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I guess people living in really cold parts of our planet don’t actually represent a significant share of consumers, hence handset makers don’t address their problems. One common problem these people may have is using a mobile phone with their winter gloves. Yap, you need much bigger keys as well as a handset capable to keep working after it was dropped in snow. That seems like the main idea of the Polar phone’s designer, Yuta Watanabe, who made sure the device is large enough, yet kinda compact thanks to its boomerang-like shape. Now, if I remember correctly, Nokia is from Finland and Sony Ericsson headquartered in Sweden. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t envision any Scandinavian country as a tropical paradise. Or to put it in other words — why don’t you Nokia and Sony Ericsson folks make these kind of phones for people living/working in the very north of your respective countries?
[Via: Gizmodo]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
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