Comments for Mobile Monday Boston

Comment on UK and Boston Startups Present at March’s Mobile Monday Boston by Hello Vino

Hello Vino — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:41:40 +0000

Thanks for the mention, Randy.

A small correction on the Hello Vino summary - it was actually Principal & Co-Founder Jim McNamee who presented the app at the Mobile Monday Boston event.

Thanks again,

The Hello Vino Team

Comment on Boston’s Mobile Investment Report 2009 by Venture Funding Down, Overall Deal Flow Up for Boston Mobile Industry in 2009 « Mass Mobile Month

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:26:25 +0000

[...] investing started out strong in 2009, according to the report, with $208 million invested in the first quarter. But investors couldn’t keep up the pace. [...]

Comment on UK vs. US Mobile Demos by Scott Janousek » Blog Archive » Mobile Monday Boston tomorrow night with demos from US and UK companies

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:23:11 +0000

[...] you’re in the Boston arena tomorrow night, there’s a Mobile Monday going on where companies from both the US as well as from the UK will be demoing. The event is [...]

Comment on UK vs. US Mobile Demos by Eight Great UK Mobile Companies to Tour Boston Next Week « Mass Mobile Month

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:38:05 +0000

[...] Mobile Monday Boston—UK vs US mobile demos http://www.momoboston.com/2010/02/23/uk-vs-us-mobile-demos/ [...]

Comment on Announcing Mobile Camp 3 on April 3rd by Battery Electric Firefly

Battery Electric Firefly — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:02:28 +0000

Battery Electric Firefly…

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Comment on Nov 17th – Early Stage Mobile Companies by The Consumerization of Enterprise Mobility – Where’s Windows Mobile? | The Enterprise Mobility Forum

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:39:46 +0000

[...] I am a member, and regular participant at Mobile Monday Boston events. This month's event was all about startups focused on consumer mobility. There was a total of 10 companies, and [...]

Comment on Apple’s iPad Will Push Multiple Usage Models by Randy Giusto

Randy Giusto — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:07:01 +0000

this wasn’t a downer for fans. There are just two camps- people who love it and people who like you, point out all the faults (which are all PC-related features) and not many in the middle. I don’t think it’s the buzz like the original iPhone, but it’s not the flop of Apple TV. I’m not an Apple fan boy, I run both Apple and Win7 platforms and I don’t use an iPhone, I use a BlackBerry.

If Apple added a camera, VOIP support, multi-tasking, etc, there is NO WAY they’d hit the price points. Apple’s strategy is to get you to ugrade your iPod, iPhone, etc. every 18-24 months. Or..pay it forward to someone in your house, and go buy a new one.

My thoughts and impressions are based on talking to lots of mobile developers (on both coasts) that write for multiple platforms. Their focus list for 2010 in order seems to be iPhone, Android, and tweaking for iPad, while keeping an eye on Symbian’s transition to open source, and who buys Palm/WebOS. There are pockets of them who remain loyal to BlackBerry too.

Comment on Apple’s iPad Will Push Multiple Usage Models by Randy Giusto

Randy Giusto — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:57:28 +0000

see my previous comments- yes, I acknowledge the backlash from folks about long term ebook reading on a color LCD display. But for magazines and newspappers it’s pretty good. We have to see what dimming tools come out for e-book reading on the iPad.

Comment on Apple’s iPad Will Push Multiple Usage Models by Randy Giusto

Randy Giusto — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:55:30 +0000

Well, I have two coments- First, agreeing that it’s bad display for long term book reading because it’s reflective and color. The e-Ink stuff is much better on the eyes for long term book reading. Second- but, it’s a good screen for magazines and newspapers. I’ve heard this from a few publishers and people in that space. The iPhone has apps where you can throttle contract and brightness up and down with a finger swipe. I’d expect that on iPad. So unitl we can get one in our hands and throttle down the contrast and brightness for long term ebook reading, people shouldn’t jump to conclusions. Plus I’d expect a black on white and white on black text throttle too.

Comment on Apple’s iPad Will Push Multiple Usage Models by igor111

igor111 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:03:27 +0000

You gotta be kidding… I'l admit, I'm not an Apple fan, but really, this was a downer even for fans. NO camera and NO multitasking are big minuses. Grandma can't chat with grandkids with VoIP. Business guy can't switch between notepad, calendar, and doodle pad apps. College kid will strain eyes over screen. How is this useful?!? Even as a stepping stone, it will already be surpassed this summer by other devices in that price range. Obviously this writer is a fanboy…