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I think it could work, but I think it would have to marketed differently. Right now it seems aimed towards the twenty-something web developer who might be more
by cbryan 18y ago
I think it could work, but I think it would have to marketed differently. Right now it seems aimed towards the twenty-something web developer who might be more casual. I think there's an equally large opening for a device like this marketed towards more traditional businessmen. Replace the Rolodex, make migrating to social networking apps easier, etc.
The device is certainly a limitation too. Maybe think about ways it could be implemented as a mobile phone app? The hardware infrastructure for mobile apps already exists, and people are already comfortable with it. Bluetooth would be nice, but I don't know how easy it is to leverage that sort of technology.
- PStamatiou 18y agoI had the same thoughts about mobile phone app implementation but there would no doubt be some large issues to overcome. Not all phones can have apps, etc, not everyone has bluetooth..
- seiji 18y agoPhone apps have a few problems: * How many models and manufacturers and OS revisions for phones are there? Do you have time to create and support 80 versions of your application? * No phone can communicate peer-to-peer, so you are reliant on the carrier network or if you are lucky, 802.11abgn access. * Phones are locked down. Even the glorious iPhone has a direct reference forbidding peer-to-peer applications in the developer docs. * Even if all of the above was feasible, extremely few people would install your application on their phone. Sorry. All the above hassle leads to companies such as Brightkite saying "screw it, we're going to use SMS and webpages to be dodgeball++"