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All Future Cameras to Sound When in Use?

January 27, 2009

Sometimes my kids don't like to be photographed so I have disabled all sound made from my camera because I am sick and tired of having shots of the back or tops of their heads as they duck for cover from the lens. It will be interesting to see if the new Camera Phone Predator Alert Act passes because it does, it will become illegal for me to mute my camera to take pictures of my kids.

Posted in Consumer Electronics, Gadget

Must Read: iPhone Keyboard Better Than G1?

January 27, 2009

My two mobile devices are the HTC XV6800 and iPhone. I use the iPhone for data and the XV6800 as my voice phone. This works out well as Verizon has a much better network and I have few dropped calls if any. In a situation where I need data access and AT&T doesn't work, I use the Skyfire browser on the XV6800.

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Apple, Blackberry, Broadband, Consumer Electronics, FCC, Gadget, Google, IP Communications, Microsoft, Technology, Unified Communications, Verizon, VoIP, Wireless

Come Meet the Thought Leaders at ITEXPO Part 2

January 27, 2009

Last week I posted some links to interviews which I did with various thought leaders who will be participating at ITEXPO next week in Miami. Since the last post I had a chance to conduct a few more which are worth sharing.

I find interviews are a useful way to get a feel for the people I will run into at events. In addition, by reading through them you get a sense for where people think things are going in the market.

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Apple, Avaya, Blackberry, Broadband, CRM, Call Center, Cisco, Communications Developer, Consumer Electronics, E-Commerce, FCC, Fax, Financial, Gadget, Google, IP Communications, ITEXPO, Microsoft, Nortel, SIP, SaaS, Security, Skype, Social Networking, Technology, Unified Communications, Verizon, Video, VoIP, Vonage, Wireless, Yahoo

Omg, 2mro's Kybrd 2dy

January 26, 2009

Oh My God, Tomorrow's Keyboard Today!

Without a doubt many of us wear different hats when we communicate. For example many in business do not use SMS abbreviations but kids do. When texting with businesspeople, SMS abbreviations seem to be acceptable at times but of course this depends on your situation.

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Apple, Blackberry, Consumer Electronics, FCC, Gadget, IP Communications, SIP, Skype, Social Networking, Technology, Unified Communications, Verizon, Virtual Worlds, Wireless

Thousands More ATAs Get Landfilled

January 26, 2009

Verizon is about to shut down its VoiceWing service and in the process leave thousands of orphaned and locked ATAs, Most of these devices are probably old by consumer electronics standards but as Tom Keating points out it is too bad they have to end up in landfills now as there is no way to unlock them.

Although not great news, I for one will accept the drawbacks of this announcement when contrasted against the positive news of the new Hub product coming to a store near you around the time of ITEXPO.

Using Gadgets to Sell Service

January 23, 2009

For years you have heard me rant about how the future of telecom is in CE or consumer electronics. Specifically I told VoIP providers we need to integrate SMS and other cool services we have in our cell phones so our home phones can be as desirable as our mobile devices.

Here are my exact comments from a post titled VoIP 2.0 in 2004:

The Device Sells The Service

There are at last count over 100 VoIP service providers out there and counting.

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Apple, Blackberry, Broadband, Consumer Electronics, E-Commerce, Gadget, IP Communications, Microsoft, SIP, Technology, Verizon, VoIP, Vonage, Wireless

IBM, Microsoft, Apple, Google and Intel, The Real Earnings Story

January 23, 2009

You may have heard Intel and Microsoft missed their numbers but Google, Apple and IBM did well. Most people are trying to make sense of what is happening here. After all, to most financial analysts, these are all tech companies and subsequently they should all do the same.

Here is the real story.

Posted in AT&T, Apple, Blackberry, Broadband, CRM, Consumer Electronics, FCC, Gadget, Google, IP Communications, Microsoft, Open Source, SIP, SaaS, Search, Security, Technology, Unified Communications, Verizon, VoIP, Wireless

The New Mobile VoIP business Opportunity

January 23, 2009

A simple test to determine who is a true telecom veteran is to ask them simply have you heard of Harry Newton. Harry was the ultimate character and the most polarizing figure I knew in telecom. The man was responsible for launching the magazines Teleconnect, Call Center, Computer Telephony and others. He was an incredible businessman/competitor to TMC and we became a better company because f him.

Posted in 4G, Broadband, Conference, E-Commerce, FCC, Gadget, IP Communications, SIP, Skype, Technology, Verizon, Wireless

Don't Buy That Palm Stock Just Yet

January 22, 2009

Just when you thought it was safe to buy a Palm device or some of their near eight-dollar stock, along comes a threat from Apple's new (acting) CEO Tim Cook who tells others who rip off the company's IP (intellectual property in this case) "look out."

I did wonder about the Palm Pre when I read these statements as it uses a similar multi-touch interface to the iPhone and to be honest, once you have used it... It is really tough to not have it.

It seems Pre stands for the time at which Palm will receive the legal papers from Apple... Pre-product launch.

Posted in AT&T, Apple, Consumer Electronics, Gadget, Technology, Verizon, Wireless

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