[心得] What if...

從接觸 iPhone 到現在兩年時間
手上的機子也從 BlackJack 到 iPhone 3G 再到 iPhone 3Gs
當時紀錄下的心得

- [ iPhone ] 快速測試心得

如今回頭再看
某些點在軟硬體升級和 App Store 開放後順利解決
但也仍留下不少遺憾空懸著...

而我一直最希望看的是個人資訊管理(PIM)的加強

MChiang wrote:
沒有一個整合的訊息中心 :
行事曆 / E-mail / 簡訊 / 語音信箱留言...等各自運作. 希望能有一個統合的訊息中心

這是 iPhone OS 1.0 的標準主視窗

到了最新的 OS 3.0 補上了陽春的推播訊息
本質上沒有改變
桌面依舊任由應用程式icon佔據空間
而不是呈現使用者需要的"資訊"

如果是這樣的改變呢?


(via iPhone Needs a New Home)


另外我期待看到 Palm 的 "Synergy" 概念能引進 iPhone OS

Palm wrote:
Palm Synergy, a key feature of webOS that brings your information from all the places it resides into one logical view. You don't have to worry about tracking multiple calendars, contacts and messaging applications - Synergy brings it to you for a more comprehensive and truly representative view of your life.

Linked contacts - With Synergy, you have a single view that links your contacts from a variety of sources, so accessing them is easier than ever. For example, if you have the same contact listed in your Outlook(3), Google and Facebook accounts, Synergy recognizes that they're the same person and links the information, presenting it to you as one listing. And if you update a contact on your webOS device, it also will be updated in your various accounts, whether on a personal computer or on the web.

Layered calendars - Your calendars can be seen on their own or layered together in a single view, combining work, family, friends, sports teams, or other interests. You can toggle to look at one calendar at a time, or see them all at a glance.

Combined messaging - Synergy lets you see all your conversations with the same person in a chat-style view, even if it started in IM and you want to reply with text messaging. You can also see who's active in a buddy list right from contacts, and start a new conversation with just one touch.

畢竟手機對我而言不是一個中心點
而是資料擷取與統合應用的用戶端

手機透過相機, 麥克風, 電子羅盤, GPS... 等感應器擷取資料傳送到網路雲端
以雲端為中心輻射連結我的所有裝置(桌機, 筆電, 手機, Media center... 等)
(相較 iPhone 的設計哲學是以 PC 端上的 iTunes 為中心)
並在終端上將多方資源以單一整合的方式呈現 (例: Augmented Reality)

延伸閱讀:
- "Synergy" means no need to "save" or "sync" on Palm's pre
- Syncing vs. saving, and the case for a home storage cloud

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Apple 藉由 iPhone 定義了新一代的智慧手機
並享有先行者一枝獨秀的優勢

但明年之後 Apple 會面對一個不一樣的局面
在競爭對手紛紛準備就緒後



Zune Ecosystem (Software + Services) 的軟體與 nVidia Tegra 的硬體成為 WM7 的雛型

Apple 很可能因自身的封閉性格重演其在 PC 領域的歷史
在市場開拓到達一個巔峰後被對手超越
而新世代智慧手機也將在這時正式進入百花爭榮的繁盛時期


- The boom in smart-phones: Cleverly simple


一如 Windows 7 的發佈宣告了一個舊時代的結束, 新的時代也隨即開展


- Clash of the clouds


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結尾來點輕鬆的 :)

使用者自訂背景執行應用


將 Mac OS X 上的 Exposé 引進 iPhone OS