For those of you that are interested in the bleeding edge of gizmo's, gadgetry, and various forms of cellulophonics, you must know that last Thursday saw the finale of this years Mobile World Conference (MWC), where we were able to feast our eyes on the all the cellular goodies we could imagine. This year had a number of highlights including Windows Mobile 6.5, planet saving phones, and the inevitable momentous shift to touch based interfacing.
I for one was most excited to see the HTC Magic (G2) announcement with carrier, Vodafone. "But Vodafone is a European-only carrier, Joe!" Not so fast young reader! Feast your eyes on this little tidbit. During Google's demo of their newly released mobile software enhancements, the device being used was in fact the HTC Magic (quote Google's Vic Gondotra), but had the oh-so-familiar American T-Mobile logo beutifully encrusted below the phone's mic. Evidence enough for me to have hope that the G2 is right around the corner.
While there was not an over abundance of technological knock-outs, there were some notable innovations by third party developers. One of which being Stantums "true" multitouch screen. Anytime you find a development that enhances your interfacing experience with your cellular companion, there is a chance that metaphoric game is changed. While I don't think Stantum is tearing down any Berlin walls, they demonstrate how there can be leaps and bounds made with the current finger-to-screen interfacing standard.
All in all, the next phase of the cellphone industry has begun on a decent note. We can't wait to see what types of waves might be made post MWC, which there are bound to be...given the economy doesn't suffocate the movement first. I'll at least try to stay positive.
Thank you oh technilogical aware brother. I will definately be checking in here to stay up to date on the new gizmo and gadgets. I had to laugh at the statement "for those of you who are interested..." because I have yet to meet a male who doesn't hide some secret desire to have the newest gizmo.
ReplyDeleteDitto to the first comment. Hey, I didn't know you had a blog, I found it through "Tink's" blog. Thanks for telling me about it, sheez. :)
ReplyDeleteOkay, so a lot of this was gobbledygook (notice my use of an unusual word - I'm sooo happenin' I can't stand it) to me, but hey, it sounds cool and I'm passing the info onto Paul.
ReplyDeleteI see MWC and I think Mountain West Conference, which by the way is the most under rated football confernce in Div I.
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