The Narrative

Just 17% of UK Subs Do More Than Talk and Text

Posted on by charlie

I’m not surprised.

Link: MobHappy: Just 17% of UK Subs Do More Than Talk and Text.

160 Characters posts the results of a survey that found just 17% of UK mobile phone owners use their devices for anything other than texting and calling — on a daily basis. Somehow that’s not as surprising as the headline made it out to be. In any case, the company behind the survey says "although the services may be clearly explained in accompanying manuals, users often do not understand the purpose of additional services and therefore do not feel any need to learn how to use them."

Strategy

A Voice Powered Mobile Phone…

Posted on by charlie

… that is really small, like a headset. And this is well thought out.

Yeah, I’ve seen these concepts a few times. Only thing, I think the tech and supporting software is finally getting to the point where we can actually build something like this. Hmm… what about like a Star Trek communicator badge?

Good to see the old Russ is still around and thinking (publicly). 😉

Link: Russell Beattie Notebook � Imagine A Voice Powered Mobile Phone….

This would be a pretty cool device, no? It’d be like the iPod Shuffle of mobile phones – as simple as it gets. In fact, that’s a cool idea! Imagine if instead of sitting on just one ear, you could attach another head phone to make a pair. Now you can listen to your music from home being streamed to your phone via a system like Orb.com, or use a system like Sprint’s new Sirius or Rhapsody streaming audio.