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Re: The future of Mobile technology

I dunno... I think the most interesting part of the video was at 00:36 - the Fanuc CNC control(It's 3 axis, and if those numbers are to be believed, that's one *huge* machine it's controlling).

What I kept seeing throughout the video was the device being slow. Watch it again if you don't believe me: She touches it, and it takes a good second or two to respond. That's SLOW. If that's the concept, I don't want to see what the real device is.

Also, the other thing is that the fonts were all too big, and it didn't seem practical at all - Take the 'rental car' scene for example: The two women stuck the two devices together to get more screen space. Erm... a pinch gesture and some scrolling should have taken care of that in about.. .5 seconds. But instead, you use someone else's device to get more space. *sigh*.

I dunno... I refuse to give up my keyboard, and I don't *want* a toy device. I want a full computer in the palm of my hand, and all that entails. who *cares* if it looks "cool" or blends in?

Re: The future of Mobile technology

yup, those Fanucs can get big!

Re: The future of Mobile technology

PERSONALIZED PHONE/COMPUTER

NOKIA should start a personalized store where you can design and construct your own device from the colors to the RAMs. Now that will be a cool thing.

Re: The future of Mobile technology

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Originally Posted by danramos (Post 1028748)

Senator Anthony Wiener is all over the news lately! :P

a) Not Senator

b) Weiner

Re: The future of Mobile technology

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Originally Posted by kanishou (Post 1028290)

So whether it will be Apple, Microsoft, or Open Source technology that will get us there... I really couldn't care less. Let's just make it happen!

You should care, because only one of those puts capability into YOUR hands, while all the others strive very hard to lock you in a box and take capability away from you.

It'll happen, of this I have no doubt. But I don't want it to happen in such a way that the end result is extremely restrictive and designed in ways centered entirely around what brings in the most money.

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Originally Posted by geneven (Post 1029104)

a) Not Senator

b) Weiner

Representative Anthony Weiner, Democrat from New York. :) Although I made genuine errors, I'm impressed that someone paid attention enough to notice I had mistyped Rep. Anthony Weiner's last name. Also, now I have to wonder if this thread will show up somewhere in a Google search because Anthony Weiner's name is being mentioned repeatedly. heh

Re: The future of Mobile technology

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Originally Posted by Texrat (Post 1028292)

Some of us still want buttons. We want the tactile feel of something solid for some uses, something that should not wear out as fast as touchscreens tend to.

Of course, smart cell phone manufacturers will enable a peripheral ecosystem around their devices. Slide-on game controller sleeves for example.

This reminded me of entry scene in Odyssey 2001: A Space Odyssey

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Originally Posted by momcilo (Post 1029229)

This reminded me of entry scene in Odyssey 2001: A Space Odyssey

Er... you mean: 2001: A Space Odyssey

No need to be redundant. i.e. Automated Teller Machine (ATM) machine or, the biggest mortal sin of all, Windows Phone 7 phone.

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Originally Posted by danramos (Post 1029233)

Er... you mean: 2001: A Space Odyssey

No need to be redundant. i.e. Automated Teller Machine (ATM) machine or, the biggest mortal sin of all, Windows Phone 7 phone.

My error, I was typing when I got interrupted... You've seen the result, but please don't fix it for me (ya) :D

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Originally Posted by danramos (Post 1029233)

No need to be redundant. i.e. Automated Teller Machine (ATM) machine or, the biggest mortal sin of all, Windows Phone 7 phone.

The one that always bugs me is when people say "PIN Number"

As for the "concept" phone... pish.