Nahhh…… not about the skimpy clothes the girl who passed by is wearing but rather the coverage of the many networks that are offering mobiles all over the place. Carriers offer mobile phone units for free in exchange for subscriptions to their mobile plans which is the norm in the industry. The mobile phone invasion has resulted in a whole generation of people who cannot exist without their mobiles that just keep on getting better and smaller.
Though most carriers have expanded their coverage areas, it is still wise to compare cell phone coverage areas for the best deal. Though dead-spots may never be eliminated, the larger the area coverage, the better, so you don’t get a no coverage message as you make an emergency call. The huge expanse of the US being one solid mass is easy to cover with satellite and land-based site antennas but even in the most developed areas, too much interference or noise as it is called can interfere with your mobile’s signal.
CellPhones…CellPhones Everywhere…
Everybody’s sure to have a mobile device today for it has revolutionized the way we communicate with each other. It has created a niche in popular society, responsible for words such as SMS, Texting, Twitter, iReports and many more as testament to our reliance on the said technological wonder. Some love them some hate them but you’d have to give credit that without it, we would still be living in an age where phones had wires.
Cellular phones are one of the most prolific, intrusive and indispensable technologies we have and they pack a lot of technology in so small a package. From a radio phone, GPS device, digital still and video Camera and a personal digital assistant device, they have all managed to fit in one small box that gives us all the conveniences of communication whatever form it may be.
Drool, Baby, Drool: Luxury Phones for Q4 2007
It seriously had me at the gold detail.
I told you, I’m no longer on my cellphone obsession, but as I was looking for Nokia 3500 pictures, I bumped into this beauty. And seriously, if I were Beyoncé, I would have wanted to represent the Armani phone instead of the F300, though admittedly, the F300 is also pretty sexy.
I guess the luxurious gold set in black was what got me drooling for this Armani phone. [Read more…]
The Cell Phone that Outsells iPod
Bet you didn’t know that over the last 12 months, the iPod hasn’t been the best selling mobile electronic device. Bet you thought Bill Gates was a luny when he proclaimed that the cell phone would ultimately be the device that killed the iPod.
Guess what. Since mid-2005, the Moto RAZR has not only outsold the iPod, but has sold at such an explosive rate that it very well may surpass total iPod sales within the next 18 months, despite launching over 2.5 years after America’s darling media player. Current sales rate for the RAZR exceeds iPod and growth continues, while iPod seems to be slowing.
Who would’ve thought, especially back when Motorola was struggling against its main competitor in the cellphone market, Nokia. Then the stylish anodized aluminum RAZR exploded onto the scene and the rest is history…it is a history that confirms what we’ve known all along: most people care just as much about how a thing looks as how it works. Just ask your wife the next time she wants to buy that pretty laptop that sucks or the car that looks cute. $20,000 for form, no function;-)
iPod made us painfully aware of how simple, easy to use functionality mixed with a simple, elegant style, matched with cool-kid marketing dictates the market. Vision is the most powerful and overwhelming sensory modality that human beings have. Catering to the visual impression goes a long way.
But the thing still has to work, of course!