Beyond iPhone, gadgets led year's mobile developments
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The 2007 mobile music market could be  summed up in one phrase: "It's the device, stupid."
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By Vijayan Menon  IN the mobile world, time and space will have no significance given the feverish pace at which technology is advancing.  It was not too long ago when a mobile phone was a chunky, brick- like gadget that had a limited range and which one lugged around.
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âThe best recent advance in the mobile telecommunications user space came not from a mobile telecom company but from Apple Inc. â the iPhone.â  That, according to David Benjamin (EE Times) was the conclusion reached by a âblue-ribbon panel of human behavior and technology experts at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.â And, Benjamin points out, âAnup Murarka, director of technical marketing for Adobe, cited a study showing that 77 percent of iPhone purchasers described themselves as âvery satisfiedâ with their user experience.â
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Wu'll be lucky Analysts are predicting that Apple will launch a mobile phone in the first half of 2007.â¦
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SAN FRANCISCO  -   Computerlike "smart" cellphones are starting to go mainstream, creating opportunities for the wireless industry. Holiday shoppers are expected to drive the number of smartphones sold this year to 81 million, says wireless analyst Todd Kort at researcher Gartner.
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Among the hot stories this year: Apple launched the iPhone, Google announced Android, and social networking hit prime time.
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From a cell phone with just six buttons to one that lets users dictate text messages and another that delivers the results of a breathalyzer test, mobile handset makers put their most eye-catching gadgets on display at this week's wireless industry conference.
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Recent gadgets hitting the market include a portable hard drive, a multimedia player, a Bluetooth device and more.
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The popularity of mobiles packed with features is set to explode as they get better and cheaper, say analysts.
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Sometimes the innovation elves just miss the mark. Without a doubt, 2004 saw the debut of some great new products, like the cellphone that keeps track of blood sugar levels
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At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, mobile media -- picture tiny new audio-visual jukeboxes in all shapes, sizes -- is a major theme.
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For many of us, the latest mobile telephones on the market are simply cool gadgets for making calls, with a few nifty electronic extras -- MP3, agenda, e-mail, image capture -- tacked on.
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After taking stock of the hottest Internet and technology stories of the year, Michael Krey (Yahoo) puts the release of iPhone at the top of the list.  âThe iPhone marked Appleâs first smart phone, and the cell phone industry will never be the same. Appleâs product doubles as an iPod digital music and video player.â iPhone, Krey concludes, ushers in âan era of more user-friendly handheld gadgets.â
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The newest in a stream of upcoming slim and powerful cell phones
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Our cell phone columnist counts down the year's best handsets, Bluetooth headset, and solar-powered charger.
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iPhone certainly caught Dean Takahashiâs  attention in 2007.  âApple tossed out the design parameters for cell phones and came up with a device based on what you wished cell phones would be,â he reports. iPhone âhas a 3.5-inch display, a touch screen that makes it easier to use your fingers to browse Web pages, an instant link to YouTubeâs top videos and an easy way to call contacts or create group calls.â Takahashi also thinks the â new iMacs look great as wireless all-in-one units without a lot of ugly cables. They have great automatic backup systems, wonderful video editing tools, and cool methods for keeping your desktop organized.â
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InfoWorld - Gadgets have always taken center stage at the Consumer Electronics Show, but this year more than ever, even the coolest devices seem to be mere means to an end -- access to content and services whenever and wherever you want them.