Saturday, July 24, 2004
Sexy phones: Nokia gets back in the game
a few months ago, I drowned my phone and needed a new one. at the time there wasn't anything that could persuade me to trade-up from my trusty 6310i. but looking at the Nokia site today it looks like they really have responded to a downbeat market with some tasty kit - there are at least 5 phones that I would really like to have a play with, especially the stainless steel clamshell design...
but looks aside, there are some very specific features I look for that have previously steered me away from the funkier consumer models and more towards the business side of the range (hence the 6310). what I'm seeing now is that it's difficult to buy a phone that doesn't have data connectivity over over at least GSM (basic WAP dial-up) and many now have GPRS, EDGE, and there is even a sleek 3G model.
now, what I'm waiting for is a phone that lets me leave the Bluetooth switched on without fear of running down the battery, or being sent random messages by strangers (yes, I have been Bluejacked). why do I want to leave it switched on? because I want my PC and phone to synchronise automatically without me having to make it happen. it turns out my 6310 will synchronise quite happily with my PC but getting the process started is a pain. There's a real opportunity here for these new connected devices to be the ubiquitous computers we're been dreaming about for years - but there's work to be done yet on getting them talking to the rest of computers we use everyday.
a few months ago, I drowned my phone and needed a new one. at the time there wasn't anything that could persuade me to trade-up from my trusty 6310i. but looking at the Nokia site today it looks like they really have responded to a downbeat market with some tasty kit - there are at least 5 phones that I would really like to have a play with, especially the stainless steel clamshell design...
but looks aside, there are some very specific features I look for that have previously steered me away from the funkier consumer models and more towards the business side of the range (hence the 6310). what I'm seeing now is that it's difficult to buy a phone that doesn't have data connectivity over over at least GSM (basic WAP dial-up) and many now have GPRS, EDGE, and there is even a sleek 3G model.
now, what I'm waiting for is a phone that lets me leave the Bluetooth switched on without fear of running down the battery, or being sent random messages by strangers (yes, I have been Bluejacked). why do I want to leave it switched on? because I want my PC and phone to synchronise automatically without me having to make it happen. it turns out my 6310 will synchronise quite happily with my PC but getting the process started is a pain. There's a real opportunity here for these new connected devices to be the ubiquitous computers we're been dreaming about for years - but there's work to be done yet on getting them talking to the rest of computers we use everyday.
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