Types of Technology Features
The following discussion develops two feature dimensions: Concrete/Abstract and Core/Tangential. Features can be placed along the continuum of each dimension.
We will focus on irrigation pumps as our first example. Irrigation pumps come in many forms -- and these forms have implications for both implementation and marketing. One kind of irrigation pump is human powered. An example of this kind of pump is provided by the MoneyMaker Pump. More examples of type types of pumps available can be found at http://www.irrigationtutorials.com/pump.htm.