sounds like an excellent idea to me. would definitely be a killer application to use the phone in a peer-to-peer style without using the telco network. UI-wise this could be realized in organizing the addressbook more like a IM client where you can see if your buddies are in BT-/WiFi-Range, Online (via any network connection (GPRS/UMTS/BT/WiFi)) or offline (callable/SMSable). In any situation you could choose to send text/chat or call your buddy. And the phone chooses the best (cost/battery life/reception) way to contact the buddy.
what do you think? max tyler laing wrote: > Hello to one and all, and allow me to present a few ideas for the > Neo1973/Openmoko combination that will drive sales and support. > > Simply put, use the phone number as an unique identifier for the phone, > that can be broadcast via wifi or bluetooth, and then, when you give > someone your phone-number, the have this identifier. (Only if > they have a compatible phone/OS combination) > > Then, when you are in range, you can text/IM/call them over bluetooth/wifi. > To me, this would be the ultimate teenager tool. It bypasses the Telco > limits > frees the phone for many social uses, say parties, hanging out, etc. > > And here's the thing: this should be ideally transparent to the users of > the > phone what mode is being used. However, if concerned, there can be a simple > icon representing the mode used. > > This sort of application will seem inconsequential, but in reality, it > is the > sort of thing that will drive change. As wifi tech improves, battery life > improves, a feature like this will be a killer deal. > > Have any of you read any of Vernor Vinge's Singularity novels? Wherein he > postulates an interconnected world of a depth that is only dreamed of now. > To me, a platform like OpenMoko has the possibility to drive change in such > a way, that the world will literally be changed. If thats not your goal, in > any project, why do it? If it won't change the world, even a small portion > of it, then you are doing something wrong. > > The future will be driven by those whom not only anticipate change, but > drive it by their actions and goals. I want to help OpenMoko since > I feel it can change the world. > > Do you? > > -Sincerely, Tyler. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Discover the new Windows Vista Learn more! > <http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=windows+vista&mkt=en-US&form=QBRE> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > OpenMoko community mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
