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<\/p>\n\n\n\nIn a recent article, I described how I came back to physical books after an early-adopting adventure of e-reading that turned sour. Writing about it made me realize that many of the products that I\u2019ve been an early adopter of for the past few years have not survived the test of time all that well. I was in line to get the first iPad, I eagerly waited for my Fitbit flex when fitness trackers were just a new fad and I bought a Nespresso machine when the technology was still alien to most. I\u2019ve chosen these three examples because they all ended up the same way\u2026 I rarely use my iPad anymore (the improved version bought revision after revision until recently that is) I don\u2019t mind forgetting my Fitbit on its charge (that too got updated a few times) and I mostly went back to brewing my coffee the old way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Basically, my early adopting heart has been lured back to the way things were way easier than I thought it would. That\u2019s why I\u2019d like to address the pain points that led to failed revolutions in my lifestyle by those products for which I was an early adopter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1) Lower<\/strong> maintenance is key: <\/strong>No product is maintenance free. Batteries must be charged and machinery must be cleaned, of course. However, for me, a revolutionary new product must be able to claim that it\u2019s lower maintenance than its older counterpart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a recent article, I described how I came back to physical books after an early-adopting adventure of e-reading that turned sour. Writing about it made me realize that many of the products that I’ve been an early adopter of for the past few years have not survived the test of time all that well. I was in line to get the first iPad, I eagerly waited for my Fitbit flex when fitness trackers were just a new fad and I bought a Nespresso machine when the technology was still alien to most. I’ve chosen these three examples because they all ended up the same way… <\/p>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":1355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"templates\/template-blog.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actualites"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
2)\u00a0Higher\u00a0functionalities are a must:\u00a0<\/strong>It may be harsh but let\u2019s face it; a new gizmo won\u2019t cause a lasting revolution just because it adds functionalities that we didn\u2019t have and didn\u2019t know we wanted. It has to surpass its predecessors for the revolution to last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3) User-Experience must be\u00a0top notch<\/strong>: Revolutionary gizmos come with a nice sheen of wowness when they first make their appearance on the market. For a time, that comes with an easier satisfaction and more tolerance on my part. I get carried away easily you see, but the thing is, I am not wowed forever and dissatisfaction creeps ever closer as the experience loses its novelty and becomes less enjoyable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With Christmas right behind us, I think I still have time to track down my gift receipts to replace my Wi-Fi connected lightbulbs with candles, get my VR set back to the store to get a NES Classic, get a horse to replace my car while I\u2019m at it and go full retro for a while. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"