Comments on: What do you want your mobile phone to do? http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/05/24/what-do-you-want-your-mobile-phone-to-do/ A story about innovation Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:36:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: John Mark http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/05/24/what-do-you-want-your-mobile-phone-to-do/#comment-4173 John Mark Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:42:07 +0000 http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/05/24/what-do-you-want-your-mobile-phone-to-do/#comment-4173 What you need in a telephone is something that 'just works'. I used the Apple advertising slogan intentionally. It is my belief that the old 'green screen' system was a system that 'just works'. To be honest, when several media platforms are crammed into one device, the consumer surely does not know where to turn and eventually just uses only a certain number of the device's functions. The only time all the functions are used is in the initial show-off period shortly after the initial purchase. I must admit the iphone has approached this in the right way, in my opinion, because as you navigate your way through the device's functions it is as though the iphone 'becomes' the music player or phone or video player or internet browser. Perhaps consumers are not yet accustomed to the fact that you can entrust so many areas of your life to one device. What you need in a telephone is something that ‘just works’. I used the Apple advertising slogan intentionally. It is my belief that the old ‘green screen’ system was a system that ‘just works’.
To be honest, when several media platforms are crammed into one device, the consumer surely does not know where to turn and eventually just uses only a certain number of the device’s functions. The only time all the functions are used is in the initial show-off period shortly after the initial purchase.
I must admit the iphone has approached this in the right way, in my opinion, because as you navigate your way through the device’s functions it is as though the iphone ‘becomes’ the music player or phone or video player or internet browser.
Perhaps consumers are not yet accustomed to the fact that you can entrust so many areas of your life to one device.

]]> By: Stephen http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/05/24/what-do-you-want-your-mobile-phone-to-do/#comment-8028 Stephen Sun, 29 Jul 2007 11:17:27 +0000 http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/05/24/what-do-you-want-your-mobile-phone-to-do/#comment-8028 I have the same phone but I use the camera, radio, browser and mp3 player almost every day. It's on 3's X-series platform too so I have (and use) Skype, MSN Messenger and Mobilcast. Horses for courses I suppose but I am in the minority. I have the same phone but I use the camera, radio, browser and mp3 player almost every day. It’s on 3’s X-series platform too so I have (and use) Skype, MSN Messenger and Mobilcast.

Horses for courses I suppose but I am in the minority.

]]> By: Mike http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/05/24/what-do-you-want-your-mobile-phone-to-do/#comment-8093 Mike Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:25:29 +0000 http://projectredstripe.com/blog/2007/05/24/what-do-you-want-your-mobile-phone-to-do/#comment-8093 Stephen, ok - I use the MP3 player quite a lot now just because I didn't want to carry an iPod and phone around. However, the process of getting music onto it, whilst not torturous, is less than ideal. As for the camera, the shutter lag time makes it pretty difficult to use reliably - though I see that you seem to do ok - do you have any hints? And Google Maps is pretty good on it too. Stephen, ok - I use the MP3 player quite a lot now just because I didn’t want to carry an iPod and phone around. However, the process of getting music onto it, whilst not torturous, is less than ideal. As for the camera, the shutter lag time makes it pretty difficult to use reliably - though I see that you seem to do ok - do you have any hints?

And Google Maps is pretty good on it too.

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