Comments on: No End to E-commerce http://cuothe.pundit.ca/2005/02/08/no-end-to-e-commerce/ Adam Cuothe's column cut's through IT industry analysis and PR Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:36:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: dlantier http://cuothe.pundit.ca/2005/02/08/no-end-to-e-commerce/#comment-15 dlantier Tue, 09 Aug 2005 04:15:12 +0000 http://www.cuothe.com/index.php/2005/02/08/no-end-to-e-commerce/#comment-15 Good call on the Nokia press release, that is a perfect example of the "as yet unheard of" technologies on the commercial horizon. You've heard the stories of strangers plugging into one another's iPods, the Nokia Near Field Communication (NFC) shell can bring that sensation to a whole new level. Touch the phone, it's fun and cheap This brings to mind the oldest profession in the world... right off the streets and directly into your converged phone/PDA task list. Had the escort set some ambiance using her iPod evening collection, perhaps a little Nokia tap could suck out that musical memory (for a fee) and start a viral marketing trend toward one's friends. Why stop there, as the phone/PDA devices continue to merge, they're picking up photographic capabilities. It's conceivable that a john or two could want to capture the moment with a video memento to enjoy later. A little tap could automatically download, pay, verify via Internet bank system, and unlock digital rights access (unless you're using an open source phone). In the end, you'll probably be able to beam the receipt to your accounting software. Good call on the Nokia press release, that is a perfect example of the “as yet unheard of” technologies on the commercial horizon. You’ve heard the stories of strangers plugging into one another’s iPods, the Nokia Near Field Communication (NFC) shell can bring that sensation to a whole new level. Touch the phone, it’s fun and cheap

This brings to mind the oldest profession in the world… right off the streets and directly into your converged phone/PDA task list. Had the escort set some ambiance using her iPod evening collection, perhaps a little Nokia tap could suck out that musical memory (for a fee) and start a viral marketing trend toward one’s friends. Why stop there, as the phone/PDA devices continue to merge, they’re picking up photographic capabilities. It’s conceivable that a john or two could want to capture the moment with a video memento to enjoy later. A little tap could automatically download, pay, verify via Internet bank system, and unlock digital rights access (unless you’re using an open source phone). In the end, you’ll probably be able to beam the receipt to your accounting software.

]]> By: anonymous http://cuothe.pundit.ca/2005/02/08/no-end-to-e-commerce/#comment-14 anonymous Tue, 09 Aug 2005 04:14:41 +0000 http://www.cuothe.com/index.php/2005/02/08/no-end-to-e-commerce/#comment-14 I don't think we've reached a saturation point for retail ease of use. The much hyped m-commerce is becoming a reality. At the 3GSM 2005 conference in Cannes, Nokia unveiled its new Nokia 3220 phone that is supports "Near Field Communication" (NFC) for m-commerce: your phone acts link a wireless debit card at your retail check-out. http://press.nokia.com/PR/200411/966879_5.html David, I would also be curious to read more about your thoughts on mobile phones vs PDAs and how converged mobile phone/PDAs can become an enabling "platform" for enterprise users (from IT to execs). I don’t think we’ve reached a saturation point for retail ease of use. The much hyped m-commerce is becoming a reality. At the 3GSM 2005 conference in Cannes, Nokia unveiled its new Nokia 3220 phone that is
supports “Near Field Communication” (NFC) for m-commerce: your phone acts link a wireless debit card at your retail check-out.

http://press.nokia.com/PR/200411/966879_5.html

David, I would also be curious to read more about your thoughts on mobile phones vs PDAs and how converged mobile phone/PDAs can become an enabling “platform” for enterprise users (from IT to execs).

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