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| Subject: | Re: MobileLBSList: New Uproar Phone |
| Date: |
10/31/2000 03:49:52 PM |
| From: |
Hans van Thiel |
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Could be <s>. Companies like Philips Semiconductors, who make the chips that determine the
scope and limits of the software, believe mobile phones will evolve into multimedia
machines.
Mitsubishi, a hand held manufacturer, shares that view, and they're putting their money
where their mouth is.
For example, in the (near?) future mobile phones will be equipped with Bluetooth. Then you
can watch (and manipulate) your screen and listen to something through your Bluetooth
connection, at the same time.
Think not only of implications for entertainment (notably games) but also about the way
phones will be used for location and navigation.
Any ralley drivers in the forum? <G>.
Hans van Thiel
Bryan Morgan wrote:
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> Am I the only one who would refuse to ever listen to music on my phone?!?
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>
> Forbes.com
> Ten O'Clock Tech: Samsung's Phone Causes An Uproar
> By Arik Hesseldahl
>
> If the age of the PC is over, as IBM Chief Executive Lou Gerstner once
> suggested, then the age of the gadget is only beginning.
>
> Just as notebook computers are shrinking in size and weight, the number of
> handheld gadgets is heading into a growth spurt. Mobile phones, handheld
> computers and now MP3 digital music players are starting to weigh down
> backpacks and briefcases everywhere. Amid the hype for all these devices is
> one unasked question: How many handheld devices can one comfortably lug
> around?
>
> The trend, some people say, is toward merging multiple devices into one.
> It's now possible to buy a handheld that can be converted into a mobile
> phone, or a mobile phone that also doubles as a handheld.
>
> Now Korea's Samsung has launched a mobile phone that combines the functions
> of many devices into one. Dubbed the Uproar, the phone will be available
> from Sprint PCS (NYSE: PCS - news) on Nov. 1 through Radio Shack (NYSE:
> RSH - news) and Sprint PCS stores.
>
> Using built-in flash memory, the phone can store up to an hour's worth of
> digital music that can be played back through included headphones. A polite
> little beep alerts you to a phone call if you happen to be listening to
> music when the phone rings.
>
> Sweden's Ericsson (Nasdaq: ERICY - news) has also combined a digital music
> player with the mobile phone, but through the use of an attachment that
> connects to the bottom of the phone. With Uproar, it's all combined into a
> single package.
>
> An Uproar user can e-mail and browse the Web with software developed by
> Phone.com (Nasdaq: PHCM - news). It has a personal organizer feature for
> appointments and reminders. It also includes more standard mobile phone
> features like voice-activated dialing and short messaging service
> capability.
>
> Keep an eye on Samsung. The company, along with Korean neighbor LG
> Electronics--already strong in selling electronic components to various cell
> phone makers--are said to be eager to expand into selling their own phones
> in a market that is currently dominated by the ``big three'' of mobile
> phones: Nokia (NYSE: NOK - news), Ericsson and Motorola (NYSE: MOT - news).
> Samsung has found a big customer so far in Sprint PCS. And with the market
> for mobile phone handsets projected to reach roughly half a billion or more
> by 2007, there should be plenty of room for new competitors.
>
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