The Gadget Show #29
The Gadget Show #029 (MP3 – 17.6MB – 51min 14sec)
Todays interview is the promised discussion with Ignacio Germade, the head of Motorola’s UK and Singapore Design Centers. He and his team are responsible for the RAZR and the PEBL, so he’s already had a massive impact on design philosophy in the gadget industry.
It was a treat speaking with Ignacio, not only because of what he’s designed, but also because he’s not a techo. It was a breath of fresh air chatting with someone who approaches a product, not from a feature perspective, but with usability and design in mind.
Sorry if I didn’t get a chance to ask a question if you submitted it. With a limited time I could only ask a select few, and still ended up with a long podcast :).
November 20th, 2005 at 12:52 pm
Thanks for the excellent interview Richard - I’ve now bought my PEBL from ebay and am anxiously waiting for it…
February 20th, 2006 at 4:07 pm
[…] So, a few months ago, upon listening to Richard Giles talking to Ignacio, the chief designer at Motorola on the Gadget Lounge (Podcast Link here), I fell in love with the PEBL and immediately got onto Ebay and bought an import (I still haven’t found it in the stores here). I thought it would be the best phone ever - so beautiful and functional, and a bit feminine - not a blokes phone at all. I thought I could handle the reduced functionality from my 6230 because I don’t use a lot of the features like the MP3 player etc. Boy, was I wrong… […]