(keitai-l) Re: Related - Mobile computing on a new level

Please don't forget about the consumer side of this discussion.  Our 
research is showing very clearly that consumers have deep concerns 
regarding the merging of all functionality into one device.

The tradeoff between convenience and security concerns is significant, and 
cannot be ignored.  Additionally, there are other factors at play, each 
affecting the choice to adopt and use specific devices.  Although the 
technology may be fantastic, without a reasonable and effective story to 
the consumer, that technology will fail.

Best,
   Philip

At 03:32 PM 2/16/2004 +0100, you wrote:

>Well, there are others that favour the Personal Mobile Gateway vision,
>IXI Mobile is one example (http://www.ixi.com/Products/index.html). The
>OQO is prepared for this view of a Personal Area Network since it has
>Bluetooth.
>
>One benefit with the gateway is that you can exchange it when you travel
>in areas with a different cellular standard without having to transfer
>loads of information from one device to another.
>
>There are loads of other convenient benefits with having more than one
>device so there will probably be companies in both camps, the
>one-device-vision and the multiple-device-vision.
>
>Cheers,
>Johan
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: keitai-l-bounce@appelsiini.net
> > [mailto:keitai-l-bounce@appelsiini.net] On Behalf Of Benjamin KRIEF
> > Sent: den 16 februari 2004 15:38
> > To: keitai-l@appelsiini.net
> > Subject: (keitai-l) Re: Related - Mobile computing on a new level
> >
> >
> > hi ,
> >
> > i don't know if it's the good place to speak about that ,
> > but what i REALLY don't understand , is why all those new
> > tiny computers don't integrate gsm/dcs capacities.
>
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Philip Sidel
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