I don't have a whole lot to add other than to say that this is a good move. If only other mobile device makers (I'm looking at you, Apple and your non-3G iPhone) were this forward thinking.
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Monday, May 21, 2007
Some positivity about the Apple iPhone, for a change
MSNBC.com: Music, video phones may ride iPhone wave
Cell phones sporting bigger screens, music, video and Web-surfing capabilities may try to steal some of the spotlight when Apple Inc.’s iPhone debuts next month.
Although few have seen or used the gadget, it could draw consumer attention to other pricier, high-end handsets, executives at the Reuters Global Technology, Media and Telecoms Summit said this week.
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Regardless of the iPhone’s success, convergent devices are poised to grow in popularity, Sony Ericsson President Miles Flint said.
“The phone is capable of doing many other things,” he said. ”People want to have any content, any time, any where on their device and that is leading to the phone being a mobile Internet gateway entry point. the trend is clear.”
Um, yeah. I think that one or two people have made the point that iPhone, regardless of what it can or can't do, is the leading edge of the next generation of wireless connective devices. Thanks for the validation, MSNBC!
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Cell phones sporting bigger screens, music, video and Web-surfing capabilities may try to steal some of the spotlight when Apple Inc.’s iPhone debuts next month.
Although few have seen or used the gadget, it could draw consumer attention to other pricier, high-end handsets, executives at the Reuters Global Technology, Media and Telecoms Summit said this week.
...
Regardless of the iPhone’s success, convergent devices are poised to grow in popularity, Sony Ericsson President Miles Flint said.
“The phone is capable of doing many other things,” he said. ”People want to have any content, any time, any where on their device and that is leading to the phone being a mobile Internet gateway entry point. the trend is clear.”
Um, yeah. I think that one or two people have made the point that iPhone, regardless of what it can or can't do, is the leading edge of the next generation of wireless connective devices. Thanks for the validation, MSNBC!
Apple iPhone wading through a morass of distribution questions
The iPhone certainly looks cool, but getting it into consumer's hands involves partnering with telecom companies, and that isn't always easy.
NYT: Much Ado About Apple’s iPhone
The largest service provider in Europe is Vodafone, but Ms. Milanesi said that Vodafone’s underlying business model might not dovetail easily with the Apple universe. Vodafone uses its own service, Vodafone Live, to sell songs to mobile phone users, and iTunes from Apple could be viewed as a direct rival.
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If the iPhone does not initially support 3G in Europe, Apple may combine a range of service providers, said Thomas Husson, an analyst for Jupiter Research in Paris.
That would require Apple to balance the discounts operators give on the phones against Apple’s own sales. “Too large an operator subsidy would kill Apple’s own highly profitable retail sales,” he said.
In terms of marketing and promotion, it will be a fine balancing act between the discount wireless carrier's model of pimping out the hardware on the cheap to make money on the calling plan, and the inherent brand value that an Apple product carries. Discounting off of list price is not standard operating procedure for the Apple stores and partner retailers, so this ought to be interesting to watch unfold.
NYT: Much Ado About Apple’s iPhone
The largest service provider in Europe is Vodafone, but Ms. Milanesi said that Vodafone’s underlying business model might not dovetail easily with the Apple universe. Vodafone uses its own service, Vodafone Live, to sell songs to mobile phone users, and iTunes from Apple could be viewed as a direct rival.
...
If the iPhone does not initially support 3G in Europe, Apple may combine a range of service providers, said Thomas Husson, an analyst for Jupiter Research in Paris.
That would require Apple to balance the discounts operators give on the phones against Apple’s own sales. “Too large an operator subsidy would kill Apple’s own highly profitable retail sales,” he said.
In terms of marketing and promotion, it will be a fine balancing act between the discount wireless carrier's model of pimping out the hardware on the cheap to make money on the calling plan, and the inherent brand value that an Apple product carries. Discounting off of list price is not standard operating procedure for the Apple stores and partner retailers, so this ought to be interesting to watch unfold.
Friday, May 18, 2007
Nintendo Wii's motion control technology migrating to cell phones
I got a real kick out of this one.
Yahoo!: The Latest in Motion-Sensitive Cell Phones, High-Def Recorders, and Camcorders
Mix the Nintendo Wii and a cell phone, and what do you get? Something like NTT DoCoMo's new line of motion-sensitive cell phones. In a boxing game users can throw punches or duck, and the phone's camera picks up their movements. In another game the user can tilt the phone in different directions to guide an on-screen ball through a maze.
To be sure, the cell phones aren't nearly as reactive as the Nintendo Wii remote and console: After you make a motion, such as a punch, you must wait a second for the punch to register on the phone screen. But it's a start! The handsets come from Mitsubishi Electric, Panasonic, and Sharp, and will be available in Japan only in May or June. Prices vary with incentives.
If you think people on the street with Bluetooth headsets appear to act insane now, wait until they have to start flailing their phones around. The old question was "Bluetooth or Crazy?", now you will have to ask "motion-phone or epileptic?"
Yahoo!: The Latest in Motion-Sensitive Cell Phones, High-Def Recorders, and Camcorders
Mix the Nintendo Wii and a cell phone, and what do you get? Something like NTT DoCoMo's new line of motion-sensitive cell phones. In a boxing game users can throw punches or duck, and the phone's camera picks up their movements. In another game the user can tilt the phone in different directions to guide an on-screen ball through a maze.
To be sure, the cell phones aren't nearly as reactive as the Nintendo Wii remote and console: After you make a motion, such as a punch, you must wait a second for the punch to register on the phone screen. But it's a start! The handsets come from Mitsubishi Electric, Panasonic, and Sharp, and will be available in Japan only in May or June. Prices vary with incentives.
If you think people on the street with Bluetooth headsets appear to act insane now, wait until they have to start flailing their phones around. The old question was "Bluetooth or Crazy?", now you will have to ask "motion-phone or epileptic?"
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