Ruslan Kogan enjoys his time in the limelight. He also enjoys a spot of Gerry Harvey bashing. But I can’t help but feel that his comments about digital distribution of games is way off the mark.
I’ve been following the debate around the proposed mandatory internet filter closely since the horrific idea was first made public. The entire Kogan team and I have been disgusted by the Australian government’s blatant infringement on basic human rights. It even led us to create this fictional product launch a few weeks back, the Kogan Portector. Even though it is clearly a joke, it has a serious message. The proposed mandatory Internet filter is quite simply one of the worst ideas ever proposed in the history of Australian politics.
So it turns out that IPTV is the next big thing for TVs. Ruslan Kogan has already announced that he’s planning on bringing IPTV to his TVs later this year, but he just uploaded a video to his site demonstrating how the IPTV solution will work.
Ruslan Kogan admits that he doesn’t make demand. He’s not someone who can come up with a product and make people want it. But when a company like Apple turns around and creates interest in a whole new segment of computing device, Kogan knows he can service that demand. And that’s what he’s going to do when he releases his Kogan tablet device.
