Acer launches mobile phones; Nokia to enter laptop market; interesting to watch

In the GSMA World Congress in Barcelona during Feb 16-19, 2009, Acer launched four handsets under the brand name “Tempo”

Last week Nokia talked of linux-based Laptops to be introduced in the market soon.

These are two interesting developments. Acer undoubtedly makes more than 50 million PCs (including many it manufactures for other brands including HP & Lenovo) of the 140 million PCs the world consumes every year. Nokia makes more than 400 million handsets (of the 1.2 billion mobile phones the world buys in a year). So both Nokia and Acer will have formidable competition.

What will be interesting is the fulfillment of my “dream wish” – seamlessly integrated PC and Smart Phone. Let me elaborate.

I find my mobile phone substitute half my PC functionality, but only half. Half the time I use my PC for writing; but even during my writing, I need to check Wikipedia, IIIT web-site, my blog site … so I need communication function. If only the PC and Smart phone can act seamlessly, it will be great. I pick up my long mails on PC without I having to connect. I can Skype or call using my PC; I click the pictures with my mobile phone camera, but I need not have to “synch”‘; I need the screen of my PC to view my pictures. Similar is my need for “seamless” synch – addresses, phone numbers, appointments. Also I need not worry about Internet connection in hotel rooms (and the rip off the hotels do) as my PC will instantly connect

It is the same with phones a decade back; we all loved our reliable “black” phone; will work even in UP with terrible power supply (as the phone draws power from telephone exchange); it could hold for 2 hour call even. Of course, we all  had our “cordless” that let me pick up the phone in my bedroom or walk around the lawn with the phone in my hand; the two phones were “identical” for me; the same number, but allowed me to choose the function in the context; why cant PC and Smart Phone do the same? Let the PC be my reliable “base set” and the mobile phone my “cordless”. No need for add-ons.

Is any one listening?

Tags: Acer Phone, base phone, cordless phone, Nokia laptopm, seamless integration of smart phone and PC