I'm excited to just see the technology in action; battery life has arguably been the single greatest handicap to any and all portable devices.
Think about when wireless internet first came out: why, when your entire house was already conveniently wired with plugs and computers in several rooms, would you ever need a wireless connection?
I could see this spreading the same way WiFi has. Imagine a short-range model installed in coffee shops, where people could surf the web AND recharge their whatever while getting their morning joe. Tres cool.
The short range model I could see being very useful. Especially in coffee shops and airports. But this idea that I'm going to set my phone on a device, when I could just as easily plug it in seems a little ridiculous.
“We're grateful that RIM has finally decided to pay some attention to the sizable number of non-PC users that have been stuck with poor alternatives for way too long.”
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I'm excited to just see the technology in action; battery life has arguably been the single greatest handicap to any and all portable devices.
Think about when wireless internet first came out: why, when your entire house was already conveniently wired with plugs and computers in several rooms, would you ever need a wireless connection?
I could see this spreading the same way WiFi has. Imagine a short-range model installed in coffee shops, where people could surf the web AND recharge their whatever while getting their morning joe. Tres cool.
The short range model I could see being very useful. Especially in coffee shops and airports. But this idea that I'm going to set my phone on a device, when I could just as easily plug it in seems a little ridiculous.