Comments on: Developing a desire for a candybar handset http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/03/developing_a_desire_for_a_candybar_handset.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:14:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jonathan Greene http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/03/developing_a_desire_for_a_candybar_handset.html/comment-page-1#comment-39124 Jonathan Greene Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:05:55 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/03/developing_a_desire_for_a_candybar_handset.html#comment-39124 You can't go wrong with the N73 - amazing pics and highly capable. You can't probably get Good on it, but you can install Mailforexchange... OR you can get the E61i which will just get you the camera in a device you already like. You can’t go wrong with the N73 – amazing pics and highly capable. You can’t probably get Good on it, but you can install Mailforexchange… OR you can get the E61i which will just get you the camera in a device you already like.

]]> By: Text To Screen » Blog Archive » Will the N95 fix my fix? http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/03/developing_a_desire_for_a_candybar_handset.html/comment-page-1#comment-39059 Text To Screen » Blog Archive » Will the N95 fix my fix? Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:45:59 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/03/developing_a_desire_for_a_candybar_handset.html#comment-39059 [...] Link: SMS Text News » Developing a desire for a candybar handset So you want an N95? [...] [...] Link: SMS Text News » Developing a desire for a candybar handset So you want an N95? [...]

]]> By: steve procter http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/03/developing_a_desire_for_a_candybar_handset.html/comment-page-1#comment-39032 steve procter Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:10:51 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/03/developing_a_desire_for_a_candybar_handset.html#comment-39032 hang on, isn't this what I was saying last week too!!! Yes, hoorah, it isn't just me retreating back into a world where a phone is a phone (and it works - my treo lost my doctor's phone number today!!). That's it, now I know I'm not the only one I'm doin' it - candy bar store here we come... "hi mister candy bar store man, can I have a quarter of shine's please". steve/itagg.com hang on, isn’t this what I was saying last week too!!! Yes, hoorah, it isn’t just me retreating back into a world where a phone is a phone (and it works – my treo lost my doctor’s phone number today!!).

That’s it, now I know I’m not the only one I’m doin’ it – candy bar store here we come… “hi mister candy bar store man, can I have a quarter of shine’s please”.

steve/itagg.com

]]> By: Steve Paine http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/03/developing_a_desire_for_a_candybar_handset.html/comment-page-1#comment-39028 Steve Paine Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:31:12 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/03/developing_a_desire_for_a_candybar_handset.html#comment-39028 oops correction in that last post. 'can really get the 100%' should read 'can't get the 100%' smartphones cant give you full internet capabilty. Steve oops correction in that last post.

‘can really get the 100%’ should read
‘can’t get the 100%’

smartphones cant give you full internet capabilty.
Steve

]]> By: Steve Paine http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/03/developing_a_desire_for_a_candybar_handset.html/comment-page-1#comment-39027 Steve Paine Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:29:23 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/03/developing_a_desire_for_a_candybar_handset.html#comment-39027 So you want an N95? The problem is that even if you satisfy your desire for a photo and email capable phone, at some point you will will hit the wall again. Its likely to happen when you realise you can really get the 100% media-rich Web2.0 experience on your handset. Google reader, Meebo, Google Earth perhaps and unfortunately, mobile phones just arent capable of delivering it. S60 browser i getting close but there are physical problems you just cant overcome. SCreen sie/res is one. You need min 4" and 800x480 to browse the 'real' internet. Keyboard is the other. You need a decent keyboard too. You might even hit the problem of screen sie for videos. Holding a mobile phone 6" from your eyes is a pain in the arse for more than 5 mins. Convergence is not possible. This is why we might see people starting to own 2 devices. A simple candybar phone for ease of use and as something to act as the modem for the 2nd device - a UMPC. Its the only device that allows you to move into seriously rich internet useage. And no, its not pocketable and probably never will be until rollable touchscreens are invented. Steve (UMPCportal.com !!) P.S. I pick up my E65 next week. Im sticking with the candybar + UMPC experience. I carry a bag with me anyway so another 700gm doesnt hurt! So you want an N95?

The problem is that even if you satisfy your desire for a photo and email capable phone, at some point you will will hit the wall again. Its likely to happen when you realise you can really get the 100% media-rich Web2.0 experience on your handset. Google reader, Meebo, Google Earth perhaps and unfortunately, mobile phones just arent capable of delivering it. S60 browser i getting close but there are physical problems you just cant overcome. SCreen sie/res is one. You need min 4″ and 800×480 to browse the ‘real’ internet. Keyboard is the other. You need a decent keyboard too. You might even hit the problem of screen sie for videos. Holding a mobile phone 6″ from your eyes is a pain in the arse for more than 5 mins.

Convergence is not possible.

This is why we might see people starting to own 2 devices. A simple candybar phone for ease of use and as something to act as the modem for the 2nd device – a UMPC. Its the only device that allows you to move into seriously rich internet useage. And no, its not pocketable and probably never will be until rollable touchscreens are invented.

Steve
(UMPCportal.com !!)

P.S. I pick up my E65 next week. Im sticking with the candybar + UMPC experience. I carry a bag with me anyway so another 700gm doesnt hurt!

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