Integrated headset
By Eddie Lopez. Friday, 30. March 2007, 04:56:30
If we continue at the rate we're going, pretty soon phones are going to be so small as to not be useful for holding or interfacing with. Some may already be too small.
How about this- instead of shrinking our handsets, lets keep shrinking the internals but keep the overall form factor right about where most phones are at now (similar to my idea with DAPs). What can we do with the extra space? I got an idea- a bluetooth headset that is designed and intergrated into the handset? You'd always have a headset with you if you wanted it, but you don't have to use it if you don't want.
If you choose, you can just detach or slide out the headset and have it auto-magically paired and ready to to go. Sorta like a mini handset on a traditional telephone. Ha- the more technology moves us forward, the more we realize it's all the same.
How about this- instead of shrinking our handsets, lets keep shrinking the internals but keep the overall form factor right about where most phones are at now (similar to my idea with DAPs). What can we do with the extra space? I got an idea- a bluetooth headset that is designed and intergrated into the handset? You'd always have a headset with you if you wanted it, but you don't have to use it if you don't want.
If you choose, you can just detach or slide out the headset and have it auto-magically paired and ready to to go. Sorta like a mini handset on a traditional telephone. Ha- the more technology moves us forward, the more we realize it's all the same.
WIDGETIZE
OmegaJunior # 30. March 2007, 11:58
How about a decent sound system? An aluminium 2" Harman-Kardon speaker to facilitate conference calling or to share music and other sounds?
How about storage room for all my credit and identification cards?
How about a remote control for my television?
How about a smart card reader for all kinds of memory cards? Connect the phone to the computer and use it as an interface.
How about a decently sized keyboard?
How about a collapsable stand so the phone can stand on the desk and can play my video, freeing my hands of other actions?
How about an optical mouse eye, so I don't have to carry around an extra mouse for my laptop / desktop?
How about an optional mint dispenser, for people who wish to avoid halitosis?
Eddie_Lopez # 30. March 2007, 12:27
WillYum # 2. April 2007, 03:31
Though seriously, I'd much rather they use all that extra space, first, to integrate all these darn devices I should carry around. Then we can talk about what to do with the rest. (I like a place to put my ID and credit cards, especially if it "locked" with a PIN or something, of course, if the darn locking mechnism somehow failed you'd have to break into your phone, ha, ha.).
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kmaage # 3. April 2007, 08:12
Plus they don't eat much.
Schneemann # 23. April 2007, 14:53
The most critical variable is the display size - so the best idea is to have the entire front be a big multitouch display, as the iPhone shows already. But we are not finished with that - one bad thing of touch screens is the missing haptic feedback. And your finger hides the display. Plus, the controls on the front display are highly modal - no chance to use them blindly, with the device in pocket. So what about putting some more haptic-friendly controls on the side and back of the device? A number keypad is a bad idea - it highly depends on labels, which are impractical on the back. But some touch sliders for scrolling, and stuff like that? Or buttons to control the music playback? (I think one of the sony mobiles already has such side buttons..) Well, it can easily go wrong if the surface is too much stuffed with invisible controls. But the possibilities are worth exploring.