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By: Rosaleen

Rosaleen — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:06:00 +0000

informative post, keep it up.,

By: turn.self.off

turn.self.off — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:42:23 +0000

i would not mind walking around with a bluetooth earpiece in place (or ready to grab from a pocket), but for “style” issues…

but then i see a increasing number of people around the mall wearing them. but i suspect most are truckdrivers and others that need both hands free most of the day…

i really do wonder how much mobile tech acceptance is governed by style. for one there is the “man-bag” issue. then there is the idea of wearing a headset all the time (i have seen more then one comment thread on that over at engadget when they write about one of those). hell, glasses still have something of a stigma today, even tho we humans have been using them for something like 200 years…

By: Dean Bubley

Dean Bubley — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:35:30 +0000

There’s an ergonomic issue to consider too.

Anyone who buys a MID larger than an iPhone will almost certainly want a separate mobile handset as well.

Almost nobody is happy to use a headset all the time. And almost nobody will want to lift a device larger than an iPhone to their ear to speak into it. (Exception: current Nokia 9xxx users….). For almost all consumers, the N810 is too big to use as a phone, ditto things like the Everun

On a similar vein, anything larger than an iPhone will be uncomfortable in most pockets.

Options seem to me to be:

a) Get an iPhone-style converged device for voice/SMS/decent mobile Internet use, plus a notebook or netbook for long-session work or entertainment or typing.
b) Get a normal phone for voice/SMS/maybe email or light web use , plus a MID for heavy-duty mobile web 2.0 access . And probably a desktop PC or big laptop at home/work
c) If you’re not that bothered about always-on mobile Internet, get a normal phone + laptop with optional mobile broadband dongle.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:48:21 +0000

Yes, Intel sold its ARM CPU business (to Freescale, I think). The real issues are things like “always on” vs “Boot/Resume from Sleep”. And that is a function of power draw and battery life. Fuel Cells anyone?
It would not make sense to port Windows Mobile to X86, but it would be interesting to see Windows ported to ARM.
It will be interesting to see if Android (or any other LINUX phone variant) will run on X86 hardware.
Will the telcos allow X86 phones on their networks?

By: khak

khak — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:07:26 +0000

Mid’s shouldn’t be biger then Nokia N8xx but, should have double or triple performence, witch is comes in 3-5 years from now.

By: khak

khak — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:04:43 +0000

Don’t forget about E90 if we mentioned Iphone and the others. I have N800 and N810 and for this two I need convert movies until play them on N8xx, its redicules.
With E90 dont have to convert divix movie. Dont have to instal any odd prog. to open word, doc document. Only plus with N8xx is screen size and web browser. Mid’s are still too big . We should wait for step forard 3-5 years , when producers develop smaler and faster procesor.

By: choi

choi — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:28:03 +0000

UMPC is too heavy.

Smartphone is too weak.

Cause I’ll choose MID~

By: Vakeros

Vakeros — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:00:46 +0000

So we are agreeing – the main partner, is the one we carry around with us everywhere. The second device we don’t. This is why something we can pick up and go with, which fits in our pocket and does what we want is the Ultimate device.
I want to cary one device around with me for taking those pictures, taking a call (or making one), for accessing the web when I have a moment, check location through GPS, listen to some music or Radio etc. A small smartphone like the Touch Pro offers all this. What I’m looking for is a larger device, like an N800 or a bit bigger – because bigger allows a usable keyboard and better screen plus larger battery. The OS for me is the least important, as long as I can read my docs and play my music. WinMo allows this, Linux allows this, Maemo I believe allows this. XP etc allows this.
Just a phone wants to be small, but ubiquitous piece of kit can be a bit bigger. And no I guess it won’t meet netbook users needs for their specific scenario, but as my number one piece of kit to pick up and go, this is it. If it has the right connectivity, then you dock at home for that fuller experience.
The Everun Note has gone the right way with its more powerful ability when connected to the mains. I just wish it was a little bit smaller.

By: turn.self.off

turn.self.off — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:49:20 +0000

but then maybe i should add that i dont like to travel by plane these days…

By: turn.self.off

turn.self.off — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:48:02 +0000

funny enough, thats exactly how i use my n800 ones i have the bluetooth set up. just grab it, tell it to use the pgone connection and im online.

yes, that means i leave the bluetooth of the phone on all the time while out and about…

By: David Hecht

David Hecht — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:49:53 +0000

Well, the issue is more one of readiness to use. As with the camera issue, if it requires a lot of fiddle, it’s not worth it. What I want to be able to do is to turn on a device and be immediately surfing or checking email. When I’m at a Wifi point, the Nokia allows that (though in many places there’s the fiddle-faddle of signing in, possibly at a cost, grr grr). Anywhere else, the phone does a better job.

If you’re in an airport, you really don’t want to be grabbing for devices when they call your flight. You just want to close the one you’re using, slip it into your pocket, and go.

By: turn.self.off

turn.self.off — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:37:42 +0000

i guess that t-mobile makes it difficult to tether tge n800 to the wing?