On Mon, Jun 25, 2007 at 12:23:35PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Mon, Jun 25, 2007 at 06:58:24AM -0400, Peter Bart wrote: > > On Mon, 2007-06-25 at 07:52 +0100, Alan Williamson wrote: > > > > the other day thinking, if this device had GPRS/EDGE support then it > > > would be a rival for the iPhone. > > > > Apples and oranges, literally. I for one do *not* want it to be an > > iPhone competitor. Then the beauty of this device will get lost in the > > noise. I want a device much like it is now, separate from my phone. > > I agree. But then again, I disagree. My thinking of late is that i no > longer want my phone to be my phone. I want it to go away and as a > replacement, I'd like to see an increased use of VOIP, hopefully through a > device like the 770, when I want, and through a different device when I don't > want. > I'd like to be able to forget my phone at home and still be able to make > calls as if I hadn't, or switch phones with the ease of a username/password > combo. > The iPhone is a neat device, but I think it's going in the wrong direction. > I think (hope) that the direction for distant voice communication is over IP. > I guess time and network infrastructure will tell. Still, the Nokia tablet > is obviously already positioned to make this happen. > I haven't got an N800 yet, but I do have a Palm Pilot and I find it quite convenient that it is NOT my phone. I'm glad I don't have to hold holding the phone to my ear while trying to make notes on it.
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