Comments on: Put on a sombrero because the bright minds at Nokia are shining http://www.intomobile.com/2007/05/29/put-on-a-sombrero-because-the-bright-minds-at-nokia-are-shining.html Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:02:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Milhouse http://www.intomobile.com/2007/05/29/put-on-a-sombrero-because-the-bright-minds-at-nokia-are-shining.html/comment-page-1/#comment-13633 Milhouse Wed, 30 May 2007 14:53:43 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2007/05/29/put-on-a-sombrero-because-the-bright-minds-at-nokia-are-shining.html#comment-13633 Coincidentally there are two threads[1][2] on the Internet Tablet Forum which cover this type of functionality - the initial discussion started following the announcement of the Palm Folio. Palm (apparently - full reveal later today) see the Folio as a "companion" device for a smartphone with a big screen and keyboard, and data entered into the companion is automatically synced with the smartphone (and vice versa). Ultimately syncing and sharing this data is ridiculous - just make the companion a thin client UI with no storage, and use the smartphone as the compute/storage device and there's no syncing required. All data will be stored on the smartphone (or perhaps remotely somewhere on the internet but accessed via the smartphone) and no data is ever stored on the companion. However the data is viewed and updated via the companion, which offers a better form factor for this activity. Nokia look like they may be headed in the thin client direction, but I'm not really sure I want to access everything through a web browser (for example on my N800) or via the internet. I'd rather have native client apps using web services to access data on the smartphone, or VNC over a local WiFi/BT connection but maybe that will come later. 1. <a href="http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?p=50122#post50122" rel="nofollow">http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?p=50122#post50122</a> 2. <a href="http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6551" rel="nofollow">http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6551</a> Coincidentally there are two threads[1][2] on the Internet Tablet Forum which cover this type of functionality – the initial discussion started following the announcement of the Palm Folio. Palm (apparently – full reveal later today) see the Folio as a “companion” device for a smartphone with a big screen and keyboard, and data entered into the companion is automatically synced with the smartphone (and vice versa).

Ultimately syncing and sharing this data is ridiculous – just make the companion a thin client UI with no storage, and use the smartphone as the compute/storage device and there’s no syncing required. All data will be stored on the smartphone (or perhaps remotely somewhere on the internet but accessed via the smartphone) and no data is ever stored on the companion. However the data is viewed and updated via the companion, which offers a better form factor for this activity.

Nokia look like they may be headed in the thin client direction, but I’m not really sure I want to access everything through a web browser (for example on my N800) or via the internet. I’d rather have native client apps using web services to access data on the smartphone, or VNC over a local WiFi/BT connection but maybe that will come later.

1. http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?p=50122#post50122
2. http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6551

]]> By: Rob Evans http://www.intomobile.com/2007/05/29/put-on-a-sombrero-because-the-bright-minds-at-nokia-are-shining.html/comment-page-1/#comment-13632 Rob Evans Tue, 29 May 2007 15:52:28 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2007/05/29/put-on-a-sombrero-because-the-bright-minds-at-nokia-are-shining.html#comment-13632 I think it's interesting Apple drops the word computing and Nokia starts to use it...who's right and who's getting it wrong? I think it’s interesting Apple drops the word computing and Nokia starts to use it…who’s right and who’s getting it wrong?

]]> By: Itai http://www.intomobile.com/2007/05/29/put-on-a-sombrero-because-the-bright-minds-at-nokia-are-shining.html/comment-page-1/#comment-13631 Itai Tue, 29 May 2007 14:51:38 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2007/05/29/put-on-a-sombrero-because-the-bright-minds-at-nokia-are-shining.html#comment-13631 I installed the mobile web server on my phone (nokia E70) middle of last year sometime and I demoed it to a couple of people not too many people "got it". I was trying to explain the significance of serving web pages from a mobile and the ideas of the access it can afford. Its good to see Nokia is trying to formalize the message and implement it and even better that its based on an open source project. I installed the mobile web server on my phone (nokia E70) middle of last year sometime and I demoed it to a couple of people not too many people “got it”. I was trying to explain the significance of serving web pages from a mobile and the ideas of the access it can afford. Its good to see Nokia is trying to formalize the message and implement it and even better that its based on an open source project.

]]> By: EldarMurtazin http://www.intomobile.com/2007/05/29/put-on-a-sombrero-because-the-bright-minds-at-nokia-are-shining.html/comment-page-1/#comment-13630 EldarMurtazin Tue, 29 May 2007 13:16:21 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2007/05/29/put-on-a-sombrero-because-the-bright-minds-at-nokia-are-shining.html#comment-13630 SE make the same thing and Motorola as well :) SE make the same thing and Motorola as well :)

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