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Put the Instinct in a YouTube Clip, Sprint Will Give You $20
If you’re one of the first 1,000 people to feature a Samsung Instinct in your YouTube video, Sprint will pay for, well, about a third-tank of gas. Wow, thanks, guys.
I wonder if it would count if I featured it in a video explaining the thousand reasons why the iPhone’s UI is better than the Instinct’s?
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iPhone Clone Battle: Which One Is the iPhoniest?
Short story: the Samsung Instinct on Sprint is the best “iPhone killer” made to date, and it also happens to b the cheapest (at just $129, after this week’s price reduction to compete with the iPhone 3G). Being from the Kansas City area (where Sprint is headquartered), I know a lot of people locked into Sprint contracts. While it’s still not an iPhone, the Instinct does seem like a solid buy for someone stuck on Sprint — especially at just $129.
All that having been said, I sort of suspect phones like the Nokia N95, Samsung Soul, and Garmin Nuviphone are more likely to take business away from the iPhone — even if they’re not as directly positioned to compete with it.
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Sprint Instinct Full Video Walkthrough
Gizmodo has some walkthrough videos of the Sprint Instinct, the company’s “iPhone Killer.” In watching them, I definitely feel like this is probably the second-best thing to an iPhone out there, UI-wise. It doesn’t look quite as simple, elegant, and sexy as the iPhone, but it is a pretty well-done copycat. And, it does have a few features the iPhone doesn’t (3G, GPS, text-to-speech). I don’t think it’s an iPhone killer, but it’s probably the closest thing to one made thus far. I wouldn’t blame a Sprint customer for buying this guy instead of paying $200 to switch to AT&T.
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Sprint, Microsoft roll out location-based Live Search
Nice stuff. I can’t figure out why the iPhone doesn’t use cell tower data for location-based services. It seems so simple, doesn’t require GPS hardware, and is good enough for 90% of the use cases.
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Leaflets home page on Sprint A900
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Flickr Leaflet on Sprint A900
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Search Leaflet on Sprint A900
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Sprint Dumps Needy Customers
You mean all I have to do to get out of my Sprint contract (since I just got an iPhone and AT&T; service) is harass the hell out of them? Easy!
Seriously, though — I think Sprint has every right to do this, and I say more power to them. To me, any service that lasts longer than the point-of-sale transaction ought to be a two-sided agreement and either party ought to be able to terminate it any time.
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From iPhone
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w00t!
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Jacob, you owe me lunch, and I want Pachamama's.
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The line
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Number 13 in line, by my count.
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iPhone Competitor Talking Points Revealed
I really do believe the the lack of IM, MMS, Song ID, and MP3s-as-ringtone will hurt the iPhone in some circles — especially the younger demographic which loves all this stuff. That is, if the consumers are smart enough to realize this stuff is missing before they plunk down their $600. Given that all of these features are pretty much a given on even the cheapest phones, it’s likely people will just assume they’re on the iPhone, as well — and be frustrated (after* their purchase.
All could possibly be added via a simple software update, but who knows whether Apple will do that or not. None of them bother me much personally, but I know a lot of people for whom the lack of these features would be a dealbreaker.
Sprint and Verizon would do well to exploit them.
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Dustin's new training room
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Rollin' down the street…
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Dustin's Royal Flush
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Dustin's Royal Flush
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It works, bitches.
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It works, bitches.
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The fastest-looking scooter ever.
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The fastest-looking scooter ever.
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I've reclaimed the office Unreal Tournament 2004 trophy.
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I've reclaimed the office Unreal Tournament 2004 trophy.
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Old Skool
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Old Skool
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Why EDGE sucks
For anyone wondering why the complaints about the iPhone not being 3G.
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Inside the iPhone: EDGE, EVDO, HSUPA, 3G, and WiFi
A nice overview of the various cell networks, how they relate, and what they specifically in regard to the iPhone. My local mobile expert says it’s not a perfect analysis, but a good-enough overview. Bottom line for me personally? I’d love to have 3G in the iPhone, but the prevalence of WiFi in my life should pretty much makes up for (although, it’s important to note that Europeans have an overabundance of 3G and very little public WiFi, so this argument probably won’t hold water overseas).
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Apple’s iPhone a threat to mobile operators?
“”We need to see what the iPhone can really do,” said Jeffrey Nelson, a spokesman for Verizon Wireless. “Like, can it even really make a phone call?” That loosely translates to “Oh shit, we’re fucked so hard we can’t even think of spin that doesn’t sound utterly ridiculous.” Despite the goofy quote, it’s a good article.
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Phil takes the PS3 for a spin for the first time.
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Phil takes the PS3 for a spin for the first time.
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Phil sets up the new PS3
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Phil sets up the new PS3
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WARNING: Serious Crime!
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Meesh dancing
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Meesh dancing
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It's Brothers!
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It's Brothers!
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Bomb!
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Bomb!
Jeff Croft
I’m a digital product designer and developer in Seattle, WA. I currently work with nGen Works, and recently co-founded Lendle, a Kindle book sharing service.
Some of my clients include Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo!, Copious, The New York Review of Books, The Lawrence Journal-World, and the University of Washington.
I’ve authored two books on web and interactive design and spoken at dozens of conferences around the world.
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