Comments on: Maybe Your Phone Doesn't Need to Be Smart

By: Mexxqk

Mexxqk — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:51:19 +0000

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By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 02:28:11 +0000

I don’t agree with this at all. Unless you are trying to keep costs down, convergence of media devices – cell phone, camera, mp3, web, etc – is the way to go. Sure, it sucks when you need to call someone and look through 10 screens instead of typing the number, but thats a weakness in the software. If the software is designed right, then each “use” should be easy to access. Its better than carrying 5 devices for each of your tasks.

Thats where the iphone is going to be great – they seem to have the UI down for the mp3 player and phone part of it – now to get the rest of these parts in without complicating things.

By: Roger Shepherd

Roger Shepherd — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 07:17:32 +0000

I’ve been using the term “digital divergence” myself………

I agree with the “horses for courses” view you give and you’ve inspired me to revisit the topic on my blog http://bloggershepherd.blogspot.com/2007/03/divergence.html.

By: Roger Shepherd

Roger Shepherd — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 07:15:34 +0000

I’ve been using the term “digital divergence” myself………

I agree with the “horses for courses”

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:52:11 +0000

I am for convergence – I use a K800i phone which I can access my mail on BUT it is not push. I was just about to jump to a Pearl but then Mr Jobs stood up at MacWorld and that was the end of that route!

So at the mo, it’s a K800i and an iPod. It will be an iPhone.

By: Neal Watzman

Neal Watzman — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 02:44:29 +0000

I think some of the “convergence” decision is about how each of us works. I do software development and carry my laptop with me everywhere. So there is my calendar, contact list, music (iTunes), etc. In my case yes, I have an iPod which also serves me as an external hard drive, so I say. I’ve carried a laptop for ages and when it’s not running I make notes and appointments on paper.

I have no need for a camera in my phone, besides it’s too hard to get any images out of it. If I wanted a camera, I’d carry a camera.

I like a cell phone that is a phone. I use a flip phone with an outside screen. I suppose I have some convergence here, as I don’t wear a wrist watch. When I need to know the time, I look at my phone.

By: LG

LG — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:52:38 +0000

I’m all for convergence, but currently can’t find a “convergence device” that’s even a 1/4 as good as the individual devices on their own.
So as it is I carry a Nokia 1100 (a very ordinary phone), an Ipaq rx3115 (A nice but slightly aging PDA with great Wifi reception), a Powerbook G4 and a 3G 20Gb Ipod. It’s still far too much gear, and I usually carry it all on my shoulder/in my pockets.
So I’d love convergence: I’d like a phone+PDA with a 4″ screen that doesn’t have a keypad, that has great Wifi reception, will run any program I want it to (*cough* Iphone), and will play all my music without me having to look at the screen.

By: Anne Zelenka

Anne Zelenka — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:36:52 +0000

Hmmm. I’m a bit disturbed at how my latest thinking is paralleling the 37Signals’ guys. ;)

By: BJ Clark

BJ Clark — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 23:46:00 +0000

37signals talked about this in this post: http://www.37signals.com/svn/archives2/less_phone_the_moto_pebl.php

By: ajaxus

ajaxus — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 23:19:51 +0000

I think we cant escape from these features-rich-devices… I personally prefer to have them separately, but when I wanted to get a simple mobile and looked at the market, all phones were supporting mp3, having wide screens, making nice pictures, hude memory storage etc etc….

Apart from that I still carry my nano with me :) its style that matters! somebody above mentioned “fashion”!