Comments on: Voice Unpopular? http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2006/11/28/voice-unpopular/ Ripping mobility from the clutches of telecom Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:58:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mark http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2006/11/28/voice-unpopular/#comment-108177 Mark Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:29:36 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=240#comment-108177 Thank You Thank You

]]> By: miker http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2006/11/28/voice-unpopular/#comment-42604 miker Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:50:12 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=240#comment-42604 Why not? Because the networks are closed proprietary systems, the devices available are filtered based on the ability of network operators to capitalize on them and not their suitability as consumer platforms, battery technology still can't really give a compact lightweight form factor that allows for driving a general computing device through a full day of usage, input technology is stuck at a keyboard that isn't really suitable for use out in the environment, location based services are well - same as ever, cartography info tied to models that are more suitable to software as a package and not software as a service. Even if there was a general device with good battery life and great connectivity, there's more that needs to be done before we'll be at the stage where "most people" would find it useful. I would love to make it happen, but lets not confuse the vision of a thing with the thing. Why not? Because the networks are closed proprietary systems, the devices available are filtered based on the ability of network operators to capitalize on them and not their suitability as consumer platforms, battery technology still can’t really give a compact lightweight form factor that allows for driving a general computing device through a full day of usage, input technology is stuck at a keyboard that isn’t really suitable for use out in the environment, location based services are well - same as ever, cartography info tied to models that are more suitable to software as a package and not software as a service. Even if there was a general device with good battery life and great connectivity, there’s more that needs to be done before we’ll be at the stage where “most people” would find it useful. I would love to make it happen, but lets not confuse the vision of a thing with the thing.

]]> By: Michael Molin http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2006/11/28/voice-unpopular/#comment-42595 Michael Molin Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:01:25 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=240#comment-42595 Why not? A cell computer - a mobile communications device with the full functionality of a desktop/notebook computer (http://geocities.com/gene_technics/) Do you remember about pagers? Why not? A cell computer - a mobile communications device with the full functionality of a desktop/notebook computer (http://geocities.com/gene_technics/)

Do you remember about pagers?

]]> By: Tommi's S60 applications blog http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2006/11/28/voice-unpopular/#comment-42526 Tommi's S60 applications blog Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:39:48 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=240#comment-42526 <strong>Cell phone vs. other functionality...</strong> Yesterday, there was an interesting comment in SlashDot, referring to a BusinessWeek article that suggested renaming of cell phone: "Once upon a time, the now-eponymous portable derived its name from the small sections (deemed "cells") into which a ... Cell phone vs. other functionality…

Yesterday, there was an interesting comment in SlashDot, referring to a BusinessWeek article that suggested renaming of cell phone: “Once upon a time, the now-eponymous portable derived its name from the small sections (deemed “cells”) into which a …

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