Comments on: Its A Mouse, No Its A Phone http://gigaom.com/2006/01/08/its-a-mouse-no-its-a-phone/ The Business of Technology Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:31:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: craig http://gigaom.com/2006/01/08/its-a-mouse-no-its-a-phone/#comment-41171 craig Sun, 15 Jan 2006 00:32:40 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/01/08/its-a-mouse-no-its-a-phone/#comment-41171 <p>raveets right</p> <p>seems practical, but then impractical</p> <p>wait let me plug in another mouse while i take this call!</p> <p>lmao.</p> <p>would be good for laptops though...use the touchpad while on call.</p> <p>i think this is one for the techno geek that lkes to show off.</p> raveets right

seems practical, but then impractical

wait let me plug in another mouse while i take this call!

lmao.

would be good for laptops though…use the touchpad while on call.

i think this is one for the techno geek that lkes to show off.

]]> By: pwb http://gigaom.com/2006/01/08/its-a-mouse-no-its-a-phone/#comment-41168 pwb Mon, 09 Jan 2006 05:42:36 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/01/08/its-a-mouse-no-its-a-phone/#comment-41168 <p>Sounds neat for about 5 seconds and then you realize you are likely to want/need to use your mouse while you're on the phone.</p> <p>Lesson: single-purpose products are better.</p> Sounds neat for about 5 seconds and then you realize you are likely to want/need to use your mouse while you’re on the phone.

Lesson: single-purpose products are better.

]]> By: aswath http://gigaom.com/2006/01/08/its-a-mouse-no-its-a-phone/#comment-41165 aswath Sun, 08 Jan 2006 20:39:26 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/01/08/its-a-mouse-no-its-a-phone/#comment-41165 <p>I am not a patent lawyer. But as I understand it, Jonty has about a year to file the patent from December 8th; of course Sony may be able to demonstrate prior art.</p> I am not a patent lawyer. But as I understand it, Jonty has about a year to file the patent from December 8th; of course Sony may be able to demonstrate prior art.

]]> By: Jonty http://gigaom.com/2006/01/08/its-a-mouse-no-its-a-phone/#comment-41162 Jonty Sun, 08 Jan 2006 19:59:07 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/01/08/its-a-mouse-no-its-a-phone/#comment-41162 <p>Come on Om, that was grossly unfair. I should have at least got some credit for:</p> <p>a) Predicting in your post on Dec 8, 2005 that something like this was a possibility now. <a href="http://gigaom.com/2005/12/07/for-skype-one-more-headache-called-yahoo/#comment-13095">Link</a> </p><p>b) I posted an article on 6th about this phone on my blog [<a href="http://www.voipcentral.org/entry/sonys-vn-cx1-the-mouse-skype-phone/">Link</a>] linking your post where I made the comment.</p> <p>I simply can't believe that it escaped your notice. Now, of all the things, Engadget gets mentioned in your post. </p> <p>Think, think, think.</p> <p>Jonty.</p> Come on Om, that was grossly unfair. I should have at least got some credit for:

a) Predicting in your post on Dec 8, 2005 that something like this was a possibility now. Link

b) I posted an article on 6th about this phone on my blog [Link] linking your post where I made the comment.

I simply can’t believe that it escaped your notice. Now, of all the things, Engadget gets mentioned in your post.

Think, think, think.

Jonty.

]]> By: Ravneet http://gigaom.com/2006/01/08/its-a-mouse-no-its-a-phone/#comment-41159 Ravneet Sun, 08 Jan 2006 16:32:25 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/01/08/its-a-mouse-no-its-a-phone/#comment-41159 <p>Is it practical? What if I have to use the mouse to search something while I am on the call?</p> Is it practical? What if I have to use the mouse to search something while I am on the call?

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