Why wasn't this the iTunes phone?...
http://news.com.com/2300-1041_3-5896...6922&subj=news
Sony could figure out how to have a clickwheel thing on it and a hidden number pad, why can't fricken Moto?!?!? One of the models even comes in white or black for cripes sake.
I assume Apple has one in a basement that is much nicer, but this isn't difficult design!! Apple has already done the work and product testing with the iPod.
Sony could figure out how to have a clickwheel thing on it and a hidden number pad, why can't fricken Moto?!?!? One of the models even comes in white or black for cripes sake.
I assume Apple has one in a basement that is much nicer, but this isn't difficult design!! Apple has already done the work and product testing with the iPod.
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Most (all?) motorola phones suck. Just my opinion. Prefer Nokia and Sony Ericsson myself...
Originally posted by Robin Hood
Because Motorola designed it?
Most (all?) motorola phones suck. Just my opinion. Prefer Nokia and Sony Ericsson myself...
could that be more backwards?
S//E=Teh rule
If you surround yourself with ugly friends you will stand out. Enters HP and Mot.
Originally posted by MacGregor
http://news.com.com/2300-1041_3-5896...6922&subj=news
Sony could figure out how to have a clickwheel thing on it and a hidden number pad, why can't fricken Moto?!?!? One of the models even comes in white or black for cripes sake.
I assume Apple has one in a basement that is much nicer, but this isn't difficult design!! Apple has already done the work and product testing with the iPod.
I'm not a phone slut (still using a 4 yr old Nokia) and can't attest to anything about these new phones, but they look really goddamn sweet.
I agree that these are far more representative of Apple than the cornbread that Mot put out.
Originally posted by MacGregor
http://news.com.com/2300-1041_3-5896...6922&subj=news
Sony could figure out how to have a clickwheel thing on it and a hidden number pad, why can't fricken Moto?!?!?
Beacause this isn't a fricken clickwheel, this is the type of joypad thingy that almost all handsets have had for years. Sans the ROKR though which is disturbing. But the RAZR has it..
Originally posted by 1984
I want one! What is it?
it's a Coop form B&O and Samsung, called "Serene"... I've lost the link to the demo..... :-/
Originally posted by G_Warren
http://www.serenemobile.com/
<slapforehead>
life can sometimes be soooo annoying easy....
thanks, Warren
Originally posted by Henriok
How innovative!
Welcome to 2003!
Originally posted by Reid
I had a Sony-Ericsson T610 for a couple of years. While I greatly preferred the UI and even (slightly) the form factor to the phone that replaced it (RAZR, what else?), the actual call quality is so much better it's not even funny. The Sony was always too quiet, even at its loudest volume, and I always had the weakest signal among all of my friends in a given location. I haven't had a single call-related problem with the Motorola. It is a phone, after all...
Same here. I had to really jam my T610 into my ear to be able to hear on it.
Why carry an iPod and phone separately if you can merge them? You can only use one of them at a time anyway.
Originally posted by Henriok
How innovative!
Have anyone seen the K750i?
Its buttons are placed just like an old POTS telephone
How innovative!
Steve: 'There are more phones yet to roll out,' he says with a sly smile, adding, 'Cingular has been great to work with.'"
Originally posted by Anders
... How innovative!
But the B&O thing is really funny. Next they'll implement a disc with holes in it that you rotate.
You know, tho, that often innovation detracts from usability. We still use QWERTY keyboards that are essentially unchanged from the 1950's, except for the addition of dozens of worthless keys (like F1 to F16 and the numeric keypad). I've seen some Nokia phones that were almost impossible to dial. Innovative, yes. Usable, no.
People praise the Treos because they have a "sound on/off" slide switch. This idea is so obvious, it should have been on all cellphones from day one. On my wife's Nokia it's necessary to go thru three menus to switch to a "silent" mode, and even that is not completely silent.
I don't know why phone makers think that users should be guinea pigs for their innovative designs, but someday someone will make a phone which is easy to use and reliable. Just follow basic principles. No switches or buttons on the sides, for example.