Comments on: Smartphone Is a Dumb Word: We Need a New Name

By: Paul Preston

Paul Preston — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:17:26 +0000

com ? seriously ? i dont think so.
Phone is fine. com is worse than super phone,, which wont stick with consumers either.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:30:37 +0000

Benn, I agree with you, I thought ‘com’ sounds a bit silly, if only because it has been used in so much science fiction, much like we don’t call Earth ‘Terra’. Another comment proposed the term ‘Link’, however, the most popular new feature on most high end devices is full internet, and ‘Link’ is a term already used in that application.

‘Mobile’ is the best way to describe the otherwise termed ‘Pocket PC’ that I carry. We already have both terms ‘mobile phone’ and ‘cellular phone’ in use, simply choosing one and dropping the ‘phone’ part would be the easiest to adopt. Also, companies sometimes use the term ‘Mobile Device’ in their releases.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:18:50 +0000

So Brett, typical Australian, with your closed minded view of Americans, you’re almost as bad as the french. You seem to be missing that video conference calling with cell phones is popular in Europe, and that connecting to the internet via cellphone is popular in Asia, particularly in Japan. Phones are used for far more than calling in every country, and if the most advanced users wish to rename the most advanced devices based on functionality as opposed to daily use, so be it. The best you could do is call your device a ‘phone’ and complain when the new term, whatever that may be, spreads.

By: Benn Glazier

Benn Glazier — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:44:08 +0000

We already have a name in use that is perfect.

Mobile - because it's not a fixed device, whether that be landline, desktop or laptop computer.

I initially thought of handset, but we've already superseded that with watch like devices, and the same built into glasses (sure, the latter is still a bit sci-fi but not that far away).

Just drop the phone. A "com"? People will think you forgot to say "dot". In essence, a nice idea...

By: person

person — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:39:27 +0000

Sorry, this is kinda lame. Com? No.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:06:27 +0000

Awesomephone is clearly the best term for the best of the best. Although sadly, only the shoe-phone that Get Smart packs is worthy of such a crowning title.

By: Brett Chapman

Brett Chapman — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:56:22 +0000

Typical Americans, can't think outside their own existence. Europe's highest selling handset brand is still Nokia and you can bet that they are stilling calling more than texting and I know that in Australia withour terrible, terrible phone plans and even more atrocious data plans that more people call than text... well, other than dumb teenagers that run up bilss of hundreds of dollars each month..

however, i tend to agree with the ditching of SmartPhone. Toomany phones are branded smartphones when clearly they aren't. Can you really group something like a HTC advantage in with a Nokia N96 or a JesusPhone in the same category.. I think not. Still, it is a device that converts the spoken word to be trasmitted through a connection to another device that converts that back to the spoken word. that's a phone i my book. Just because the Seppoes use their handsets, because they have their plans so that data is cheaper than the spoken word doesn't change the Hardware primary functions.