Mobile Industry Review - Latest Comments in MIR Show Week 42 featuring the iMovio iKit

Re: MIR Show Week 42 featuring the iMovio iKit

bensmith — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:17:47 -0000

Yes - Rugby parlance. Verb: To participate in a scrum. (probably)

Re: MIR Show Week 42 featuring the iMovio iKit

whatleydude — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:23:50 -0000

Y'know, someone might think it was because one of the team was missing..

..but I doubt that's the reason.

Re: MIR Show Week 42 featuring the iMovio iKit

kcjh — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:09:33 -0000

Is 'scrummaging' a word??

Re: MIR Show Week 42 featuring the iMovio iKit

danlane — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:05:07 -0000

We had some great content but a lot of the padding and Digital Winter stuff was lost due to technical issues!

Re: MIR Show Week 42 featuring the iMovio iKit

danlane — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:04:24 -0000

Cheers Olly, we aren't hugely happy with this episode as we had some great content but technical issues meant we couldn't bring you some of the better footage.

I guarantee that next week's show will be an absolute corker though! :)

Re: MIR Show Week 42 featuring the iMovio iKit

ollysk2 — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:21:13 -0000

Very good show guys -- judging from the comments, the iMovio caught the most attention (and it is a fascinating device, especially for the market it's aimed at), but am I the only one that was riveted by the power segment? I LOVED all the solar powered schwag, I can see the big one (Sun Gorilla?) being in the back window of my vehicle charging any number of things.

Great stuff!

Re: MIR Show Week 42 featuring the iMovio iKit

edgar1013 — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:31:46 -0000

i just saw the ikit on boygeniusreport for a mere 175 usd.

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edgar1013 — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:51:47 -0000

Dr. Jack's hair is awesome! reminds me of Al Pacino, that alone made the show!
getting back to the ikit. i guess it would be cool to have it by your bed side and jump on the web anytime for a quick search. depending on the price point i would consider it. but then again, nothing a N810 can't do.

Re: MIR Show Week 42 featuring the iMovio iKit

Mike42 — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:08:05 -0000

er....the evolution of mobile devices argues the other way. We are carrying more stuff than ever - MP3 Players, digicams, GPS devices, laptops, netbooks, games consoles etc. If people wanted converged devices, then these other devices wouldn't exist - but they do, in an ever-increasing plethora of niche.

Why should evolution mean convergence? I'd argue evolution deliberately diverges. If evolution meant convergence we'd only have a few animals, not the millions of species we have now.

In a battery-powered world, having one device is a single point of failure - and as Ewan discovered to his loss this weekend in Paris, putting all your e-ggs in one basket just leads to tears ;-)

Re: MIR Show Week 42 featuring the iMovio iKit

bensmith — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:55:45 -0000

Thanks Mate.

See what happens when you start giving prizes to commenters...? ;-)

Seriously guys - bit of a dry one this week. Soz ''bout that. Enjoy the variety if not the presentation...

Re: MIR Show Week 42 featuring the iMovio iKit

bensmith — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:54:00 -0000

Glasto.

Re: MIR Show Week 42 featuring the iMovio iKit

bensmith — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:53:29 -0000

Yes everyone - I know girls. Well... one or two.

Well, just one.

:-)

Re: MIR Show Week 42 featuring the iMovio iKit

rickyc — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:47:00 -0000

I do agree but if i browse on my n95 for hours, I will kill the battery and I can't ring or sms anyone. I am very very tempted by this. I think it is awesome. I can be in Uni and just want to check my email or FB very quickly. Awesome.

Re: MIR Show Week 42 featuring the iMovio iKit

babernath — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:21:54 -0000

liked the iMovio. I wouldn't buy it personally but I wish them well. I would like to see a bigger screen, possibly a touchscreen that uses the entire space. Was it easy to close and open - with one hand?

PowerGorilla should win something for the name alone.

Best weekly show on the Web. Til next week...

Re: MIR Show Week 42 featuring the iMovio iKit

PatrickatJoshuaPR — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:16:39 -0000

Dan, don't be so hard on yourself!

Re: MIR Show Week 42 featuring the iMovio iKit

danlane — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:55:55 -0000

it's what you do! :P

Re: MIR Show Week 42 featuring the iMovio iKit

danlane — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:55:37 -0000

Not the best show we've ever done... normal service will resume next week :)

Re: MIR Show Week 42 featuring the iMovio iKit

smstextnews — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:46:28 -0000

I thought it helped develop your public image Ben...

And I was looking for something nice to put in the outtakes that wasn't Dan
vomiting* over the guy from Motorola or James slapping* that guy from Nokia.

* Both not actually accurate in any way

2008/10/20 Disqus <>

Re: MIR Show Week 42 featuring the iMovio iKit

whatleydude — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:07:33 -0000

"Scrummaging around a field" ??!!?

Re: MIR Show Week 42 featuring the iMovio iKit

Veeoh — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:48:17 -0000

I like the idea of the iKit - not sure I would get one myself though but I can see a good market for it.

And good show guys.

Mark

Re: MIR Show Week 42 featuring the iMovio iKit

edgar1013 — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:46:42 -0000

the ikit is definetely not for me.
the idea of tech evolution is to carry less devices around than more.

Re: MIR Show Week 42 featuring the iMovio iKit

rickyc — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:41:10 -0000

oooh 99pounds

Re: MIR Show Week 42 featuring the iMovio iKit

bensmith — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:24:45 -0000

We beat Engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/20/the-imovio-i...

~£99 for the device, but probably free with a phone contract.

Yes I was Loughborough Rag chair for '99-'00. The most enjoyable job I've ever had.

Re: MIR Show Week 42 featuring the iMovio iKit

rickyc — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:35:32 -0000

Firstly the price of the iKit device??? I would love to get my hands on one of these looks awesome!!
Ben were you part of RAG?

Re: MIR Show Week 42 featuring the iMovio iKit

bensmith — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:12:59 -0000

Ex colleague... She ran the University's radio and telly station when I was head of the charity fundraising organisation, soon meeting her I was suddenly overwhelmed by a sense she'd know I don't really know what I'm doing.

No romantic connections at all Kip.

Ewan: That absolutely needed to be in did it? :-)