Comments on: A new Blackberry and some new offerings – nah iPhone for me… http://www.diversity.net.nz/a-new-blackberry-and-some-new-offerings-nah-iphone-for-me/2008/05/13/ Commentary and Analysis for User-Centered Technology Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:02:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben Kepes http://www.diversity.net.nz/a-new-blackberry-and-some-new-offerings-nah-iphone-for-me/2008/05/13/comment-page-1/#comment-4024 Ben Kepes Tue, 13 May 2008 21:57:01 +0000 http://diversity.net.nz/?p=1067#comment-4024 Yep - it looks good David (at first glance and with no real in-depth knowledge) Yep – it looks good David (at first glance and with no real in-depth knowledge)

]]> By: David MacGregor http://www.diversity.net.nz/a-new-blackberry-and-some-new-offerings-nah-iphone-for-me/2008/05/13/comment-page-1/#comment-4022 David MacGregor Tue, 13 May 2008 21:28:06 +0000 http://diversity.net.nz/?p=1067#comment-4022 The iPhone is, no doubt very cool. I have only used the iPod Touch and base my impressions on that. The thing is this, though. Owning an iPhone will not make you cool. It may actually say all sorts of other things about you: Ostentatious, needy,…you know, the politics of envy. Me, I hate it when my phone rings and I won't answer or check messages from people who block their number. If I can't call you back at my leisure and if I choose to then - sorry. Delete. On an unrelated matter…have you seen www.coghead.com - build apps with no need for code knowledge, hosted online. What do you you think? The iPhone is, no doubt very cool. I have only used the iPod Touch and base my impressions on that. The thing is this, though. Owning an iPhone will not make you cool. It may actually say all sorts of other things about you: Ostentatious, needy,…you know, the politics of envy.

Me, I hate it when my phone rings and I won’t answer or check messages from people who block their number. If I can’t call you back at my leisure and if I choose to then – sorry. Delete.

On an unrelated matter…have you seen http://www.coghead.com – build apps with no need for code knowledge, hosted online. What do you you think?

]]> By: raf http://www.diversity.net.nz/a-new-blackberry-and-some-new-offerings-nah-iphone-for-me/2008/05/13/comment-page-1/#comment-4003 raf Mon, 12 May 2008 21:25:39 +0000 http://diversity.net.nz/?p=1067#comment-4003 I finally gave in and bought a blackberry pearl last month after years with a nokia 2280. i quite like it but still does most of the same stuff..like make phone calls...email functionality is helpful and the camera is great but i'm a bit slow on making use of other stuff on it. the iphone looks cool but all that stabbing around on the touch pad is a bit weird. this just confirms to me that we will always have gear that is immediately out of date and missing the latest new innovation. to me that creates a barrier to purchase which is probably why i'm always behind the times. the question is what do we do with all the old gear? I finally gave in and bought a blackberry pearl last month after years with a nokia 2280. i quite like it but still does most of the same stuff..like make phone calls…email functionality is helpful and the camera is great but i’m a bit slow on making use of other stuff on it.

the iphone looks cool but all that stabbing around on the touch pad is a bit weird.

this just confirms to me that we will always have gear that is immediately out of date and missing the latest new innovation. to me that creates a barrier to purchase which is probably why i’m always behind the times.

the question is what do we do with all the old gear?

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