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One of the things Susie and I saw yesterday on our exploration of San Francisco is the flagship U.S. store of Hannspree.

The company, based in Taiwan, produces flat screen televisions.  But not your run-of-the-mill, silver or black or silver-with-black-highlights boxes.

In their gorgeous store, there were such odd, fanciful and creative designs it amazed me.  For example, there was one shaped like a sheep, another like a crab, a monkey, an elephant, a giraffe, and other animals besides.  There were apples, flowerpots, a baseball, a basketball… one that looked like it was made of wood.

The one I took a picture of was shaped like Batman.  I don’t mean, shaped like a Batman logo or with a picture of Batman on it.  I mean: it was shaped like BATMAN, crouched in the corner of your room ready to jump in a kick some bad dude’s butt.

No word on what the remote control looked like…

Hannspree isn’t in Canada yet.  sigh.

Overheard

“Oh boy! Another great opportunity for personal growth!”

...who said it?

“I’m not bitter about what happened to me as a child, and my mother was instrumental in keeping me from being so. ... She taught me to be grateful for my life regardless of what that entailed, and that’s directly related to the image of Christ on the cross and the example of sacrifice that he gave us. What she taught me is that the deliverance God offers you from pain is not no pain—it’s that the pain is actually a gift. What’s the option? God doesn’t really give you another choice.”

...who said it?

After over a decade of user testing, it is clear that the way we search the web is similar to the way we would search our home for valuables as it was burning to the ground. Frantically.

...who said it?

“We must shift the focus of companies back to the customer and away from shareholder value ... The shift necessitates a fundamental change in our prevailing theory of the firm… The current theory holds that the singular goal of the corporation should be shareholder value maximization. Instead, companies should place customers at the center of the firm and focus on delighting them, while earning an acceptable return for shareholders.”

...who said it?

“We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.”

...who said it?

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