Thursday, August 08, 2002
infoSync : A mobile gateway of your own "The computer is the network" finally moves to cellphones. Haven't we seen some ideas like this before (see Sun circa '85, '90 and '95).
The "thinclient" cellphone is an innovative idea, and offloading the increasing number of applications required of a cellphone to a central server may prove beneficial - but I don't quite see it yet. Is there really going to be significant cost savings? (Danger's Hiptop has some of this functionality and claims it helps them get to the $200 price point)
One of the possible exceptions is that if it could pool cellphone minutes and then dole them out on a localized basis to each cellphone. Will this be the next step, or will it go the way of the way of the thin-client PC?
The "thinclient" cellphone is an innovative idea, and offloading the increasing number of applications required of a cellphone to a central server may prove beneficial - but I don't quite see it yet. Is there really going to be significant cost savings? (Danger's Hiptop has some of this functionality and claims it helps them get to the $200 price point)
One of the possible exceptions is that if it could pool cellphone minutes and then dole them out on a localized basis to each cellphone. Will this be the next step, or will it go the way of the way of the thin-client PC?
Zoom Out, Then Nosedive: A Bird's-Eye View of Your Burg From the NY Times, mapping satellite data of anywhere in the United States is a daunting and incredible project. Now allit needs is some bright young minds to think of new applications for it.
Danger signs away wireless risk Danger announced distribution deals for the Hiptop with T-Mobile (voicestream) for the US and Orange for the UK (and likely Europe), but pushed back the launch to the fall. With all that wireless bandwidth, you would think that wireless carriers would love product innovation. The Hiptop is one of the very few innovation cell-based products inching towards market.
allNetDevices: - Sony Ericsson Inks $142 M Telematics Deal The platform will include CDMA communication, GPS positioning functionality and an automotive factory security interface linked to the vehicle's control systems. First shipments are scheduled for end of 2002.
allNetDevices: - Talk to Your Pocket PC Now!
The application can read emails, tasks, calendar information, contact information and more in a range of voices, and enables users to open and close applications with voice input.
The application can read emails, tasks, calendar information, contact information and more in a range of voices, and enables users to open and close applications with voice input.
