This is the slideshow I used during Gnomedex08

1. WARNING : I use pictures of my kid. I think he's cute.

2. Unless You Are This Guy...

3. Open Beats Closed

4. It Just Takes a Platform to Open a Door

5. Technology Breaks Down Barriers Technology Breaks Down Previously Unattainable Barriers

6. Wordpress If Doors Are Opened, Individuals Become Enabled

7. Like it or not.

8. The Enablers Might be Very Small...

9. Google Maps or very big...

10. But Can Be Extremely Powerful

11. Technology is Causing Sweeping Change Across Every Single Industry. Technology Forces Evolution

12. Timing is Essential

13. Music Some Industries Fail to Adapt to Changing Times and Tech

14. News Some Industries Might Not Survive Transitionary/ Disruptive Times

15. Especially Not The Lazy Ones

16. The Consumer is Becoming the Producer

17. In so Many Disparate Segments

18. Creativity Unleashed

19. Rise of Mass Customization The Era of Mass Customization

20. Physical Goods Require Catalysts But Physical Goods Require Catalysts to Enable Change

21. It's Happening Big Companies Are Needed in the Physical World

22. Scion And Here They Come

23. Timbuk2 Across Many Industries

24. Nike From Limited to Limitless Potential

25. Gadgets? Until You Reach Certain Sectors

26. Ringtones Where Control is in the Hands of... Them

27. Xbox Faceplates You Have Many Choices. All Alike.

28. But What if You Want Something... Unique?

29. The Product: 2008 An Open Platform For Building Gadgets or Other Electronics

30. One Example: Crowdsourced Home Security System

31. But Why?

32. In Some Ways, We've Come a Long Way

33. Evolving Software Tools

34. With Numerous Platforms

35. Made Progamming

36. Easier, More Fun, and More Accessible

37. But How 'Bout the Evolution of Hardware Tools?

38. Throughout The Years

39. Hmmm...

40. Tools Needed to Launch a Software Company/Project

41. Tools Needed to Launch a Hardware Company/Project

42. There's Always Exceptions...

43. The Problems With “Closed” Consumer Electronics Time $$ Average Returns $$ Qty Average Cost Mass market 10M Diminishing Returns $$ Time Razr Effect 2 yrs

44. Mistakes Are Big. And Costly

45. Something is Wrong With this Picture

46. Ahhh, that's better

47. The “Pizza Tail”

48. Everyone Likes to Tinker

49. But We Need the Right Tools and Access

50. Lots of Hopeful Signs Out There

51. You Can Become This Guy

52. Who Will be The Robert Scoble of Gadgets?

53. Gnomedex Attendees and Audience Discount