Part II – Catching Lightning in a Bottle Part 1 discussed the recent rash of battery fires in consumer products and reviewed the history of battery development, concentrating mainly on primary batteries – the kind you discard after discharging once....

Part I – Smoke Gets in Your Thighs The surveillance camera video shows a man working behind a store counter when suddenly a shower of flames and smoke shoots from his pants pocket. It’s November of 2016 and the battery...

Imagine: you've finished designing the next internet-connected app or widget when you receive a feature request asking how much it would cost to add data collection capabilities to log end user actions. Unfortunately, this is a difficult question to answer....

One of the most valuable tools in the design thinking process is journey mapping. It is an exploratory tool that provides ideas for further development. A journey map displays the experience – ideal or actual – a user has with...

CES 2017 Product Round-up Back by popular demand, the 2nd annual CES Product Round-up is finally here. CES, formerly the Consumer Electronics Show, is a massive electronics and technology trade show where companies from all over the world exhibit their...