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Nokia Aeon: The IPhone Nano You've Always Wanted

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Re: Nokia Aeon: The IPhone Nano You've Always Wanted

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Post by unalone »

mojombo wrote: post #2

The difference is that if Apple were to do something like this they'd actually ship product and not just release a far-fetched concept.

I remember the article on why Apple doesn't make conceptual phones. This article reminded me of that.

Apple's magic isn't that they have ideas of beautiful things. I'm sure every company does. Apple's magic is that the beautiful things they imagine come true.

(And I'd guess that's why a lot of people are Apple fans, myself included: because Apple seems to spit in the face of the idea that you can dream but it'll never come true. It's almost a giddy feeling.)

Re: Nokia Aeon: The IPhone Nano You've Always Wanted

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Post by tel »

lallysingh wrote: post #6

I'll have to disagree with the rest of the commenters here. These concept devices are useful the same way (as they essentially are) science fiction is. Inspiration and a focus on new ideas instead of implementation. Too much focus on the latter can distract engineers from solving higher-level user problems. You just have to look at them more as sci-fi than vaporware.

So if it's sci-fi, what does that say about Nokia?

Re: Nokia Aeon: The IPhone Nano You've Always Wanted

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Post by brushbox »

tel wrote: post #13
lallysingh wrote: post #6

I'll have to disagree with the rest of the commenters here. These concept devices are useful the same way (as they essentially are) science fiction is. Inspiration and a focus on new ideas instead of implementation. Too much focus on the latter can distract engineers from solving higher-level user problems. You just have to look at them more as sci-fi than vaporware.

So if it's sci-fi, what does that say about Nokia?

That dreams are much more exciting than mundane reality?

Re: Nokia Aeon: The IPhone Nano You've Always Wanted

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Post by nickb »

unalone wrote: post #11
mojombo wrote: post #2

The difference is that if Apple were to do something like this they'd actually ship product and not just release a far-fetched concept.

I remember the article on why Apple doesn't make conceptual phones. This article reminded me of that. Apple's magic isn't that they have ideas of beautiful things. I'm sure every company does. Apple's magic is that the beautiful things they imagine come true. (And I'd guess that's why a lot of people are Apple fans, myself included: because Apple seems to spit in the face of the idea that you can dream but it'll neve…

http://counternotions.com/2008/08/12/concept-products/

A commercial company’s ability to innovate is inversely proportional to its proclivity to publicly release conceptual products.

Re: Nokia Aeon: The IPhone Nano You've Always Wanted

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Post by felipe »

unalone wrote: post #11
mojombo wrote: post #2

The difference is that if Apple were to do something like this they'd actually ship product and not just release a far-fetched concept.

I remember the article on why Apple doesn't make conceptual phones. This article reminded me of that. Apple's magic isn't that they have ideas of beautiful things. I'm sure every company does. Apple's magic is that the beautiful things they imagine come true. (And I'd guess that's why a lot of people are Apple fans, myself included: because Apple seems to spit in the face of the idea that you can dream but it'll neve…

Exactly! "Real Artists Ship"

http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Real_Artists_Ship...

Re: Nokia Aeon: The IPhone Nano You've Always Wanted

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Post by unalone »

felipe wrote: post #18
unalone wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I remember the article on why Apple doesn't make conceptual phones. This article reminded me of that. Apple's magic isn't that they have ideas of beautiful things. I'm sure every company does. Apple's magic is that the beautiful things they imagine come true. (And I'd guess that's why a lot of people are Apple fans, myself included: because Apple seems to spit in the face of the idea that you can dream but it'll neve…

Exactly! "Real Artists Ship" http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Real_Artists_Ship...

That's an incredible story. What a concise look at the drive that Jobs puts into Apple employees. And, from what Apple's been churning out, it seems to work.

I also recall hearing that Apple engineers didn't think the iMac was technically possible, and Jobs made them build it anyway.

Re: Nokia Aeon: The IPhone Nano You've Always Wanted

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Post by unalone »

nickb wrote: post #17
unalone wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I remember the article on why Apple doesn't make conceptual phones. This article reminded me of that. Apple's magic isn't that they have ideas of beautiful things. I'm sure every company does. Apple's magic is that the beautiful things they imagine come true. (And I'd guess that's why a lot of people are Apple fans, myself included: because Apple seems to spit in the face of the idea that you can dream but it'll neve…

http://counternotions.com/2008/08/12/concept-products/ A commercial company’s ability to innovate is inversely proportional to its proclivity to publicly release conceptual products.

That's the post I mentioned. So true.
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