It only took 10 months after its release on the Android but Google Goggles the visual search application is now available for the iPhone.
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I first learned about the Apple PEEL, which converts an iPod to a fully functional iPhone that sends text messages and makes phone calls for free, through Tony Sagami of Uncommon Wisdom. Sagami encourages a sell or profit taking on Apple stocks because the Apple PEEL is selling “like hotcakes” in China, will soon be available in the US and could potentially have an significant impact on Apples iPhone sales. The device sells for just under $80 dollars and does require the jailbreaking of the iPod but that is not an big issue for those who are motivated to save hundreds of dollars and have the freedom of not dealing with AT&T for a data plan
According to Bloomberg, Engaget, CNET and several other reputable sources it looks like this could be a genuine option to committing to a multi year contract and excessive dataplan rates. We should see Apple response to this device very soon and time will tell if this will play out as it did for Psystar the clone maker that Apple was able to sue into submission.
If you are Research in Motion (RIM) or Microsoft then the results of this New Media Consortium (NMC) poll will not be very pleasing. It is obvious that RIM has lost its market and mind-share when it comes to Smartphones. RIM is well on its way of becoming a classic case of how a market leader was not able to embrace disruptive innovations.
The NMC survey also reveals that the number of apps, web browsing experience and quality of display are the three most important factors that informed this choice. Looks like the one with the most apps wins.
Poll: Will BlackBerry 6 catch up to iPhone and Android? | Tech Sanity Check | TechRepublic.com via kwout
In the Tech Sanity Check article/poll Jason Hiner askes if Blackberry OS6 will keep up with iPhone and Android. When I took the poll the nays have it by a significant share. Hiner points out that many Blackberry users are dumping their phones in 2010 for either an iPhone or Android. Those who want the voice capability migrate toward the Android and those who want to much more move toward the iPhone. I dumped my Blackberry for an iPhone over two years ago so you can guess how I voted. I suspect that we are seeing the impact of the disruptive innovation of the iPhone and now Android movement. Time will tell if Blackberry makes it.
Take the poll and read the full article…
This is quite the number to sell considering the pre-order problems AT&T had and the fact that Apple is still using AT& T exclusively. Furthermore, the iPhone 4 was just released in 5 countries and won’t be released to an additional 18 nations until the end of July.
Read the full Gizmodo article…
Just less than two years ago back in Canada I recall arguing with many people about the impact of the iPhone and my categorization of it as a disruptive technology. This really is a “I told you so moment”. The following is an excerpt from a post I made in a Lethbridge College Educational Technology blog back on November 24, 2008.
The Blackberry Storm is supposed to be RIM’s answer to the iPhone but after watching and reading several reviews of the device I think RIM has not only missed the mark but they are a classic example of how a market leader’s success prevents them from seeing the next “big” opportunity. Christensen the author of the Innovator’s Dilemma points out that serving their best clients and focusing on what has brought them success in the past is the same thing that will prevent a market leader from taking advantage of the latest disruptive innovation.
The Blackberry Storm has a large touch screen and has all the best of RIM’s latest features so it is a the ultimate business enterprise device for keeping up with email and calendaring on the road but it lacks WIFI. In addition, Jason Hiner points out in his TechRepublic video review of the Storm it doesn’t come close to matching the iPhone’s usability and web browsing capability.
There is no denying the Storm or any other Blackberry for that matter are much superior devices than the iPhone for a business user whose priorities are email and calendering but no Wifi, poor usability and poor web browsing are huge issues to a Net Gen user or anyone else uses the web to its fullest potential (Web 2.0 & the Cloud). If you aren’t paying attention to were the Net Gen user is going and what they really want then you are missing “the next big thing”. It will be interesting to see if RIM will join the ranks of so many other companies who’s success prevents them from seeing where the market is going.
This is a “told you so moment” if there ever was one.
This is a classic example of disruptive innovation–we are still just in the early stages of this disruption and only time will tell just how significant this latest release will be. To be fair to RIM, Nokia is the market leader whose overall market share is being eroded by the iPhone, Blackberry and Android.
