Citation
(2004), "Technology news", International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 53 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijppm.2004.07953daa.004
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2004, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Technology news
Well, not exactly news. Today, for the first time in many years, I used an old (ancient, even) piece of technology. It reminded me of how good technology can be when it is simple and focused on doing a simple task very well. The technology? A pencil sharpener. It is small, highly functional yet cheap. It does exactly what it sets out to do – nothing more, nothing fancy. It’s the kind of product I would have liked to have invented or developed myself. What higher praise can there be?