10-08-2003, 05:33 PM
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So I Hear it's Raining in Seattle...
I'm just about to race to the airport to attend the Mobius Redmond 2003 event, an all-expenses paid trip courtesy of Microsoft (flight and hotel). Mobius is an event where Microsoft gathers together people from the top mobile devices Web sites around the world - PDA sites, mobile phone sites, etc. We've also had the occasional "real" journalist there as well. ;-) I'll be gone until late Friday night, so I probably won't be posting much (they usually keep us very busy), but I hope to do another series of Mobius summary articles as I've done in the past. I'll be learning about the latest and greatest Microsoft mobility efforts, getting to network and chat with my fellow mobile enthusiasts, and I'll get an opportunity to ask questions about where Windows Mobile is headed. And I usually get to see cool hardware that I haven't seen elsewhere. 
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10-08-2003, 05:36 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
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Have fun Jason.
And if you find yourself able to smuggle out an XDAII-like device, we'll talk. :wink:
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10-08-2003, 05:44 PM
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Intellectual
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Have fun Jason. I hope you'll have a lot of good news for us when you come back (or even sooner ) 0X
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10-08-2003, 05:52 PM
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Intellectual
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Yes, it is raining. :|
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10-08-2003, 06:10 PM
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Re: So I Hear it's Raining in Seattle...
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
And I usually get to see cool hardware that I haven't seen elsewhere. |
Which you can't tell us about. :cry:
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10-08-2003, 06:21 PM
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Re: So I Hear it's Raining in Seattle...
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Which you can't tell us about. :cry:
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No, I don't think Mobius involves any NDAs. You're thinking of the MS MVP shindig, whatever that was called.
The Mobius event typically involves a bag full of goodies. I suspect that this year's event will make a big whoop-de-doo about the new HP iPaq 4000-series and the just-announced Sierra Wireless VOQ (which won't even be out till another 9 months it seems). Hopefully there will be some pleasant surprises revealed, but given the fact that PPC 2003 was just released a few months back, I don't suspect a new version of the OS will be among the news.
Let's see...what other hardware will they see? Probably the new Viewsonic V36 PPC with a built-in camera. Am I missing any devices that are rumored to be right around the corner?
Scott
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10-08-2003, 06:34 PM
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The rain is scheduled to stop sometime around May.
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10-08-2003, 06:35 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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Have a great time, Jason. Be sure to fill us in on all the activities when you get back (including pics).
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10-08-2003, 06:53 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
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It's too bad the weather turned on us this week because it has been an absolutely beautiful and rain-free summer. I must have "connected" with Jason Gordon when I met with him back in August because he invited me to Mobius Redmond as well. It probably helps that I only live just over an hour south of Seattle :mrgreen:
I can't wait to meet all the people I have emailed or chatted with in the PDA community and I am brought my Faster, Smarter Digital Video book for Jason to personally autograph :lol:
I also look forward to talking with Microsoft about the future of the Pocket PC and Smartphone. There has been a lot of talk lately on various sites about the way Palm has advanced and MS has stood still. I specifically would like to know if higher resolution displays, smaller display phone editions, or other non-standard design innovations are planned for the Pocket PC.
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10-08-2003, 07:03 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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Have a good time. Tell anybody who will listen that somebody needs to make a Sony UX-50 killer
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