sandshark's Profile

There's synergy between a pda address/contacts and a phone. Many moons ago I had the pain of dialing a number I had in another pda device. I haven't missed the calendar while on the phone, but then again I could get to it by going to speaker phone. The loud phone ringer works well with the pda's alarm feature. The pda is also a nicer input device for SMS messages. Seriously, it's a good marriage. I like the idea of being able to use songs for ring tones. But other than that, I don't see much benefit of combining a phone and an music player. The only reason anyone is tempted is because phones have already secured spots in most people's pockets -- it's always with you. Ok, but my headphones aren't always with me so what's the point. If I have to remember to bring my headphones, I can bring my ipod shuffle. And if I listen to four hours music at the cost of eight hours of standby, I'm going to be upset if there is an emergency and my phone has no juice. Also, a phone is a social device, listening to headphone music isn't, which is the reason its in your pocket in the first place. An ipod type device would have more synergy combining with a game device or e-book reader. Heck, you could even listen to music while playing a game. They are all entertainment devices, have similar distribution, and run with a similar razor blade model. In fact, itunes could be used to sell other kinds of media as well. And as far as when you use it, the ipod or psp or gba all have something else in common -- they make great solitaire.