Monday, June 10, 2002
The King is dead, long live the King
Posted by marlof in "NEWS" @ 12:44 PM
http://loox.org/
Jerome Neuveglise, owner of more websites than he possibly can remember, found some interesting info on the Brighthand boards where it shows step-by-step mPhone settings leak some Pocket Loox screenshots. On one of his sites, Loox.org, Jerome explains what these screenshots mean according to him. The Bluetooth manager in the Loox seems to be highly sophisticated!
This kind of rumour spreading, enthusiasm and anticipation reminds me very much of the Compaq iPAQ around and after the original Pocket PC launch in April 2000. Many people were posting links to pictures, screenshots, accessories, etc., all of a device that wasn't even available. And just like now, people wondered if they would get the first of the new breed (then Jornada 540 and now Toshiba e740) or wait for other things to come. Of those other things, just like the iPAQ then, in my unscientific analysis the Loox seems to have captivated most people so far. I cannot recall any other newly announced device causing so much buzz in quite some time.
But maybe I'm wrong. Although the market is very different now than it was then, with many more OEMs aiming to please us with their devices, there always seems to be a King according to many users. Of the devices announced until now, what's the device that will be your King?
Jerome Neuveglise, owner of more websites than he possibly can remember, found some interesting info on the Brighthand boards where it shows step-by-step mPhone settings leak some Pocket Loox screenshots. On one of his sites, Loox.org, Jerome explains what these screenshots mean according to him. The Bluetooth manager in the Loox seems to be highly sophisticated!
This kind of rumour spreading, enthusiasm and anticipation reminds me very much of the Compaq iPAQ around and after the original Pocket PC launch in April 2000. Many people were posting links to pictures, screenshots, accessories, etc., all of a device that wasn't even available. And just like now, people wondered if they would get the first of the new breed (then Jornada 540 and now Toshiba e740) or wait for other things to come. Of those other things, just like the iPAQ then, in my unscientific analysis the Loox seems to have captivated most people so far. I cannot recall any other newly announced device causing so much buzz in quite some time.
But maybe I'm wrong. Although the market is very different now than it was then, with many more OEMs aiming to please us with their devices, there always seems to be a King according to many users. Of the devices announced until now, what's the device that will be your King?
