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NexPhone: One device to rule them all

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Re: NexPhone: One device to rule them all

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Post by programminggeek »

This is not a terrible idea, but it feels like a hugely niche product. Motorola has tried this already with the Atrix and it has yet to take off. Maybe Ubuntu will fix that, but I am not so sure. If this is a good phone experience and a crappy PC experience, nobody is going to care. This needs to be both a great phone and a great PC. Otherwise it's just a phone.

Also, why is this not using Kickstarter? It seems like Kickstarter is "the place" to raise money for something like this, so it's likely that it won't raise as much money as it could just because of the site they're using.

Re: NexPhone: One device to rule them all

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Post by SoapSeller »

programminggeek wrote: post #2

This is not a terrible idea, but it feels like a hugely niche product. Motorola has tried this already with the Atrix and it has yet to take off. Maybe Ubuntu will fix that, but I am not so sure. If this is a good phone experience and a crappy PC experience, nobody is going to care. This needs to be both a great phone and a great PC. Otherwise it's just a phone. Also, why is this not using Kickstarter? It seems like…

  Flexible Funding campaign
  This campaign will receive all of the funds contributed by Sat Nov 10 at 11:59PM PT.
Also, Kickstarter seems to work best when you offer the actual product as a perk.

I don't believe that there is even a remote possibility of this being more than a vaporware. Even if they get to their goal. The amount of money isn't enough for producing a smartphone in today's situation(patents & all that jazz).

Re: NexPhone: One device to rule them all

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Post by kiallmacinnes »

Have all the specs been left out or am I missing something? .. Anyway - ignoring that!

Interestingly the Perks/Rewards for this are a departure from what other KickStarter and Indiegogo campaigns have offered... Even the highest level ($10,000) doesn't seem to "buy" you a phone..

Re: NexPhone: One device to rule them all

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Post by bbayer »

kiallmacinnes wrote: post #6

Have all the specs been left out or am I missing something? .. Anyway - ignoring that! Interestingly the Perks/Rewards for this are a departure from what other KickStarter and Indiegogo campaigns have offered... Even the highest level ($10,000) doesn't seem to "buy" you a phone..

Agreed. I also didn't see any planned release date.

Re: NexPhone: One device to rule them all

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Post by vesky »

Sooo... basically the Asus Padfone but without the comfort of being made by a renowned hardware manufacturer and the nice feeling you have knowing it actually exists and you can buy it.

I see a bright future for this product[idea] indeed!... /s

Re: NexPhone: One device to rule them all

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Post by mikemoka »

This will never work well because of a very simple fact, the phone experience, still one of the main aspect considered nowadays when purchasing a phone, would be seriously diminished when the phone is docked because you would have to use a bluetooth headset to answer the calls and it would be impossible to see who is calling you if you move away from the docked phone for a minute, because you won't probably carry a laptop around or because you probably won't take the time to remove the phone from the dock to light up a cigarette.

Re: NexPhone: One device to rule them all

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Post by jiggy2011 »

This has all the trappings of something that sounds like a good idea in theory but will most likely falter in the marketplace.

Considering how cheap you can get a laptop or tablet these days with a much faster CPU, more memory etc than a smartphone.

Also considering that it's going to be a pain in the ass to go around hooking/unhooking your phone from every device that you want to use. The software for each device is likely to need to be different too or provide a farily sub-par experience, leading to a lot of confusion.

Also , if you lose your phone you're not just losing your phone but also the brains behind all your other devices.

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