Appliances for whom? Considering place

Appliances for whom? Considering place

We discuss homes as potential settings for the products of appliance design. We catalog the large international and regional differences. We look at differences in terms of infrastructure: heating, plumbing, electricity, and telephony. We examine differences in the home itself in terms of number of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Personal and ubiquitous computing 2006-04, Vol.10 (2-3), p.90-94
1. Verfasser: Rode, Jennifer A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Appliances
Comparative analysis
Ethnology
Houses
Infrastructure
Product development
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Zusammenfassung:We discuss homes as potential settings for the products of appliance design. We catalog the large international and regional differences. We look at differences in terms of infrastructure: heating, plumbing, electricity, and telephony. We examine differences in the home itself in terms of number of household members, and size of dwelling. We explore the implications of this variation for future ethnographies as well as product creation as we ask the question "appliances for whom?" [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1617-4909
1617-4917
DOI:10.1007/s00779-005-0006-y