Santa Clara team earned kudos for its diversity with a headline in Product Global that says, "Team Diversity in Product Development and Design Can Do Wonders." When describing what that diversity actually is, Product Global quotes the Santa Clara University team leader, who said:

  5. Author unknown

    Solar Decathlon Homes are High Tech

    http://blogher.org/solar-decathlon-homes-are-high-tech

    Each home was attractive and exciting in terms of fresh thinking. Even curmudgeonly Bruce Sterling announced on this Wired blog that the homes are gorgeous. The Santa Clara team earned kudos for its diversity with a headline in Product Global that says, "Team Diversity in Product Development and Design Can Do Wonders." When describing what that diversity actually is, Product Global quotes the Santa Clara University team leader, who said:

    188 days ago in Forums | BlogHer · Authority: 8
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    Solar Decathlon Homes are High Tech

    http://blogher.org/solar-decathlon-homes-are-high-tech

    Each home was attractive and exciting in terms of fresh thinking. Even curmudgeonly Bruce Sterling announced on this Wired blog that the homes are gorgeous. The Santa Clara team earned kudos for its diversity with a headline in Product Global that says, "Team Diversity in Product Development and Design Can Do Wonders." When describing what that diversity actually is, Product Global quotes the Santa Clara University team leader, who said:

  7. Author unknown

    Solar Decathlon Homes are High Tech

    http://blogher.org/solar-decathlon-homes-are-high-tech

    Each home was attractive and exciting in terms of fresh thinking. Even curmudgeonly Bruce Sterling announced on this Wired blog that the homes are gorgeous. The Santa Clara team earned kudos for its diversity with a headline in Product Global that says, "Team Diversity in Product Development and Design Can Do Wonders." When describing what that diversity actually is, Product Global quotes the Santa Clara University team leader, who said:

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    News from you 10/8/07

    http://www.fashion-incubator.com/mt/archives/news_from_you_1...

    here. -------- JC sends a link to the PDMA blog (Product Development and Management Association). Interestingly enough, they're getting into lean too. -------- From my feedreader I found a video of injection molding and tooling in Chinese factories. -------- Home Accents Today sends a blurb on the American Craft Wholesale Show in Baltimore for 2008. Pre-registration deadline is January 11th. --------- A press release: Christie, Parker & Hale

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    News from you 10/8/07

    http://www.fashion-incubator.com/mt/archives/news_from_you_1...

    here. -------- JC sends a link to the PDMA blog (Product Development and Management Association). Interestingly enough, they're getting into lean too. -------- From my feedreader I found a video of injection molding and tooling in Chinese factories. -------- Home Accents Today sends a blurb on the American Craft Wholesale Show in Baltimore for 2008. Pre-registration deadline is January 11th. --------- A press release: Christie, Parker & Hale

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    Learning and Technology: Innovations in Web-Based Training

    http://leekraus.blogspot.com

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