Why Did Ferrari Hire Jony Ive?

from The Gear Patrol Podcast · host Nick Caruso, Scott Ulrich, Henry Phillips

Ferrari hires Jony Ive, livestream shopping's rising popularity, and a biometric security dongle.Episode Navigation:02:41 – Ferrari Hires Jony Ive and Marc Newson17:45 – Is Livestream Shopping... a Thing?30:08 – Yubico's New Biometric Security DonglesFeatured and Related:Former Apple design boss Jony Ive partners with Ferrari – Road ShowEx-Apple designer Jony Ive is now designing expensive things for Ferrari, too – The VergeJony Ive and Marc Newson’s LoveFrom joins forces with Ferrari – WallpaperFerrari to partner with Jony Ive’s new design firm on its first electric car – Fast CompanyThe Most Iconic Apple Products Designed by Jony Ive – Gear PatrolFord 021C Concept Car by Marc NewsonIs Live-Stream Shopping the Future of Retail? – WSJLivestream shopping is the next big thing in retail – FortuneIt’s showtime! How live commerce is transforming the shopping experience – McKinseyWhatnot raises another $150M for its livestream shopping platform, evolves into a unicorn – TechCrunchOp-ed: Live commerce’s secret sauce, decoded – GlossyThis Live-Stream Entertainment Shopping Company Wants to Bring Live-Host Commerce to the World – Investorideas.comNTWRK - How Mobile Video Digital Shopping Is Shaping The Future Of Ecommerce – ForbesNew Global Start up Shopstream Rolls Out B2C Live Social Marketplace – Business WireNew Yubico security keys let you use fingerprints instead of passwords – Ars TechnicaEric Limer weighs in via SlackBest security key 2021: Protect your online accounts – ZDnetTitan Security Key – Google CloudFingerprint ID in YubiKey Bio security key helps banish passwords – CNETYubico’s new hardware key features a fingerprint reader for passwordless logins – TechCrunchWhat are security keys, how do they work, and which is the best to buy? – Pocket-lintHow to use a two-factor security key – The VergeThe Best Security Key for Multi-Factor Authentication – Wirecutter

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Today we're talking about the mystery behind Ferrari hiring famed Apple product designer Jony Ive and his design firm: will he be designing the Italian brand's first electric car, or a new luxury accessory line, or… something else? Then we discuss the growing popularity of livestream shopping: especially during the pandemic, many commerce brands and outlets have taken to livestream video interfaces through which viewers can buy products being discussed...as they're being discussed. Is this a trend, or is livestream shopping here to stay? And we finish with physical biometric security keys: the company Yubico has released a fingerprint-scanning USB dongle that acts as an additional level of security when you're logging in to stuff on your laptop. Is this viable tech for average consumers, or too clunky to adopt in the mainstream?