sougatadc 358 Report post Posted February 16, 2008 Following article of today's Economic Times tells us that customisation of handsets with goodies will be possible in near future. People will be seen with 'made-to-order' phones in hand. Go mobile, with custom toppings: THIS is one made-to-order device that everyone will love to have: the cellphone. If you are a music lover, why not have a phone which can hold more songs rather than heavy graphics. Alternatively, if you want a better camera on a handset, why settle for just a 2-megapixel one? Soon, you will be able to order a mobile phone built to your specifications, much like you can assemble a computer or order a custom-made one from Dell or any other PC vendor. It will carry a premium, but will definitely set you apart from the people who use the mass market product. A mobile phone is a combination of various parts — memory, processor, camera, MP3 music player, other applications, number of SIM card slots et al. Now, you’ll be able to dial up a vendor and buy parts off the shelf, and put together your own cellphone. This will completely overhaul the mobile phone business, which is currently dependent on selling whatever the cellphone maker wants to market rather than what you want to buy. Also, when mobile phone makers like to call their devices as computers, why can’t they custom-build them? That’s the problem the Chinese company, zzzPhone, is planning to solve. Their factory in China will custom-build a phone to your specifications — like the number of SIM card slots, applications accessibility, memory capacity etc. Made-to-order phone pretty feasible IT WILL look like any other regular handset. The difference will be inside: you can choose to have (or not have) GPS, 7-megapixel camera, 4GB internal memory, stereo speakers and Windows Mobile (or equivalent) operating system, processor upgrade or anything else. It even has two SIM card slots so you can keep your work and play in the same phone. Right now, prices are variable, starting at $149 for a 3-megapixel version with Windows Mobile and a 3-inch VGA display. The company claims to deliver orders within six weeks. Technical and marketing experts in India argue that while this is practical, the miniature mobile parts do pose a challenge in terms of how far you can go. Says Nokia India marketing director Devinder Kishore: “Custom-building can be incorporated. But Nokia already offers 40 new models each year, catering to the needs of a whole spectrum of users.” While a range of models in the market ensures that people have a choice, it does not satiate the desires of consumers who are looking for top-end exclusivity and here’s where the custom-built phone will score. Explains Hewlett-Packard India (personal systems group), president, Ravi Swaminathan: “Technically, it is possible. If you are willing to pay the price, anything can be custom-built, much like top-end cars. But I believe that a wide range is available in the market and meets the needs of over 90% of the market.” The miniature mobile components pose a challenge to custommake the gadget. But for people willing to shell out a premium, it won’t be a problem to choose between having, say, a global positioning system on the phone or a 10-megapixel camera. ARM (a chipmaker for cell phones) managing director Anil Gupta adds: “It’s possible to get to a point where we can buy a phone with more, or less memory. Also, in future, most mobiles will have USB ports to allow connecting to a ‘sister’ device. Even the idea of a ‘single-use’ mobile phone is not far-fetched (similar to the useand-throw cameras). Such phones could be useful when you are travelling to a new destination: you keep your regular phone, but use the single-use unit while at the new location, throwing it away when you are ready to leave.” Whatever the technical challenges, a made-to-order phone is pretty much feasible and soon, you will be able to ask for one with your own specifications. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KumaarShah 143 Report post Posted February 16, 2008 ^^^ Wow, thats some news man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petar 15 Report post Posted February 16, 2008 way 2 go... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vishalkumar 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2008 Great information. Hoping for this to become a reality soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
@ksh@T 20 Report post Posted February 16, 2008 thats the most interesting thing man! waiting for such things to happen . .he he assembeled MOBILE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Honest 836 Report post Posted February 16, 2008 ^^^ @sougata Thats really a very great news my dear friend. Soon we are going to have custom made mobiles. Its going to be huge success. Regards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
imshyam 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2008 Oops that's a Great news ! Nice Info Hope it will come Soon ! Regards Shyam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssr 10 Report post Posted February 17, 2008 Modu phone: modular phone Think of this phone as a SIM or memory card. Imagine you could turn it into a multitude of different phones or devices, without needing to pay as much for those devices as you would if they were standalone products, Use a PDA cover/Jacket at morning, change it with a music cover in the evening The Modu phone will be available from the 1 October in Israel, Italy and Russia. Source: Google http://www.modumobile.com/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
santhoshavanoor 7 Report post Posted February 18, 2008 Good News, But can also we need additonal option to change the face of the mobile, that means one month nokia N73, next month sony ericsson, etc without changing the inner hardwares. Is it possible? We can wait...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssr 10 Report post Posted February 18, 2008 Goto http://www.modumobile.com you will know, or else watch the video in youtube Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
