Comments on: Will They Really Modu? http://gigaom.com/2008/07/01/modu/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:47:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Putting Ribbon on Memories of Israel - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/07/01/modu/#comment-888366 Putting Ribbon on Memories of Israel - GigaOM Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:18:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=14014#comment-888366 <p>[...] Tel-Aviv: Some Work, Some Fun Will They Really Modu Destination: San [...]</p> [...] Tel-Aviv: Some Work, Some Fun Will They Really Modu Destination: San [...]

]]> By: Martin Kuhn http://gigaom.com/2008/07/01/modu/#comment-887572 Martin Kuhn Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:47:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=14014#comment-887572 <p>I saw the Modu demonstration in Barcelona and was impressed with the performance. Particularly impressive was the antenna integration challenge they appear to have overcome</p> <p>Although Modu has correctly identified an emerging mobile trend, namely the role of fashion in the handset industry, there is a far simpler way to provide a similar benefit - with far less complexity. Handset rentals - encouraging the customer to upgrade whenever new handsets come out, without incurring additional cost, under their existing rental contract</p> I saw the Modu demonstration in Barcelona and was impressed with the performance. Particularly impressive was the antenna integration challenge they appear to have overcome

Although Modu has correctly identified an emerging mobile trend, namely the role of fashion in the handset industry, there is a far simpler way to provide a similar benefit – with far less complexity. Handset rentals – encouraging the customer to upgrade whenever new handsets come out, without incurring additional cost, under their existing rental contract

]]> By: Five trends driving the mobile web » VentureBeat http://gigaom.com/2008/07/01/modu/#comment-887373 Five trends driving the mobile web » VentureBeat Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:43:35 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=14014#comment-887373 <p>[...] However, lately there’s been relatively little innovation in the segment, and modest increase in overall traction. Therefore we did not put an arrow indicating a trend here. A notable exception maybe be Modu, a company which modularizes the mobile device and which got a lot of press at the last big U.S. mobile industry conference, the CTIA. We agree with Om: If Modu isn’t the company that pulls off this innovation, its efforts nevertheless point to an.... [...]</p> [...] However, lately there’s been relatively little innovation in the segment, and modest increase in overall traction. Therefore we did not put an arrow indicating a trend here. A notable exception maybe be Modu, a company which modularizes the mobile device and which got a lot of press at the last big U.S. mobile industry conference, the CTIA. We agree with Om: If Modu isn’t the company that pulls off this innovation, its efforts nevertheless point to an…. [...]

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2008/07/01/modu/#comment-886736 Jesse Kopelman Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:45:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=14014#comment-886736 <p>3G is not that big an issue if the initial sleeves are good enough. A big issue with media phones in the US is crappy UI and carriers making it hard to use content without buying it from them. If an early sleeve could address these issues, 3G is an afterthought. Indeed, for consumer phones, it is the carriers who want the 3G (the better to sell you VCast and the like) not the consumers. Consumers want a device that lets them better interface with their existing equipment and media libraries.</p> 3G is not that big an issue if the initial sleeves are good enough. A big issue with media phones in the US is crappy UI and carriers making it hard to use content without buying it from them. If an early sleeve could address these issues, 3G is an afterthought. Indeed, for consumer phones, it is the carriers who want the 3G (the better to sell you VCast and the like) not the consumers. Consumers want a device that lets them better interface with their existing equipment and media libraries.

]]> By: Yuvamani http://gigaom.com/2008/07/01/modu/#comment-886724 Yuvamani Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:00:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=14014#comment-886724 <p>Modu is interesting but may remain that.</p> <p>What Modu is trying to solve, The biggies are also trying to solve, except they are doing that with Software and Modu is trying to do that with hardware...</p> <p>The problem is that non smart phones run on proprietary os's which cannot be extended easily for new phones. Also the data tey have in them is locked.</p> <p>The way to solve this problem is to remove the data out of the phone and store it in the cloud / pc like the iPhone or blackberry does. Also a single pc like generic mobile operating system can start cutting the development time. Windows Mobile is not there, Android has not launched and Symbian etc may be getting there...But these operating systems should be there pretty soon.</p> <p>Once that is done one can question modus survival.</p> Modu is interesting but may remain that.

What Modu is trying to solve, The biggies are also trying to solve, except they are doing that with Software and Modu is trying to do that with hardware…

The problem is that non smart phones run on proprietary os’s which cannot be extended easily for new phones. Also the data tey have in them is locked.

The way to solve this problem is to remove the data out of the phone and store it in the cloud / pc like the iPhone or blackberry does. Also a single pc like generic mobile operating system can start cutting the development time. Windows Mobile is not there, Android has not launched and Symbian etc may be getting there…But these operating systems should be there pretty soon.

Once that is done one can question modus survival.

]]> By: Books and Magazines Blog » Archive » Will They Really Modu? http://gigaom.com/2008/07/01/modu/#comment-886698 Books and Magazines Blog » Archive » Will They Really Modu? Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:15:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=14014#comment-886698 <p>[...] Will They Really Modu? I’ve been in Tel Aviv for almost two days and I still haven’t been able to shake off the jet lag, mostly because I’ve been so busy catching up with old friends, making new ones, and learning all I can about what’s going on in this tiny country, which has the highest number of… [...]</p> [...] Will They Really Modu? I’ve been in Tel Aviv for almost two days and I still haven’t been able to shake off the jet lag, mostly because I’ve been so busy catching up with old friends, making new ones, and learning all I can about what’s going on in this tiny country, which has the highest number of… [...]

]]> By: Alan Wilensky http://gigaom.com/2008/07/01/modu/#comment-886694 Alan Wilensky Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:25:55 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=14014#comment-886694 <p>I have worked in Israel for startups, both run by Sabra's and brilliant Russian Olim.</p> <p>Modus will have to license to get traction, there is no way to compete in a head to head, direct sourcing of the device with less than a 1B$ war chest, and THAT might not be enough.</p> <p>What modus has demonstrated is the top technology for most startups in Israel: The ability to talk investors into placing equity at risk for way-out products. They are slick.</p> <p>I worked for a Russian and son team that made a steam hybrid fuel cell that ran on a stabilized HTP Paraffin block. Pour in water, and the HTP made steam for a turbine. THe block lasted for about 75KW/hr. Better than a battery but no government would ever let it be used in a consumer vehicle (although it was quite safe).</p> <p>THese two founders were both employed as top sceintists in the Russian Navy as propulsion engineers. They got nothing but heartache from their superiors in Russia, and came to Israel, where they got funding.</p> <p>The father, Issac, died a while ago, and his son, Jacob, is trying to find a market for this astounding invention that has not a hope of a consumer application.</p> I have worked in Israel for startups, both run by Sabra’s and brilliant Russian Olim.

Modus will have to license to get traction, there is no way to compete in a head to head, direct sourcing of the device with less than a 1B$ war chest, and THAT might not be enough.

What modus has demonstrated is the top technology for most startups in Israel: The ability to talk investors into placing equity at risk for way-out products. They are slick.

I worked for a Russian and son team that made a steam hybrid fuel cell that ran on a stabilized HTP Paraffin block. Pour in water, and the HTP made steam for a turbine. THe block lasted for about 75KW/hr. Better than a battery but no government would ever let it be used in a consumer vehicle (although it was quite safe).

THese two founders were both employed as top sceintists in the Russian Navy as propulsion engineers. They got nothing but heartache from their superiors in Russia, and came to Israel, where they got funding.

The father, Issac, died a while ago, and his son, Jacob, is trying to find a market for this astounding invention that has not a hope of a consumer application.

]]> By: Jim Bo http://gigaom.com/2008/07/01/modu/#comment-886684 Jim Bo Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:55:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=14014#comment-886684 <p>The Moduis awesome.</p> The Moduis awesome.

]]> By: Oren Todoros http://gigaom.com/2008/07/01/modu/#comment-886666 Oren Todoros Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:33:08 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=14014#comment-886666 <p>You can read a lot more about modu at the official modu blog: http://blog.modumobile.com</p> <p>or follow me on twitter - @seovice</p> You can read a lot more about modu at the official modu blog: http://blog.modumobile.com

or follow me on twitter – @seovice

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