Comments on: My cellphone, my life http://blogmaverick.com/2005/01/27/my-cellphone-my-life/ the mark cuban weblog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:35:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jim Hobbs http://blogmaverick.com/2005/01/27/my-cellphone-my-life/#comment-6952 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:02:06 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/01/27/my-cellphone-my-life/#comment-6952 Really like the manual on flash drive idea. Not many websites of manufactures go beyond putting their manual into a pdf. It would be much nicer to see it in a video form. I remember when I was installing a new amd athlon processor. I hadn’t done it in awhile going to the amd website where they have instructional video so that you do it right the first time. Gave me the confidence boost that I needed to be able to do the job myself. More manufactures should do this.

The wearable pc is probably just around the corner. Our busy lives require that we not spend all of our time tied to a desk.

]]> By: Shaya http://blogmaverick.com/2005/01/27/my-cellphone-my-life/#comment-6953 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:02:06 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/01/27/my-cellphone-my-life/#comment-6953 Mark. The Treo 650 can do almost all that (with add on applications). It’s not perfect by far, but I have a 1GB card in it, and it’s basically replaced my 30GB ipod as my mp3 player.

I walk around with a simple stereo headset ($12 on ebay, you can get a nicer one :) ) and if a call comes in, I just tap the button, mp3s cut out, I handle the call. hang up the call, mp3s pick up playing. I use ptunes for this.

It can be used as a usb drive (if you have the sync cable with you) with Softick’s card export application. They also have an application for doing a similiar thing via bluetooth. inverse of what you want, but may serve your needs.

In regards to IM, look at verichat’s im tool. Both it and the internal SMS tools can save messages (and since it’s a palm, sync them to your pc)

In regards to divx videos, you can do that w/ mmplayer. And since you only need to encode them for the 320×320 screen can fit lots of video on the card.

The Treo 650 is far from perfect (puny internal memory, requires you using a tool like zlauncher to store most apps you want on the SD card) but it’s really the best convergence device out there today.

It can do almost anything I want from a pda, except wifi, but I’ve come to the conclusion for now that I have my laptop with me whenever I really need wifi, only thing that could change that really is VOIP on the phone and the cell providers will never go for it for that reason.

the onboard camera isn’t great, but I dont particularly care it’s good enough for what you want a cell camera for. If I want to take good pictures, I have a canon elf camera.

]]> By: Garrett http://blogmaverick.com/2005/01/27/my-cellphone-my-life/#comment-6954 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:02:06 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/01/27/my-cellphone-my-life/#comment-6954 Hey, Mark … what’s this “Froogle” pitch? What happened to IceRocket?

]]> By: Rob http://blogmaverick.com/2005/01/27/my-cellphone-my-life/#comment-6955 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:02:06 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/01/27/my-cellphone-my-life/#comment-6955 I have a friend from Sweden and she’d told me like 5 years ago about how much more advanced the cellular phones were in her country. She said she could electronically lock all of the doors and windows in her house with her phone (Using X10 I imagine) from anywhere. She could actually interact with all types of electronic devices inside her house. This was all through normal services offered by her provider. Now this doesn’t sound all that futuristic but keep in mind this was 5 years ago. I was excited when I got my most recent phone because it had a camera… and it is barely a camera as far as I am concerned. We (meaning the US) are definitely lagging behind as far as being a comsumer base who embraces technology. Go to Nokia’s website and check out the phones for other countries… it is sick.
I am hoping to buy a phone that is essentially vpn capable so I can log onto servers inside my company’s network or complete secure banking transactions. At some point, I imagine myself doing my job from the golf course or the basketball game. It sounds a little crazy but that’s my goal.
Great post Mark…

]]> By: Jed http://blogmaverick.com/2005/01/27/my-cellphone-my-life/#comment-6956 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:02:06 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/01/27/my-cellphone-my-life/#comment-6956 These are all very great idea’s! I’m sure we can come up with tons more, it would be nice to have a really great camera in a cell phone, maybe with flash, zoom and all of your other fansy things that a good camera has.

]]> By: Thomas More http://blogmaverick.com/2005/01/27/my-cellphone-my-life/#comment-6957 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:02:06 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/01/27/my-cellphone-my-life/#comment-6957 All I know is stay away from Sprint PCS. The Service stinks and the customer service is abhorrent! The Sprint/Nextel merger will fall through so fast the goose will wonder what just went through him. Wink, wink to those who have Sprint PCS has their wireless service.

Go with industry leaders in Bluetooth technology like Cingular or Verizon.

Cingular is GSM based and Verizon will be using Fiber Optic cables to beef up their network all over the country.

]]> By: PSC http://blogmaverick.com/2005/01/27/my-cellphone-my-life/#comment-6958 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:02:06 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/01/27/my-cellphone-my-life/#comment-6958 The two things I would add are

I want it to work without the need for tech support.

I want it to be secure to my fingerprint (Or my wife)

I think the industry is caught up in “What is mass marketable.” Where are the small guys that build the solution and create the market/demand vs trying to get the establishments to build it for them. Show a little confidence in the product then sell the solution instead of telling the big boys what they should do.

Where’s Nottingham/Spirk Design Associates when you need them?

]]> By: Haig Shahinian http://blogmaverick.com/2005/01/27/my-cellphone-my-life/#comment-6959 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:02:06 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/01/27/my-cellphone-my-life/#comment-6959 Well everyone can agree that the US is FAR behind most of the world when it comes to mobile communications. The leaders in this space are Japan and South Korea so if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. And that’s precisely whats happening with SK-Earthlink(www.sk-earthlink.com).

It’s a new joint MVNO venture between SK Telecom & Earthlink that will probably use Verizon and/or Sprint PCS as underlying networks. I think it’s a good idea, using the experience SK-Telecom has in running one of the most advanced mobile networks on the planet coupled with Earthlink’s brand power and customer-base in the US. Will it work? Depends on their execution, but we(the U.S.) can use all the help we can get.
PS: They have a corny/neat promo video up that’s infotainment on this subject(www.sk-earthlink.com/video).

]]> By: John Wright http://blogmaverick.com/2005/01/27/my-cellphone-my-life/#comment-6960 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:02:06 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/01/27/my-cellphone-my-life/#comment-6960 Why limit youself to simplistic ideas.

I want my next cell phone to show me holographic real time imaging like R2D2 did in Star Wars.

Can you imaging the Superbowl projected on your coffee table in full color 3d imaging as a hologram? I think you’d be able to really feel the hard hits. Plus you don’t have to all face a wall to watch TV, you can encompass the coffee table.

Regardless, the extra Miller Lite’s have gotten to me. Tell the Andrew’s distributing Co to stop getting me loaded. Barry or Blake if you read this just kidding, I always welcome a hangover.

]]> By: Mary in Big D http://blogmaverick.com/2005/01/27/my-cellphone-my-life/#comment-6961 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:02:06 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/01/27/my-cellphone-my-life/#comment-6961 Hey Mark!

What about a way to get a mirror image of the data from the cellphone onto another device in case the phone gets lost, stolen or destroyed? The phone could also have a global tracking system to help you find it in the event that it is lost or stolen. The device with the mirror image data could help you find the phone and it could be on a keychain, you know, something small and handy like a flashdrive.

As always, love your blog!

M

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