Neil Enns - What's cool about his SmartPhone (or, how he keeps from looking like a dork in an airpla

Posted: May 28, 2004 at 11:16 AM

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Neil Enns talks about what's cool about his SmartPhone. Music? Sure. But not looking like a dork in an airplane? Even better!

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Richard Acton

May 28, 2004 at 12:25 PM

Instant Messaging and Solitaire are the two major reasons I love my Smartphone. I have passed, literally hours, playing Solitaire on my phone.

The compact framework is awesome too... how many other phones give you the ability to write such amazing applications for them so easily?!
val3

Jun 01, 2004 at 1:19 PM

I think this is not enough (for example you could send an SMS from the airplane)...
HalfNice HalfNice

Jun 01, 2004 at 1:21 PM

The 2 coolest things about my smartphone (an Orange SPV, since you ask) are the fact that it's an MP3 player (I'm the only one at work who doesn't own an iPod. Believe me, there's a kind of extreme reverse coolness about that), and the fact that it has Internet Explorer. I'm one of those people who has to google everything so IE on my phone is very handy. It's also great that I can check train times when I need them and not have to go on the net just before I leave home for the day.
Neil Neil

Jun 04, 2004 at 7:40 PM

val3 wrote:

I think this is not enough (for example you could send an SMS from the airplane)...

True, but that assumes that my wife has her phone on, and that we get cellphone coverage at our house (we don't!). It's much easier for her, as well, to chat with a full keyboard on the PC than to send from her handset.

I do realise, however, that this is a very U.S. way of approaching it

Neil
AndyC

Jun 05, 2004 at 12:58 AM

Neil wrote:

I do realise, however, that this is a very U.S. way of approaching it

Neil

He he, yes. Here in Europe the idea that you can't send an SMS seems so dated. I think IM definately has the potential to be the "next SMS" though, once enough phones have the capability.
timw

Jun 07, 2004 at 12:09 PM

Give me Terminal Service Client or a VPN/Telnet solution and it would be kick'n