Revolutionizing Mobile Phones

[Wetzel]

Originally Posted by Raven_Writer

+ Uses Windows Mobile 5.0 instead of the Palm OS
+ Tries to make everything very easy
-- The address book goes by picture I.D. and also by name.
+ If your computer uses Windows Exchange, you can wirelessly sync your address book and everything else into this new device.

This doesn't revolutionize anything. I could wirelessly sync my phone address book with my computer 5 years ago. Different OS? Windows is not very revolutionary. Tries to make everything easy? Palm OS already did that.

Not revolutionary about the same thing with a different name. When the real phone technology changes, that could be revolutionary. I want to be able to have real time video conferences on my cell phone. They can in Japan.

Wetzel

[KenWittlief]

The thing you have to remember about the Japanese market is this: few people can afford to own a home in Japan, in the cities, or even a small condo

so they spend their money on other things, like electronic gadgets. They are willing to pay more for things like video conferencing cell phones, compaired to your average american consumer

their market for electronics is very different from ours.

[Wetzel]

Originally Posted by KenWittlief

their market for electronics is very different from ours.

Their market is driven by the consumer. In America, the technology market is driven by business. As a consumer, that makes me sad.

Wetzel

[Raven_Writer]

Originally Posted by Wetzel

This doesn't revolutionize anything. I could wirelessly sync my phone address book with my computer 5 years ago. Different OS? Windows is not very revolutionary. Tries to make everything easy? Palm OS already did that.

Not revolutionary about the same thing with a different name. When the real phone technology changes, that could be revolutionary. I want to be able to have real time video conferences on my cell phone. They can in Japan.

Wetzel

There's more to it than what I posted...

Yes...what I posted may not "revolutionize" the industry, but what's built into it already for what's currently out in America is way better...if you watch the webcast, you'll actually know what I'm talking about.

Is the new Palm really any different than the other Microsoft Smartphones that are out right now? I have a Motorola MPx220 that runs Windows Mobile and it can do all of those. While I'm not too sure about the Palm smartphone, I am looking forward to the new Motorola Q that runs Windows Mobile 5.

I don't know honestly. I've never used any smartphone, Palm Pilot, etc...it's claimed to be different in many ways though.

The thing you have to remember about the Japanese market is this: few people can afford to own a home in Japan, in the cities, or even a small condo

As much as I want to believe this, I can't...please show proof of this (honestly, because it does interest me).

[Wetzel]

Originally Posted by Raven_Writer

As much as I want to believe this, I can't...please show proof of this (honestly, because it does interest me).

Tokyo is the most expensive city in the world to buy property. Homes go for $1300 US per square foot. New York is at $890 a square foot, more than 30% cheaper. My friend just bought a house here in Richmond for ~$150 a square foot.

A 400 square foot apartment would be over $500,000 in Toyko. I don't have any information on who owns what in Toyko, but the data shows that it is extremly expensive to live there, and that is with the market falling. During the late 80s/early 90s, before the Japanese land market bust, the paper value ~280 acres of the Imperial Palace would have bought all of California.

Wetzel