http://everwas.com/2009/01/do-you-watchphone.html Ian Kennedy's Blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://everwas.com/2009/01/do-you-watchphone.html/comment-page-1#comment-4123 iankennedy Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:59:00 +0000 http://everwas.com/?p=1918#comment-4123 Thanks for the feedback - I would agree that it isn't going to work if you try and jam a bunch of smartphone features into the device. What about a super basic phone, voice calls only: - address book that syncs with a file you manage on your PC - touchscreen UI for dialing - lookup UI for phone numbers in the address book (making a qwerty keyboard fit will be the challenge) - scrollable call log for quick calls back - one touch access to voice mail - no onboard mic or speaker - bluetooth headsets only Thinking out loud, this wristphone could be paired with a non-connected device dedicated to browsing, photos, music, email, typing, etc. By taking out everything but a bluetooth antenna you then can make a really compact internet tablet device that could use the wristphone to access the phone network. Thanks for the feedback – I would agree that it isn't going to work if you try and jam a bunch of smartphone features into the device. What about a super basic phone, voice calls only: – address book that syncs with a file you manage on your PC – touchscreen UI for dialing – lookup UI for phone numbers in the address book (making a qwerty keyboard fit will be the challenge) – scrollable call log for quick calls back – one touch access to voice mail – no onboard mic or speaker – bluetooth headsets only Thinking out loud, this wristphone could be paired with a non-connected device dedicated to browsing, photos, music, email, typing, etc. By taking out everything but a bluetooth antenna you then can make a really compact internet tablet device that could use the wristphone to access the phone network.

]]> http://everwas.com/2009/01/do-you-watchphone.html/comment-page-1#comment-4124 iankennedy Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:59:00 +0000 http://everwas.com/?p=1918#comment-4124 Thanks for the feedback - I would agree that it isn't going to work if you try and jam a bunch of smartphone features into the device. What about a super basic phone, voice calls only: - address book that syncs with a file you manage on your PC - touchscreen UI for dialing - lookup UI for phone numbers in the address book (making a qwerty keyboard fit will be the challenge) - scrollable call log for quick calls back - one touch access to voice mail - no onboard mic or speaker - bluetooth headsets only Thinking out loud, this wristphone could be paired with a non-connected device dedicated to browsing, photos, music, email, typing, etc. By taking out everything but a bluetooth antenna you then can make a really compact internet tablet device that could use the wristphone to access the phone network. Thanks for the feedback – I would agree that it isn't going to work if you try and jam a bunch of smartphone features into the device. What about a super basic phone, voice calls only: – address book that syncs with a file you manage on your PC – touchscreen UI for dialing – lookup UI for phone numbers in the address book (making a qwerty keyboard fit will be the challenge) – scrollable call log for quick calls back – one touch access to voice mail – no onboard mic or speaker – bluetooth headsets only Thinking out loud, this wristphone could be paired with a non-connected device dedicated to browsing, photos, music, email, typing, etc. By taking out everything but a bluetooth antenna you then can make a really compact internet tablet device that could use the wristphone to access the phone network.

]]> http://everwas.com/2009/01/do-you-watchphone.html/comment-page-1#comment-4121 Gen Kanai Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:17:00 +0000 http://everwas.com/?p=1918#comment-4121 Ain't gonna happen successfully any time soon. UI cannot be made large enough for what we need phones to do. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/05/29/wristwatch.phone/index.html" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/05/29/wristwat...</a>" target="_blank">http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/05/29/wristwat...</a></a> Ain't gonna happen successfully any time soon. UI cannot be made large enough for what we need phones to do. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/p.....&quot; target="_blank"><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/p.....&quot; target="_blank">http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/p...../a&gt;

]]> http://everwas.com/2009/01/do-you-watchphone.html/comment-page-1#comment-4122 Gen Kanai Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:17:00 +0000 http://everwas.com/?p=1918#comment-4122 Ain't gonna happen successfully any time soon. UI cannot be made large enough for what we need phones to do. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/05/29/wristwatch.phone/index.html" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/05/29/wristwat...</a>" target="_blank">http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/05/29/wristwat...</a></a> Ain't gonna happen successfully any time soon. UI cannot be made large enough for what we need phones to do. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/p.....&quot; target="_blank"><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/p.....&quot; target="_blank">http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/p...../a&gt;

]]> http://everwas.com/2009/01/do-you-watchphone.html/comment-page-1#comment-4119 tjsweeney Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:35:00 +0000 http://everwas.com/?p=1918#comment-4119 Perhaps #1 if the interface is voice activated or somehow multi-sensory-integrated. Perhaps #2 if it tries to be a smartphone on the wrist. I suspect it would take a number of years before reaching critical mass. Early renditions will likey end up like the calculator watch (which I used to think were groovy). Perhaps #1 if the interface is voice activated or somehow multi-sensory-integrated. Perhaps #2 if it tries to be a smartphone on the wrist. I suspect it would take a number of years before reaching critical mass. Early renditions will likey end up like the calculator watch (which I used to think were groovy).

]]> http://everwas.com/2009/01/do-you-watchphone.html/comment-page-1#comment-4120 tjsweeney Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:35:00 +0000 http://everwas.com/?p=1918#comment-4120 Perhaps #1 if the interface is voice activated or somehow multi-sensory-integrated. Perhaps #2 if it tries to be a smartphone on the wrist. I suspect it would take a number of years before reaching critical mass. Early renditions will likey end up like the calculator watch (which I used to think were groovy). Perhaps #1 if the interface is voice activated or somehow multi-sensory-integrated. Perhaps #2 if it tries to be a smartphone on the wrist. I suspect it would take a number of years before reaching critical mass. Early renditions will likey end up like the calculator watch (which I used to think were groovy).

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