Comments on: Rob Glaser Defines the Superphone and Predicts the Mobile Future

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[...] is due to the rise of “connected devices” such as tablets and superphones – a label that’s sometimes used for high-end smartphones. “There are some superphones that are [...]

By: Top 5 Superphones to Watch – jkOnTheRun « Late to the Party

Top 5 Superphones to Watch – jkOnTheRun « Late to the Party — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:27:28 +0000

[...] are smartphones and there are superphones, and the latter category is heating up to a boil. While it sometimes seems that the release of cool [...]

By: Top 5 Superphones to Watch – jkOnTheRun

Top 5 Superphones to Watch – jkOnTheRun — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:07:10 +0000

[...] 8:06am CDT No Comments 0 There are smartphones and there are superphones, and the latter category is heating up to a boil. While it sometimes seems that the release of cool [...]

By: Jillian C. York

Jillian C. York — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:48:49 +0000

"The digital revolution will be a global one"

Yeah, I'll believe that when the entire continent of Africa surpasses its current 7% Internet penetration.

And who the hell is Rob Glaser? Dude looks sleepy.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:36:05 +0000

Why would superphones be touch phones? I prefer buttons instead of touch screen, it feels more secure, I can find my way around the phone without looking at it, which I can't on touch screen phones. Will this no longer be a choice in the future? :(

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By: Sanjay Maharaj

Sanjay Maharaj — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:28:28 +0000

All the things predicted is pretty much happening right now as we speak.

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:27:28 +0000

Thank you Captain Obvious!

By: Michael Wolf

Michael Wolf — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:30:21 +0000

Subcategorization of larger categories is time-tested, common, and helps conversations about technology. Certainly you probably are ok (and don't get as vitriolic) when people talk about feature-phones vs. smartphones, aren't you? Again, common categorization in an ever expanding product category.

There's no doubt there was more than an evolutionary step between the Blackberry and Nokia "smartphones" and the iPhone in terms of web-browsing, apps, etc. That is what Glaser was trying to refer to when he talked about superphone vs. smartphone.

Sure, it may not stick, but he was simply trying to communicate the leap.

Evolutions happen - sometimes big disuptive changes push things forward in big-steps, sometimes they are small incremental changes. The iPhone wasn't an incremental change from what came before it. It doesn't hurt to try and differentiate what is expected/tablestakes for a smartphone before the iPhone, vs, what is expected afterwards.

By: Brian S Hall

Brian S Hall — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:06:54 +0000

Ouch! Mr Glaser be steppin and the readers put the beat down on his sorry ass.

I'm sure GigaOm needs to stay nice with various (once and future) kings of tech, but an article devoted to boilerplate doesn't help anybody.