The lack of any news worth mentioning today is giving me some spare time to day dream. I know I’ve seen documentaries before showcasing how a car gets designed, from the first drawing to mass production; I’ve also seen a similar film made about a passenger jet.
No one has done anything like this for cell phones however.
For the 8800, 5300, E61, N91 (few of you I would assume), 9300, and 5500 lovers out there: wouldn’t you want to see the life history of your phone? The people who designed it? The people who prototyped it?
That’s one of the many reasons I started this blog. I love seeking information like that, and sharing it with the world. It’s also why I’m hoping to become the Robert Scoble of Nokia at some point. Look at what he started after just walking around Microsoft HQ in Redmond, WA asking people who they were and what they do for the company with a camcorder and throwing it up on the net. He made the company more personal with Channel 9.
Why doesn’t the 5300 have a 3.5 mm jack? Why does the E61 lack a jog dial? Why does the 8800 have such horrible battery life? What target audience was in mind when designing the 5500? Why does the N91 look like a giant Pez dispenser?
I really wish more people at Nokia would blog, I’m going to keep on pushing for this to happen. I love the S60 blogs, but there is so much more to Nokia then Symbian Series 60 and cell phones. Emerging markets, research such as HSDPA and HSUPA, and marketing oh my! There is a lack of information, a void, that needs to be filled.
I know Tommi is going to read this: Have you checked why the Nokia Research Center’s website doesn’t have an RSS feed? I’d love to keep track of what people are working on.
Am I the only one who would love to know these things or am I just weird?