Merchant Case + Square Reader for iPhone 5

Protective case for iPhone with built-in storage for Square Reader

Co-developed by Griffin and Square, Merchant Case + Square Reader protects your iPhone as you take payments using the new Square Reader.

The silicone case protects your iPhone from bumps and drops. Non-slip sides and corners make the case and your iPhone easier to hold onto when you use it, and when you hand your iPhone over for your customer’s signature.

Includes newer, slimmer Square Reader

The case is custom-molded to secure the included Square Reader when connected, eliminating swivel and excess strain on your iPhone’s headphone jack. A groove in the bottom of the case aligns with the Reader to guide your customer’s card to an easy, consistent swipe time after time.

When the work day is done, simply detach your Square Reader and store it in the back of the case. Your Square Reader will always be with you.

新しいアイディアを生むためには失敗にも報酬を与える！

グーグルは「両極端な企業」だというべきなのでしょう。記念碑的な成功もあれば、世紀の大失敗もあります。

革新的アイデアを生み出すには、成功だけでなく失敗も受け入れねばなりません。それどころか「失敗にも報酬を与えるべきなのだ」と、あるグーグルの開発者は語っていました。

自動走行するグーグルカーやグーグルグラスなど、グーグルが進めるプロジェクトの中でも特にクレイジーな研究開発に取り組んでいる「Google X Lab」のメンバーのひとりが、BBC のインタビューの中で、「失敗に対して、罰ではなく報酬を与えれば、社員たちは自らリスクをとるようになる」と語っています。

失敗した人にも報酬を与えるべきです。そうでなければ誰もリスクを取りたがらず、ブレイクスルーも起きません。失敗には報酬を与えないのだとしたら、社員たちは失敗を恐れるあまり、退屈なアイデアにしがみつくでしょう。それは時間の浪費であり、企業の士気も低下します。

革新的なアイデアを探す行為は、まだ地図に載っていない場所へ探検隊を送り出し、未発見の山を見つけようとするのと同じです。

手ぶらで帰った探検隊を非難すればどうなるでしょう。彼らがどれだけ懸命に探し、どれだけ賢く行動したかを考慮せず、ただ山を見つけられなかったというだけで探検隊の名誉を傷つけたとしたら、彼らは企業を出て行ってしまうでしょう。

もちろん、すべての企業が世界を変える必要はありません。しかし、あなたの会社が常に新しいアイデアを生み出さねばならない分野にいるなら、失敗を罰するより、失敗に報酬を与えたほうが、創造性が開花するのだということを覚えておきましょう。

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Innovations to expect from Apple in 2014

A very happy 2014 to all of you. If you think that last year was mesmerizing in terms of great Apple products and the launch of the brand new iPad Air, this year we are expecting even more innovation from developers. Today I am going to talk about some of the most realistic expeditions from Apple in 2014. Let’s find out why every critic is calling 2014 as the year of Apple product revolution instead of mere evolution from their last year’s model.

iWatch – the next big wearable tech

Wearable technology saw a big boom last and and 2014 should provide us with a clear path as to where companies are going in terms of wearables. There has been a long rumor of an Apple powered iWatch and it’s very likely that Tim Cook will announce their revolutionary new device somewhere around mid 2014. iWatch should be powered with Apple’s own iOS and feature a sleek new look.

iPad Pro – unifying the iPad & Macbook

Late last year we started receiving numerous reports of a brand new screen size for the next generation iPad. It was rumored that the 12.9 inch tablet would be referred to as iPad Pro. That’s all we know so far about this mysterious new iPad. In 2014 we can expect more details about its specifications and release date. This is one product I am not that excited about since the device is catered to a very specific group of audience.

Apple TV – Most anticipated tech revolution of 2014

Apple TV is happening in 2014 for sure. In December 2013 Tim Cook wrote an email to every Apple employees stating that the company is pretty excited about new product categories next year. Apple TV is one of the longest rumored upcoming product from this company and my hopes are pretty high with what Apple does to reinvent the television.

At CES 2014 we are getting a constructive vision for the future of the Television. According to my predictions you can expect the launch of Apple TV at WWDC 2014 with more rumors floating around the internet a month before the event. This is the product I am monster excited about.

iPhone 6 – Bigger screen-size & new design

iPhone 6 should be released sometime in the last quarter of 2014. With this iPhone you can expect not just an internal bump in configurations but a brand new design as well as a bigger screen size. Several critics believe that the new iPhone 6 will have wider display, even less side bezel as well as 4k resolution for the display. I still need to measure a lot of variables before buying the new phone right before the holidays. Anyways, that’s a long time from now.

These are some of my predictions for Apple’s 2014 innovation streak. One thing that everyone is certain is the fact that Tim Cook is under a lot of pressure from Apple fans to deliver the “next big thing” and shut the skeptics who still think he is riding the inertia set by the late genius Steve Jobs.

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