Thursday, April 21, 2005

New idea - cell phones take over the world

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Here is the new idea - cell phones as a media transport device:

Will Your Music Hub Be a Phone?

From the article:This notion of the cell phone becoming the center of each person's universe is interesting. Think about all the things that a phone can do either now or in the near future:The question is, how long until someone produces the ultimate fusion device that actually does all this stuff? And will it be available in both a small (like a normal phone/PDA as is common today - for people who want a pocket device) and larger (like a tablet PC - for people who want to be browsing and emailing a lot) formats. For me, something the size of the OQO or the PSP with all of this stuff fused into one device would be fantastic.

Comments:
Wasn't this obviously the way things were going even ten years ago?
 
I, too, would like to see a cell phone and camera integrated into a relatively small device with a 800x600 screen. I would buy it.
 
Good article on the wireless wallet idea: Wired News: Trade Your Wallet for Wireless
 
A friend you works for a cell phone maker told me a while ago that most people just want a phone, that works well. Most people only make and take calls on their phones, and don't use all the other funtionality. Also, most new gadgets really increase the price. So it comes down to what most people will pay for. There are early adopters and techno-philes. But they are only a certain size of the market.
 
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