Comments on: The future (and past) of mobile phones http://thenextweb.com/2008/05/17/the-future-and-past-of-mobile-phones/ International technology news, business & culture Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:31:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kim Van Den Brempt http://thenextweb.com/2008/05/17/the-future-and-past-of-mobile-phones/#comment-363178 Kim Van Den Brempt Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:18:58 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=960#comment-363178 Hi guys, I'm working for the company Siruna, www.siruna.com. We adapt the content of your existing website and create a mobile site without any changes on your site. The great thing about our technology is that you can download it for free at our website http://open.siruna.org. Since it is open source you can use it for non - commercial means. At our website www.siruna.com, you can also use the composer. With this toolyou can create your own mobile website. Feel free to use it and post comments about our technology. Kim Hi guys,

I’m working for the company Siruna, http://www.siruna.com. We adapt the content of your existing website and create a mobile site without any changes on your site.

The great thing about our technology is that you can download it for free at our website http://open.siruna.org. Since it is open source you can use it for non – commercial means.

At our website http://www.siruna.com, you can also use the composer. With this toolyou can create your own mobile website.

Feel free to use it and post comments about our technology.

Kim

]]> By: suraj gb http://thenextweb.com/2008/05/17/the-future-and-past-of-mobile-phones/#comment-363177 suraj gb Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:04:12 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=960#comment-363177 In present days we find mobile phone is a common gadget used in the communicating field.Mobile phone is used even by a student & a proffessional in todays world.As more & more advanced communicating gadgets are being discovered day by day, mobile has started to lose its importance .Everybodys interested in new gadgets rather than the present commonly used gadgets. Thus, there is a possibility that mobile will become a past in the future. In present days we find mobile phone is a common gadget used in the communicating field.Mobile phone is used even by a student & a proffessional in todays world.As more & more advanced communicating gadgets are being discovered day by day, mobile has started to lose its importance .Everybodys interested in new gadgets rather than the present commonly used gadgets. Thus, there is a possibility that mobile will become a past in the future.

]]> By: Berco http://thenextweb.com/2008/05/17/the-future-and-past-of-mobile-phones/#comment-363176 Berco Mon, 19 May 2008 08:04:19 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=960#comment-363176 Indeed, there will not be a mobile version of the web. Russell Beattie clearly explains why not: http://www.russellbeattie.com/blog/the-end-of-mowser Still, the growing number of web-based services will be consumed from an increasing number of appliances, many of which will be mobile. But as you said, it will be an evolution of the existing web, not a revolution. Revolutions are extremely rare. :) 2B Indeed, there will not be a mobile version of the web. Russell Beattie clearly explains why not:
http://www.russellbeattie.com/blog/the-end-of-mowser

Still, the growing number of web-based services will be consumed from an increasing number of appliances, many of which will be mobile. But as you said, it will be an evolution of the existing web, not a revolution. Revolutions are extremely rare. :)

2B

]]> By: Eelco Lempsink http://thenextweb.com/2008/05/17/the-future-and-past-of-mobile-phones/#comment-363175 Eelco Lempsink Sun, 18 May 2008 06:55:52 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=960#comment-363175 Great point about location based information. But still, I believe it can be very disruptive once technology advances and people actually start using it (that's when the ideas really start flowing.) Being able to get information you need at the last possible moment really changes our behaviour. We've seen that with cell phones. Hardly anybody makes very precise appointments anymore, because you'll be able to figure out where you should be at the last moment. If you have a vague idea of where you should be, you don't look it up on a map, but just go and see if you can find it or else call for instructions. The same holds for the restaurant example. It's not very exciting that you can look up restaurants, you can already do that. And when you're planning a dinner in a city you're not very familiar with, you probably do that, beforehand. But when you can do it the last possible moment, it changes the game. You'll just meet up, have some drinks, whip out your mobile device and only then decide what restaurant you'll go to. And because the decision making is changing, advertisers will probably change up as well. There's theoretically a lot of potential ;) Great point about location based information. But still, I believe it can be very disruptive once technology advances and people actually start using it (that’s when the ideas really start flowing.)

Being able to get information you need at the last possible moment really changes our behaviour. We’ve seen that with cell phones. Hardly anybody makes very precise appointments anymore, because you’ll be able to figure out where you should be at the last moment. If you have a vague idea of where you should be, you don’t look it up on a map, but just go and see if you can find it or else call for instructions.

The same holds for the restaurant example. It’s not very exciting that you can look up restaurants, you can already do that. And when you’re planning a dinner in a city you’re not very familiar with, you probably do that, beforehand. But when you can do it the last possible moment, it changes the game. You’ll just meet up, have some drinks, whip out your mobile device and only then decide what restaurant you’ll go to.

And because the decision making is changing, advertisers will probably change up as well. There’s theoretically a lot of potential ;)

]]> By: Steven http://thenextweb.com/2008/05/17/the-future-and-past-of-mobile-phones/#comment-363174 Steven Sat, 17 May 2008 22:21:54 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=960#comment-363174 I'm sure Boris is having a good wind up on this one. ;) I’m sure Boris is having a good wind up on this one.

;)

]]> By: Raimo http://thenextweb.com/2008/05/17/the-future-and-past-of-mobile-phones/#comment-363173 Raimo Sat, 17 May 2008 19:14:50 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=960#comment-363173 Boris, We really need to talk. I have so much to tell you about mobile. It will change the whole game... ;-) Boris,

We really need to talk. I have so much to tell you about mobile. It will change the whole game… ;-)

]]> By: Yuri van Geest http://thenextweb.com/2008/05/17/the-future-and-past-of-mobile-phones/#comment-363172 Yuri van Geest Sat, 17 May 2008 18:31:23 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=960#comment-363172 I think Wall Street is correct. On mobile phones and mobile internet: In my view the mobile phone incl. mobile internet is the seventh mass medium outperforming the PC-Internet on many levels and territories. PC is static and limited in functionality while mobile is dynamic, integrated with the real world and expandable in new uses (biosensing, wallet, tracking, augmented reality, GeoWeb etc. etc.). Some functionalities are also on PC or laptop but they don't make as much as sense due to limited portability and availability. Regards, Yuri SPRXmobile Mobile Monday Amsterdam I think Wall Street is correct.

On mobile phones and mobile internet:
In my view the mobile phone incl. mobile internet is the seventh mass medium outperforming the PC-Internet on many levels and territories. PC is static and limited in functionality while mobile is dynamic, integrated with the real world and expandable in new uses (biosensing, wallet, tracking, augmented reality, GeoWeb etc. etc.). Some functionalities are also on PC or laptop but they don’t make as much as sense due to limited portability and availability.

Regards,

Yuri
SPRXmobile
Mobile Monday Amsterdam

]]> By: Travis Choma http://thenextweb.com/2008/05/17/the-future-and-past-of-mobile-phones/#comment-363171 Travis Choma Sat, 17 May 2008 18:15:58 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=960#comment-363171 Wall Street was in 1987. Lethal weapon also from 1987 had the dynaTac 8000X. But according to the BBC the 1984 movie 16 candles was the first movie to show that phone. Wall Street was in 1987. Lethal weapon also from 1987 had the dynaTac 8000X. But according to the BBC the 1984 movie 16 candles was the first movie to show that phone.

]]> By: Tjeerd Wiersma http://thenextweb.com/2008/05/17/the-future-and-past-of-mobile-phones/#comment-363170 Tjeerd Wiersma Sat, 17 May 2008 17:39:16 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=960#comment-363170 I think the first movie that ever featured a mobile phone was actually Wall Street. Gordon Gekko was holding a similar phone as in the picture above and was making a call. Looking back, it really looks ridiculous, but then again Oliver Stone captured the moment. I think the first movie that ever featured a mobile phone was actually Wall Street. Gordon Gekko was holding a similar phone as in the picture above and was making a call. Looking back, it really looks ridiculous, but then again Oliver Stone captured the moment.

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