While they are going to want to work out the product name trademark with recognizr; this looks to be something that is both cool (and creepy).
Using the camera, your smartphone can focus on a person's face and automatically display all of the social networking sites that they are a member of. You can then drag/drop the networks that you would like to communicate with the person on, and associate these with the person's profile. We aren't sure if this is going to work out to the benefit of women, or children, using mass transit, or just out in public -- but it's one of many things that are on the way.
The bottom line? Think through what information you place (anywhere) online. It will be there permanently.
Something to be aware of if you were considering Acer Liquid phones, is that only the newly released Liquid e runs the latest Google Android 2.1 OS. The previous Acer Liquid does not. Make sure to get the "e" version when buying.
Did you ever enjoy hearing a jiggle associated to a cherished product from your youth; feeling a little reassured that the product was still available?
Did you ever wonder why ventures like Monday Night Football fight to keep the same intro song -- even when Monday Night Football changes networks?
There is a value to branding a product; and not changing that branding so that customers KNOW what the product is immediately; just by a tune or a logo. This might even pull the customer in to pay closer attention than they would to unknown tunes and logos.
Well, this is something that Microsoft does not understand (or give much of a hoot about).
As announced at the 2010 Mobile World Congress, "Windows Mobile" is now "Windows Phone 7 Series".
Yes, the OS itself has undergone a complete change; to something much more Zune-like with tiled icons.
And, Yes, all of the third-party companies who have printed brochures; help files; web-site text or logos that describe their Microsoft compatible applications as "Windows Mobile"-based will be paying ... again ... to change the text to "WP7S".
If the third party has been in business long enough, they might have also enjoyed repackaging their products along with the following Microsoft platform name changes:
2010: Windows Phone 7 Series. 2009: Windows Phones. 2007: Windows Mobile in Professional, Standard, and Classic editions. 2003: Windows Mobile in (Can you stand it?) Pocket PC Premium, Pocket PC Professional; Pocket PC Phone and Smartphone ...