5 Days to Go: Some more gossip in the grain
With only 5 days to go before the SLUSH event in Helsinki, Jolla have been quite rightly shrouded in secrecy.
Anyhow, in the meantime, we have heard through the grapevine a few more delicious snippets to whet our appetites in the run up to the event.
The first snippet comes from a translated Finnish source: http://www.digitoday.fi/vimpaimet/2012/09/26/jolla-haluaa-vieda-meegoa-uusiin-laitteisiin/201238635/66
Please note the translation is not brilliant, but at least we can get the idea:
Jolla phone will be new features and functionality. Hurmola the example of a new way to send messages or make a calendar.
This sounds interesting – ‘a new way to send messages or make calendar’ ? Could Jussi be talking about more voice integration or perhaps another quicker way to send a message or set up an appointment – any guesses here ?
The other source is: http://www.radiocity.fi/uutiset/vapaalla/jollan-toimitusjohtaja-kaipaa-nokialta-ja-applelta-jotain-uutta/2/3896
We want to bring customizability with us. Everyone, who purchases a Jolla device, will be able to mold it as he/she likes both in physical and UX aspects.
This sounds very interesting indeed – a moldable form factor ? Perhaps the translation is slightly misleading in this case and by ‘mold’, Jussi is referring to changing for example the case or shell ? Also from this statement it definitely sounds like the UX is customizable just as we hoped!
Either way, this information shows promise of more exciting things from Jolla along the way – whether the finer details will become more clear at the SLUSH event is anyones guess – lets hope so!!
Thanks to jiipee for the tips!
That 2nd one sounds bizarre, I doubt there’d be much molding one can do in a physical sense. Perhaps it just refers to something similar to what Nokia’s done with the 820? Personally I’d love a snap-on/off qwerty, similar to the Surface.
+1 !!!!!!!!
Wonder if the UX part means we’ll be able to install a different user interface, such as Plasma Active or whatever else KDE comes up with for mobile phones. That would be awesome!
Free translation for the ‘mold’ part is:
We would also like to provide the customers options to configure their phone. Everyone who buys a Jolla device will be able to configure it to their liking, both the physical aspects and the user interface.
The original translation that I made was not really thought over
Configuring – with my limited English skills – is more suitable for software. Adapt or modify would maybe fit better with psysical aspects.
I cannot really think anything else than different colors, replaceable covers, stand-by screen and peripherals. Maybe we can get the qwerty separately and worging either via USB or bluetooth
its too sad!! bluethooth keyboard eating energy with signal, i prefer a physical keyboard; and my USB port must be free when i use my keyboard
BLE or NFC (yes NFC for the connection is possible) = negligible energy used, & far more convenient than built-in keyb.
Having said that, something like what the Surface tablet employs may also be acceptable…
i prefer ONE thing in the hand and no a object with thousand gadjets…
i won’t have a keyboard flying in my house
the datechable modular QWERTY is the best.
when u won’t use keyboard u only must keep close the modular datechable..
so what more u want???
How is a detachable modular keyb (which take note is my preference too) any less likely to result in you having a “keyboard flying in your house”?
nfs is for coupling/pairing only, then bluetooth stack takes over. It is not a complete fully usable transport protocol that could replace BT.
edit: replace nfs with NFC (i am network engineer, this is a freudian slip)
Not one that could fully replace BT for all uses, of course…
But most certainly one that can replace it for portable qwerty’s, read this thread:
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=81493&page=3
This particular product didn’t arrive for the N9 ultimately, & is quite a poor implementation in some respects*.
But it demonstrates that the transport is perfectly usable for the intended application.
*battery not replaceable or rechargeable WTF!?
Many concepts even devices have been made in that way or still in progress. We should also remember that Nokia was one of those innovators. Who could have imagined an outstanding UX such as Harmattan? So why not a modular phone from Jolla if the hdw is ready? Jolla is expecting to create havoc in the market. So everything can be imagine.
Check this from Microsoft http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/23/microsoft-patents-modular-windows-phone-with-swappable-batteries/
and those concepts http://www.concept-phones.com/page/2/?s=modular
Those were nice, thanks!
As a sidenote. I truly wish that Jolla would have something cooking with NTT docomo, the former Nokia Symbian partner. As seen on the second site, they clearly have a culture of innovation and still a lot could be learned from them.
but Nokia NOW finish to make outstanding UX.. .now he has only WIN8
so the success of nokia finish here
WTF?
Just imagine this stuff, MeeGo, flexible UI and perhaps phys. keyboard possibility.
And on top of that Qt support. Goodie goodie goodie, yum yum. Christmas comes early this year.
@Jiipee: Yes that second site had some real out of the box innovations – I’m sure we’ll start seeing more of this stuff coming through in the next few years as they perfect the tech.
@Caane: I think Jiipee was saying NTT Docomo who are former partner with Nokia not Nokia itself. Anyhow, Nokia look set for great things with 920/820: http://mynokiablog.com/2012/11/19/lumia-920-sales-better-than-expected-completely-sold-out-in-germany-stock-prices-rising/.
@James: Lost in translation ?
Yes, I meant NTT, not Nokia themselves. NTT must have been quite angry, when Elop killed Symbuan. NTT had only few weeks before communicated that they will support Symbian. Since they are extremely innovative vompany, they should value the possibility to influence an OS more than they can do with Android.
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