[IxDA Discuss] Tog talks about iPhone

[Esteban Barahona]

sorry vmail? video mail or voice mail?

2007/1/19, Robert Reimann <rmreimann at gmail.com>:
>
> Of course the iPhone is a lust object, just as designed. :)
>
> But I think Tog is right on when he talks about a missed opportunity
> in the lack of integration of messaging and other PIM functions.
>
> Back in 1998 I designed a smart PDA/phone concept for a cell phone
> manufacturer, the central functionality of which revolved around the
> integration of messaging in exactly the way Tog described it: look up
> a contact, and see all the forms of communication you've had with
> them, be it email, vmail, past phone conversation, or SMS/chat, in a
> single place. I don't recall if I'd included the voice to text
> functionality that Tog mentioned, but that would certainly have been a
> nice addition. The design also used information from the calendar to
> provide context for phone behavior; using location awareness to
> provide more contextual data opens up even more possibilities as Tog
> suggests. Naturally this sort of functionality was the first thing I
> looked for in the iPhone demos, but alas, the focus so far seems to be
> on making existing phone/PIM behaviors more accessible and appealing
> rather than deeply rethinking how they interoperate.
>
> While it's a little disappointing that Apple seems to have missed an
> opportunity while rethinking the cell phone so completely, on the
> other hand, this is only version 1.0, and Apple has plenty of time and
> ability to continue to innovate in this area, and I applaud them for
> being one of the few real forces of design innovation left in the CE
> industry.
>
> Robert.
>
> On 1/16/07, David Malouf <dave at synapticburn.com> wrote:
> > Thought people would be interested in this article by Tog.
> >
> > http://www.asktog.com/columns/070iPhoneFirstLook.html
> >
> > -- dave
>
> --
> Robert Reimann
> President, IxDA
>
> Manager, User Experience
> Bose Corporation
> Framingham, MA
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