The text said Innovation drives inflation up! So funny! Actually Innovation drives inflation down: Think when we need to send a letter and now we just send a text message, much less resources included!
Yep, innovation means prices understate the true level of inflation. Eg: If technology reduces costs by 5% and the CPI measures 2%, then the real rate of inflation is at least 7%.
I think in the shorter term innovation does influence inflation a little bit. Like the article stated, if a product is new and offers some uniqe benefit everybody will want to buy it and that will drive demand up. Like first automobiles, internet, cellphones. Probably not a huge influence but not negligible.
You'd have sent a tiny fraction of the messages you text now. Plus, you must include the hidden cost of all intermediate machines and infrastructure. I am not sure if it could end with a draw...