Major Hangups Over the iPod Phone

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Major Hangups Over the iPod Phone.

Major Hangups Over the iPod Phone. 03/24/2005 11:20 PM
BusinessWeek: Major Hangups Over the iPod Phone. This just exposes the brokenness of the cellular industry. Bad deals (subsidized phones and contracts) have driven out all the innovation.

Major Hangups Over The iPod Phone
(BusinessWeek Online)

Major Hangups Over The iPod Phone
(BusinessWeek Online) 03/25/2005 05:12 PM
BusinessWeek Online - It seemed like a sure thing: the iPod mobile phone. What could be more irresistible than a device combining the digital-music prowess of Apple Computer Inc. with the wireless expertise of Motorola Inc. ? Motorola sent its buzz machinery into overdrive in January when it leaked word that the product would debut at a cellular-industry conference in New Orleans in mid-March.

OSX Update Fixes iPod USB 2.0 Hangups

OSX Update Fixes iPod USB 2.0 Hangups 05/27/2004 07:51 AM
We noticed that in last night's OSX update (10.3.4, I believe) that Apple finally fixed the silly hangup for the iPod that prevented the USB 2.0 connection from working with iTunes and iSync. Now both charging and syncing should work...

BB-Shopping Is One of the Best Resources
for Mobile Phone Accessories, Ipod
Accessories (Ipod, Ipod Arm Band)and
Many More

BB-Shopping Is One of the Best Resources
for Mobile Phone Accessories, Ipod
Accessories (Ipod, Ipod Arm Band)and
Many More 02/01/2005 08:46 PM
One Place Resource for Ipod Accessories and other Consumer Electronic Gadgets [PRWEB Jan 26, 2005]

HP Set To Launch Major iPod Ad Campaign

HP Set To Launch Major iPod Ad Campaign 08/27/2004 02:02 PM
HP will kick off a new advertising campaign for its version of Apple's iPod during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday. By MacMinute (via MyAppleMenu)

Phone makers to make major launches at
CeBIT

Phone makers to make major launches at
CeBIT 02/10/2004 02:54 AM
The Register Feb 6 2004 11:22AM GMT

Apple Denies Major G5 iMac Push At iPod
Users

Apple Denies Major G5 iMac Push At iPod
Users 09/01/2004 10:02 AM
Apple executives are denying any official marketing campaign is afoot to entice iPod users to buy the new slim line mac. By Brad Gibson, Mac Observer (via MyAppleMenu)

Chinese Handwriting Recognition Hangups

Chinese Handwriting Recognition Hangups 07/01/2004 01:44 PM

While most of you responded to my earlier query about Asian handwriting recognition to say that, often, it's even easier than Romanized character recognition, reader James Yopp explains how sometimes Asian character sets can present a unique set of problems.

After the jump, that is.

iPod Mini Sparks Major Battle In
Portable Audio Player Market

iPod Mini Sparks Major Battle In
Portable Audio Player Market 07/23/2004 11:03 PM
Can disks overtake discs in Japan's portable audio player market? By Asahi Shimbun (via MyAppleMenu)

BusinessWeek on the Motorola iPod phone

BusinessWeek on the Motorola iPod phone 03/24/2005 12:14 PM
In an article posted today on BusinessWeek, Roger O...

Apple and Motorola to Launch iPod Phone

Apple and Motorola to Launch iPod Phone 12/22/2004 01:28 AM
BWCS Dec 20 2004 10:37AM GMT

Mobile Phone - Convergence Point For
iPod, Others?

Mobile Phone - Convergence Point For
iPod, Others? 08/02/2004 05:18 PM

Software vendors continue with major
initiatives to publicize their goal of
carving out a major piece of the SMB
market.

Software vendors continue with major
initiatives to publicize their goal of
carving out a major piece of the SMB
market. 07/14/2004 03:05 AM
[PRWEB Jul 14, 2004]

Samsung's iPod Killing Phone Concept:
"Thor"

Samsung's iPod Killing Phone Concept:
"Thor" 01/03/2005 08:07 AM

A trio of Samsung concept phones have slipped out onto the web which give us a good idea of what to expect from the company in 2005. Code-named "Thor," this phone includes a 3GB hard drive and an iPod-like jog shuttle for navigation. Said to run the upcoming version of Microsoft's Smartphone operating system code-named "Magneto," the GSM phone supports a variety of music and video formats, as well as stereo Bluetooth streaming. It's totally an iPod Phone, and it's yet another reason we should expect a similar product from Apple and Motorola this month.

Details on the other phones in a moment.

Samsung Thor - Concept Camera Phone [CameraphoneZone]

Apple Japan opens buy-by-phone iPod shop

Apple Japan opens buy-by-phone iPod shop 04/06/2005 07:35 AM
Still no Music Store, though

Siemens launches iPod-styled camera
phone

Siemens launches iPod-styled camera
phone 09/15/2004 11:57 AM
More about photography than phonography

T-Mobile to battle iPod with music smart
phone

T-Mobile to battle iPod with music smart
phone 09/15/2004 07:57 AM
Nice handset, shame about the storage capacity

Nokia's Bluetooth CDMA phone draws iPod
comparisons

Nokia's Bluetooth CDMA phone draws iPod
comparisons 04/09/2004 04:00 PM
The Register Apr 9 2004 2:42AM GMT

Man arrested in Cambs Police iPod email
phone jam scam

Man arrested in Cambs Police iPod email
phone jam scam 12/08/2003 06:55 AM
Thousands of callers

Jabra headsets combine iPod, mobile
phone audio

Jabra headsets combine iPod, mobile
phone audio 01/06/2005 09:11 AM
Mobile phone headset maker Jabra on Thursday unveiled its C120s and C220s, two new corded headsets designed to combine the audio from mobile phones and from iPods or other music players. The first stereo headsets from Jabra, the devices plug directly into the mobile phone and offer an adapter to connect to standard music devices like the iPod, saving you from having to switch from earbuds to headset when you get a call.

NEW Global Property Locator and Listing
Service Starts by Covering 600 Major
Cities in 25 Countries, Soon to Increase
to 2000 Major Cities World Wide

NEW Global Property Locator and Listing
Service Starts by Covering 600 Major
Cities in 25 Countries, Soon to Increase
to 2000 Major Cities World Wide 09/07/2004 10:50 AM
CAN Corp releases new global property locator and listing service in more than 600 major cities across 25 countries. [PRWEB Sep 7, 2004]

"how-to record on your ipod (for free) -
ipod hacks - ipod.hackaday.com"

"how-to record on your ipod (for free) -
ipod hacks - ipod.hackaday.com" 12/31/2004 04:38 PM

Web Phone Adds Computer Telephony Phone
Features To Existing Web Applications

Web Phone Adds Computer Telephony Phone
Features To Existing Web Applications 03/30/2005 04:36 AM
Database Systems Corp. (DSC) has developed a Web Phone that connects browser applications with its phone systems. The Web Phone is a Windows application that bridges the gap between web applications that have no intrinsic phone functions and DSC's call center phone systems. [PRWEB Mar 30, 2005]

Iowa phone company tries to block
incoming cell phone calls

Iowa phone company tries to block
incoming cell phone calls 08/16/2004 05:48 PM
Iowa phone company plans to block cell phone call in a dispute with wireless carriers. The Iowa Utilities Board has prevented the plan for now.

Coca-Cola Creates Custom Phone for Promo
(Phone Scoop)

Coca-Cola Creates Custom Phone for Promo
(Phone Scoop) 05/06/2004 07:18 AM
Coca-Cola Creates Custom Phone for Promo .. my cola tracks and talks to me .. Phonescoop

phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=853
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Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine
which competing label is better: "Cell
Phone" or "Mobile Phone"?

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine
which competing label is better: "Cell
Phone" or "Mobile Phone"? 04/28/2004 11:39 AM

On the SIGIA-L mailing list, Stephanie Berger recently asked: "My cohorts are not sure whether to use "cell phone" or "mobile phone". Any evidence that one is better than the other, or one is used more often than the other?"

This is a good example of the kind of labeling questions information architects face all the time. The answer to these labeling questions will depend on the target audience (a better label for whom?), on business requirements (maybe the business want to promote one term over the other) and on the context in which the label will be used.

I'll discuss the conversation that followed here and afterwards point to some useful tools for if you have a labeling question yourself.

Andres Sulleiro: "Without any empirical data I will go with my own opinion. [...] A quick survey of the phone carriers seems to suggest that "wireless" (as in "wireless phone", "wireless customer") is most common among US carriers, though you see some references to "mobile" as well. T-mobile, a European company, uses "mobile" which is more common in Europe as well as being the name of the carrier."

Method: check what other websites call it.

Jason Cho: "I think "cell" is more widespread in the US as Andrés noted. "Call my mobile" can sound pretentious to Yankee ears. But I would think everyone understands the term "mobile" on a business card."

Method: personal experience.

Peter Van Dijck (and others): "Google for "cell phone" (including quotes): 6,230,000, Google for "mobile phone": 6,360,000. Looks like a tie, assuming your audience is similar. Just pick one and make sure your search engine knows both terms."
Christina Wodtke: "Y ahoo for cell phone : 16,800,000, yahoo for mobile phone: 21,200,000. What does this really tell you? you'd have to know who each engine indexes, how much of the web, etc.. better to use a magic 8 ball. ;-)"

Method: check popularity of the terms on the web.

Peter Van Dijck: "My next step would be to find out what people search for on your site,
or if not available, on the web (assuming that's more or less your audience). Google adwords can help."

Method: Find out what people (preferably your target audience) search for.

Dave: "I like "mobile" for the reason that Christina stated (forward compatibility); USers and non-USers will equally understand it. Also, it is more interoperable w/ most of the vCard based addressbook programs out there. I don't know any that are using "cell" or "cellphone" ... I also like the clear and easy two word approach of "mobile phone" ... I'm always wanting to say "cellphone" where "cell phone" is really the more correct version. "cell" though just doesn't feel like a real word b/c the "cell" doesn't fit a meaning to me. I know what it means if I am forced to think about it, but it really doesn't mean anything to me at all."

Method: personal experience, check what software programs use.

Christina Wodtke: "> As can Ove rture's keyword tool (couldn't find URL straight away).

You also might consider some adaptation of the freelisting technique on a subset of your target. E.G., a write in survey: what portable electronics do you own, then analyze for use of "cell phone" and mobile phone".

Method: freelisting technique.

Eric Reiss: "Having worked closely with several telecommunications companies, including Tellabs (US), Nortel (Canada), ADVA (Germany), and NetTest (Denmark), this discussion is one I've heard before. Europeans generally don't recognize the term "cell phone." North Americans seem to accept both "cell" and "mobile." ATT insists on promoting the term "wireless." In most instances, we've agreed on the word "mobile" since it is understood by the widest audience. Nortel, for instance, used "cell" almost exclusively until the late 90s, but now leans toward "mobile." I think there is a trend here."

Method: ask the subject matter experts.

Pabini Gabriel-Petit: "There's also Wordtracker.
[...]
In this vein, you might try just walking up to people, holding up your cell/mobile phone, and asking them what they call it."

Method: Analyze what people search for.

Method: Find out what labels your users use.

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine which competing label is better.

So, as a review, here are some of the methods used to determine which label is better.

1. What do you think?
Method: personal experience/insights.

2. What do your users think?
Method: freelisting technique.
Method: Find out what labels your users use: show them the item you're trying to label and ask them what it is. (You could build an online tool for this).
Method: Find out what people (preferably your target audience) search for / check popularity of the terms on the web. Ove rture's keyword tool. Google adwords. Wordtracker. Google and Yahoo both list how often a term is used on the web (use quotes around your terms!).

3. What do the experts think?
Method: ask the subject matter experts.
Method: check what other websites/software call it.

Gotcha's: be careful when using these techniques. You are looking for a label that works for your audience and your business requirements. Most of these techniques use audiences that may be very different from yours, and most are indicative only (ie: they're not hard science). Use your judgement.

Broadband Internet Phone Company,
VoIP2Save.com Announces Full Phone
Number Portability

Broadband Internet Phone Company,
VoIP2Save.com Announces Full Phone
Number Portability 07/22/2004 02:48 AM
"VoIP2Save.com" becomes first broadband internet phone company to offer total internet phone number portability to customers. VoIP2Save accuses rivals of holding customer phone numbers hostage because they cannot switch their phone numbers to other carriers. [PRWEB Jul 22, 2004]

News: Griffin ships AirClick Remote for
iPod, iPod mini

News: Griffin ships AirClick Remote for
iPod, iPod mini 03/31/2005 07:35 PM
Griffin Technology Inc. on Thursday announced the release of their AirClick Remote for iPod and iPod mini, a remote control designed, as you might have guessed, to work with Apple's iPod and iPod mini. The AirClick Remote is different from most iPod remote controls because it works using Radio Frequency (RF) technology instead of infrared, so it doesn't require a line of sight to the iPod and can operate up to 60 feet away, according to Griffin. It's shipping now for US$39.99.

Griffin intros soft auto cradle for
iPod, iPod mini

Griffin intros soft auto cradle for
iPod, iPod mini 09/01/2004 12:34 AM
Griffin Technology today announced the PodPod, a soft foam iPod cradle that slips into any auto cup holder...

Apple iPod: Apple's Evolutionary iPod
Gets Better But Leaves Room For
Improvement

Apple iPod: Apple's Evolutionary iPod
Gets Better But Leaves Room For
Improvement 04/13/2005 01:49 AM

The iPod's thoughful design and features make it an excellent MP3 player. But for picky buyers who are holding out for the ideal portable music device, the wait continues. By Eric Dahl, PC World

Digital Lifestyle Outfitters debuts
iBoom, the first boombox solution for
iPod & iPod mini

Digital Lifestyle Outfitters debuts
iBoom, the first boombox solution for
iPod & iPod mini 08/20/2004 02:27 AM
Digital Lifestyle Outfitters, a leading designer and manufacturer of iPod and MP3 player accessories, announced today that they are producing iBoom, the first and only boombox solution designed specifically for iPod and iPod mini. [PRWEB Aug 20, 2004]

Mad Catz iKit cables for iPod and iPod
Mini [Flickr]

Mad Catz iKit cables for iPod and iPod
Mini [Flickr] 03/23/2005 12:57 PM

MacMerc.com posted a photo:

Win an iPod mini at the South Beach iPod
Garage Party

Win an iPod mini at the South Beach iPod
Garage Party 08/27/2004 02:00 PM
Win an iPod mini at the South Beach iPod Garage Party

What's cooler than hanging with your fellow iPod users on Miami's South Beach on September 1st? How about going home with a brand new iPod mini in your pocket?

Yeah, that probably got your attention. But thanks to event sponsors iPodResQ, the iPod mini is just one prize among many that we'll be giving away at the South Beach iPod Garage Party. So what do you have to do to win? All you have to do is show up with your iPod, connect it to our sound system, and play "DJ" for twelve minutes as you share the highlights of your own music library with the rest of us (as many songs as you like, as long as it fits within the time limit). Yep, it's your very own twelve minutes of fame.

Mad Catz announces iKit cables for iPod
and iPod Mini

Mad Catz announces iKit cables for iPod
and iPod Mini 03/23/2005 12:57 PM



Mad Catz announced today that its iKit bundles for iPod and iPod Mini are now shipping. The iKit bundle contains a high performance RCA cable to connect an iPod to a home stereo, a car adapter with a 6-foot extension cord and an elegant horizontal carry case. The iKit is available for USD$39.99 online and at select retailers worldwide.

FreeHeadset.org launches program to
promote wireless phone safety by giving
away free cell phone headsets.

FreeHeadset.org launches program to
promote wireless phone safety by giving
away free cell phone headsets. 07/26/2004 02:22 AM
New laws that mandate the use of cell phone headsets have recently passed in several states. In response, FreeHeadset.org has developed a program to provide wireless phone users with a free cell phone headset. [PRWEB Jul 26, 2004]

Holy Dichotomy! Writer Calls iPod
'World's Most Elegant' Nine Days After
Writing Dell DJ 'Surpassed' iPod

Holy Dichotomy! Writer Calls iPod
'World's Most Elegant' Nine Days After
Writing Dell DJ 'Surpassed' iPod 12/09/2003 07:29 PM
(MacDailyNews via MyAppleMenu)

Cell Phone Users Interrupt Sex for Phone
Calls

Cell Phone Users Interrupt Sex for Phone
Calls 04/11/2005 08:07 PM
user survey reported

consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/cell_sex.html
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AT&T Response To FCC Ruling On The
Phone-To-Phone VoIP Petition

AT&T Response To FCC Ruling On The
Phone-To-Phone VoIP Petition 04/23/2004 12:08 PM
Wi-Fi Technology Forum Apr 23 2004 3:47PM GMT

DLO debuts iBoom boombox for iPod, iPod
mini

DLO debuts iBoom boombox for iPod, iPod
mini 08/18/2004 05:04 PM
Digital Lifestyle Outfitters (DLO) today announced iBoom, a boombox solution designed specifically for the iPod and iPod mini...
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