Comments on: Random Musings on Wireless Data from an iPhone Holdout http://www.charleshudson.net/random-musings-on-wireless-data-from-an-iphone-holdout?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=random-musings-on-wireless-data-from-an-iphone-holdout This is my personal website for posting my views on the world of technology and gadgets. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Doug http://www.charleshudson.net/random-musings-on-wireless-data-from-an-iphone-holdout/comment-page-1#comment-20203 Doug Fri, 27 Jul 2007 03:02:10 +0000 http://blog.charleshudson.net/?p=332#comment-20203 While I tend to agree with you Charles, I think the fundamental problem is that the devices aren't good enough yet. Our context is taken from the PC experience. The wireless experience doesn't have the versatility or interactivity as of yet. It suffers from three primary things: 1) No real broadband (albeit getting better) 2) No full browser 3) No decent APIs for developing applications Smart phones are still fairly crude. Even though they have better specs as my computer in college (Pentium 200 with 64 MB of RAM), they still don't have the functionality that it had (full internet and T1). I mean, a full GPS-enabled Google Maps would be great. Being able to stick my phone into my car and get a full GPS and Internet experience would be great too. We're a long way off from that. Until then, we're just making due. A nicer camera phone would be pretty good too. While I tend to agree with you Charles, I think the fundamental problem is that the devices aren’t good enough yet. Our context is taken from the PC experience. The wireless experience doesn’t have the versatility or interactivity as of yet. It suffers from three primary things:
1) No real broadband (albeit getting better)
2) No full browser
3) No decent APIs for developing applications

Smart phones are still fairly crude. Even though they have better specs as my computer in college (Pentium 200 with 64 MB of RAM), they still don’t have the functionality that it had (full internet and T1).

I mean, a full GPS-enabled Google Maps would be great. Being able to stick my phone into my car and get a full GPS and Internet experience would be great too. We’re a long way off from that. Until then, we’re just making due. A nicer camera phone would be pretty good too.

]]> By: Doug http://www.charleshudson.net/random-musings-on-wireless-data-from-an-iphone-holdout/comment-page-1#comment-31017 Doug Fri, 27 Jul 2007 03:02:10 +0000 http://blog.charleshudson.net/?p=332#comment-31017 While I tend to agree with you Charles, I think the fundamental problem is that the devices aren't good enough yet. Our context is taken from the PC experience. The wireless experience doesn't have the versatility or interactivity as of yet. It suffers from three primary things: 1) No real broadband (albeit getting better) 2) No full browser 3) No decent APIs for developing applications Smart phones are still fairly crude. Even though they have better specs as my computer in college (Pentium 200 with 64 MB of RAM), they still don't have the functionality that it had (full internet and T1). I mean, a full GPS-enabled Google Maps would be great. Being able to stick my phone into my car and get a full GPS and Internet experience would be great too. We're a long way off from that. Until then, we're just making due. A nicer camera phone would be pretty good too. While I tend to agree with you Charles, I think the fundamental problem is that the devices aren’t good enough yet. Our context is taken from the PC experience. The wireless experience doesn’t have the versatility or interactivity as of yet. It suffers from three primary things: 1) No real broadband (albeit getting better) 2) No full browser 3) No decent APIs for developing applications Smart phones are still fairly crude. Even though they have better specs as my computer in college (Pentium 200 with 64 MB of RAM), they still don’t have the functionality that it had (full internet and T1). I mean, a full GPS-enabled Google Maps would be great. Being able to stick my phone into my car and get a full GPS and Internet experience would be great too. We’re a long way off from that. Until then, we’re just making due. A nicer camera phone would be pretty good too.

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