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  • general, iphone, phweet

    Twitter and Phweet are changing me. It’s Progress

    08.06.08 | Stuart | Permalink | Comment?

    Tweeted this earlier this evening from @phweet
    Story Bought new iPhone today. No contacts. Only knew TwitterID’s Sent Phweets! Made calls. Who needs an address book? Think about it. I did
    I spent almost four hours in an iPhone store today. Downtown SF. I have the tweets to prove it. I was using Twinkle at the time. [...]

    Tweeted this earlier this evening from @phweet
    Story Bought new iPhone today. No contacts. Only knew TwitterID’s Sent Phweets! Made calls. Who needs an address book? Think about it. I did
    I spent almost four hours in an iPhone store today. Downtown SF. I have the tweets to prove it. I was using Twinkle at the [...]

  • Mobility, Strategic Foresight, iphone

    The Mobile Social World of Presence

    05.29.08 | Stuart | Permalink | 5 Comments

    I’ve been thinking recently about my connectivity and mobility and one of the reasons I keep coming back to it is the dissonance I have when looking at the two mobiles I use most often. There’s now been many comparisons made between the Nokia N95 and the iPhone. Both best in class so to speak. [...]

    I’ve been thinking recently about my connectivity and mobility and one of the reasons I keep coming back to it is the dissonance I have when looking at the two mobiles I use most often. There’s now been many comparisons made between the Nokia N95 and the iPhone. Both best in class so to speak. [...]

  • Accelerating Innovation, Mobility, Scenarios & Futures, Strategic Foresight, iphone, research

    Is iPhone Lust Global?

    05.15.08 | Stuart | Permalink | 2 Comments

    While recently in India, Dina and I explored the iPhone factor. We saw it in the wild (eg. people using them) and talked to 18 to 24 year old leading-edge mobile users in Mumbai. We were both left a little shocked! While focus groups aren’t statistical research and Mumbai is hardly an Apple stronghold; the [...]

    While recently in India, Dina and I explored the iPhone factor. We saw it in the wild (eg. people using them) and talked to 18 to 24 year old leading-edge mobile users in Mumbai. We were both left a little shocked! While focus groups aren’t statistical research and Mumbai is hardly an Apple stronghold; the [...]

  • Accelerating Innovation, Scenarios & Futures, VoIP, iphone

    iPod vTouch - September 2008?

    05.14.08 | Stuart | Permalink | 6 Comments

    I’m keep hearing about the technology; WiMax vs 3G vs WiMax, Skype or SIP etc. Andy wrote a post suggesting that Video would be a key component defining what next in IP communications. That’s getting closer to why it might matter. There are comments here, here, here, and here. None of these really tell me [...]

    I’m keep hearing about the technology; WiMax vs 3G vs WiMax, Skype or SIP etc. Andy wrote a post suggesting that Video would be a key component defining what next in IP communications. That’s getting closer to why it might matter. There are comments here, here, here, and here. None of these really tell me [...]

  • Mobility, Scenarios & Futures, Strategic Foresight, iphone

    Modding the 3G iPhone - Cracking the Case

    05.12.08 | Stuart | Permalink | 3 Comments

    Many have been predicting for weeks iPhone Black as the 3G version. The latest flurry over the weekend when apparently AT&T listed it on their website. Oops! The problem with all these predictions is there is no rationale other than it is cool. Who’s asking why? Why aren’t they? I believe the mobile handset market [...]

    Many have been predicting for weeks iPhone Black as the 3G version. The latest flurry over the weekend when apparently AT&T listed it on their website. Oops! The problem with all these predictions is there is no rationale other than it is cool. Who’s asking why? Why aren’t they? I believe the mobile handset market [...]

  • Mobility, general, research

    From the Mouths of Kids - Mobile Insight

    05.06.08 | Stuart | Permalink | 1 Comment

    I made three new friends while in the Dharavi Slum in Mumbai. At first they just tagged along and then as we stopped at various mobile kiosks, photo booths they caught on to my interest in mobile phones and what was being used.
    These three kids were some of the smartest I’ve ever met on my [...]

    I made three new friends while in the Dharavi Slum in Mumbai. At first they just tagged along and then as we stopped at various mobile kiosks, photo booths they caught on to my interest in mobile phones and what was being used.
    These three kids were some of the smartest I’ve ever met on my [...]

  • Mobility, VoIP, iphone

    Fring - the All in One iPhone App

    04.15.08 | Stuart | Permalink | 5 Comments

    I’ve been reading the hype today about the first iPhone VoIP app. Fring Beta iPhone launched today. What we read is all wow wow. What we have is a Fring beta on an unsupported platform that works and still needs work. I’m impressed and not impressed at the same time. As a proof of [...]

    I’ve been reading the hype today about the first iPhone VoIP app. Fring Beta iPhone launched today. What we read is all wow wow. What we have is a Fring beta on an unsupported platform that works and still needs work. I’m impressed and not impressed at the same time. As a proof of [...]

  • Accelerating Innovation, Digital Identity, Mobility, Scenarios & Futures, Social Networks, VoIP

    eComm Impact on The Future of Social Networks

    03.11.08 | Stuart | Permalink | Comment?

    Today I bookmarked a presentation by Charlene Li on “The Future of Social Networks“. I’d really like to spend more time commenting on it. However, I’m going to use it as a setup some eComm thoughts which starts tomorrow. I’ll be there and looking to put a new “lens” on advancements and where to find [...]

    Today I bookmarked a presentation by Charlene Li on “The Future of Social Networks“. I’d really like to spend more time commenting on it. However, I’m going to use it as a setup some eComm thoughts which starts tomorrow. I’ll be there and looking to put a new “lens” on advancements and where to find [...]

  • Knowledge Innovation, Mobility, Scenarios & Futures, Strategic Foresight, VoIP

    What’s Your iPhone Strategy? Speculation or Prediction

    03.07.08 | Stuart | Permalink | 1 Comment

    A few years ago the strategy question for anyone in and around communications was “What’s your Skype strategy?”. Last year just after the Facebook API was launched it was common practice to ask: “What’s your Facebook strategy?“. Today, you need answers to “What’s your iPhone strategy?”.

    I’ve got a few friends which I’ve passionately talked [...]

    A few years ago the strategy question for anyone in and around communications was “What’s your Skype strategy?”. Last year just after the Facebook API was launched it was common practice to ask: “What’s your Facebook strategy?“. Today, you need answers to “What’s your iPhone strategy?”.

    I’ve got a few friends which I’ve passionately talked [...]

  • Mobility, Skype Journal, VoIP, iphone

    Voice Enabling the iPhone - iAssistant?

    03.04.08 | Stuart | Permalink | Comment?

    Wouldn’t it be nice to never dial a number again. What if you could just push one button and call all your friends by name? That in a nutshell is what Mobivox does. She’s a call assistant. “Hi Stuart. Who would you like to call?” My video examples below show how you can voice-enable [...]

    Wouldn’t it be nice to never dial a number again. What if you could just push one button and call all your friends by name? That in a nutshell is what Mobivox does. She’s a call assistant. “Hi Stuart. Who would you like to call?” My video examples below show how you can voice-enable [...]

  • Mobility, iphone

    Hacking iPhones and eComm

    03.04.08 | Stuart | Permalink | Comment?

    In preparation for both eComm and the launch of the iPhone SDK on March 6th I spent some time on Sunday hacking my iPhone. I’d had it just one week. I’d killed my T-Mobile account to move to AT&T, so my initial activation was all official. Then I kept reading about more.. all the neat [...]

    In preparation for both eComm and the launch of the iPhone SDK on March 6th I spent some time on Sunday hacking my iPhone. I’d had it just one week. I’d killed my T-Mobile account to move to AT&T, so my initial activation was all official. Then I kept reading about more.. all the neat [...]

  • Mobility, Wireless

    iPhone — The difference right out of the box.

    02.25.08 | Stuart | Permalink | 2 Comments

    I bought a 16gb iPhone yesterday knowing I can no longer write about mobile devices without experiencing and living with an iPhone too. It is enormously appealing from opening the box to making the first calls. This won’t be my only post on the iPhone, in fact it is more likely to be one of [...]

    I bought a 16gb iPhone yesterday knowing I can no longer write about mobile devices without experiencing and living with an iPhone too. It is enormously appealing from opening the box to making the first calls. This won’t be my only post on the iPhone, in fact it is more likely to be one of [...]

  • Mobility

    N95 Gets an Upgrade & Damages Report

    01.18.08 | Stuart | Permalink | Comment?

    I wrote this post some six weeks ago. Like many it was in the hopper unlinked and almost ready to post. In the meantime news that iPhone users are doing up to 50 times the browsing versus other smart phones has my attention. Screen size matters! So here it is…
    How do you [...]

    I wrote this post some six weeks ago. Like many it was in the hopper unlinked and almost ready to post. In the meantime news that iPhone users are doing up to 50 times the browsing versus other smart phones has my attention. Screen size matters! So here it is…
    How do you [...]

  • Mobility, Wireless

    Nokia N81 8GB - Complex Decisions

    12.17.07 | Stuart | Permalink | 1 Comment

    I received this gorgeous package about two weeks ago from Andy Abramson. It contained the latest Nokia N-81 8GB music phone. It’s really gorgeous. It has a deep shiney black finish and closed could almost be mistaken for an iPod. I really can’t review this phone without referring to both iPhones and the Nokia N95 [...]

    I received this gorgeous package about two weeks ago from Andy Abramson. It contained the latest Nokia N-81 8GB music phone. It’s really gorgeous. It has a deep shiney black finish and closed could almost be mistaken for an iPod. I really can’t review this phone without referring to both iPhones and the Nokia N95 [...]

  • Mobility, Wireless

    Bluetooth Car Stereos and My Mobile

    12.14.07 | Stuart | Permalink | 3 Comments

    A few weeks ago my car was broken into and the car stereo stolen. Pain, insurance etc. It annoyed me at the time and seemed so useless. The theives got away, although left part of the stereo behind in the dash. The radio not even worth the price of the smashed glass. In the [...]

    A few weeks ago my car was broken into and the car stereo stolen. Pain, insurance etc. It annoyed me at the time and seemed so useless. The theives got away, although left part of the stereo behind in the dash. The radio not even worth the price of the smashed glass. In the [...]