Engadget via Textually declare that LG has launched an incredibly ugly phone (my description – anyone want some copy writing done?) for the elderly. with extra large keys thatÛgasp!Ûonly makes phone calls and sends text messages. Personally, I think this is rather patronising. Wouldn’t it be better to make phones easier to use all round? [...]
Archive | July, 2004
iTunes and Motorola
Techdirt has an interesting point about the announcement of iTunes launching on Motorola. Namely, have they forgotten to build in a cut for operators? If so, will the operators kill it? The wireless carriers are notorious for supporting closed systems, and making sure that they get a cut of any transaction that goes through a [...]
Developers – forget everything you know!
There’s a very good article on Mobile Pipeline, spotted on Tom Hume’s blog. Aimed primarily at developers, it contains some real gems for all of us involved in mobile. Forget what you know It’s essential for developers such as yourself to realize that the interaction between mobile users and their devices is fundamentally different from [...]
Tracking kids in South Korea
Reuters covers a new service launched by SK Telecom of a new child tracking service: Parents in South Korea will now be able to track their children by using a device in a new mobile phone that has been designed for kids. SK Telecom Co. began selling Wednesday colorful cell phones with antennas that look [...]
Eccentric or what?
From SmartMobs Mr Josh Kinberg’s “thesis is a bicycle that receives text messages and prints them in foot-high chalk letters, then blogs a digital photo and GPS map of the printing, all while the rider cruises along,”PopularScience reports.The article says that Mr Kinberg “will officially roll out the bike during August’s Republican National Convention in [...]
Digital Photography Development
The Feature has an interesting article about Cognima. One of the big complaints about camera phones is that it’s complicated to get the photos off the phone. Cognima believes they have the obvious solution: make it happen automatically. Mobile phones don’t have the reputation for being the most intuitive devices. As the devices get “smarter” [...]
Moblogging
Picture Phoning points to a round up of the main moblogging sites in an article in the WSJ (registration required). – Textamerica – One of the oldest moblogging sites, Textamerica.com counts about half a million users, about 110,000 who keep moblogs and about 400,000 who just view and comment. – Mobog – Mobog, run by [...]
Are we nearly there yet?
Textually points to a story in The Telegraph that texting is killing off “traditional” family car occupations. No, not kids being sick, fighting with their siblings and asking “are we nearly there yet?” but Old fashioned pastimes such as I-spy, a sing-song or story-telling have been replaced by children text messaging. Seventy-three per cent of [...]
Moblogging gets BBC endorsement
Suw Charman (not a typo – she’s Welsh) writes on Corante about the BBC using a photo taken on a camera phone in their news bulletin this morning. BBC SouthÌs news bulletins have this morning been illustrating a breaking news story with a still photo taken by a camera phone, and have explicitly stated it [...]
Sony Ericsson 700i Review
Thanks to Justin Blanton for writing this comprehensive review of the new K700i. Overall verdict is — a big thumbs up. —–>Follow us on Twitter too: @russellbuckley and @caaarlo
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