Human technology

The throngs have converged on Vegas. I’m a CES newbie and in fact I haven’t been to Las Vegas for 15 years… back when I was fresh out of University here for the NAB.

CES newbie yes… CE newbie… no, neo-Luddite… maybe.

And its not the Luddism that dis’es technology (I work for Intel after all). I just can’t have my time-wasted w/ technology that gets in the way, is poorly designed or has group-think features to meet the widest market possible… i.e. resembling the Winchester Mystery House when all the group design sessions have ceased and stakeholder requirements have been captured and crammed into version 1.0.

I’m looking for focus. I’m looking for wonderful and beautiful design. I approach my technology as a human, not as a gadget-geek. I also approach technology wearing a social scientist’s hat, with a wink and a nod towards Web 2… i.e. what are the societal, anthropological or environmental externalities, what are the costs, impacts, etc.

So that’s it… Is that too much?

I’m on the hunt for human technology. Where should I look?