Problem statement : Mobile phone's ...PDA's ...etc Recently bought ...HTC Diamond , samsung omnia with windows mobile OS. Opportunity : a) Pack the standard wake-on lan feature ...as a battery power-saving or using battery-power efficiently ...when a call arrives i.e. keep the mobile ,its components and OS in hibernation or sleep mode. b) Ability to manage specific features or software shipped with the SIM ...efficiently ...viz. restrict ...the sim from making outgoing calls /text-sms/GPRS/GPS ...data-access. c) Given the limitations of a mobile-phone ...dependency on a tower... or frequency ...GSM/CMDA ...given the context ...flexibility ... reliance of mobile device as a dependable device ...viz. in the context satellite-phone ?? ...usage or employing a mobile-device for... survielance-tactics ...in the context life-insurance ...enforcement d) Ability to treat text-mesg/sms ...as files in a folder ...also given the context of virus in circulation ...that come with file attributes unable to be handled by these GUI interfaced devices e) GUI orientation is feature in most mobile pda devices ...automatic calibration ...features in the OS to fit-in the GUI area ...for instance the virtual keyboards ...being the most required features. f) Setting up a virtual router /VPN ...by innovate ip-addressing schema g) instead of a coaxial cable based interfaces for data-transfers ...electric charging ...retailing products with ...diminishable...electroplated interfaces ...keeping the life of the product at bay...as also recyclable consumable component ...in bringing the customer-back...customer-spend ...and keeping the business ...recurrent. i) bug or feature !! when the mobile is on ...suddenly unplug the battery ...to find the missing folders ...when you switch on the mobile ...is the data only lost or programs in the ROM corrupted!! for instance a specific folder is not visible in file-explore!! ...when you are connected to the pc/laptop over usb ...copying files to a folder, trying to upload a file to the internet from the same folder ...is the folder lost or not visible in file-explore ...is there a safety lock that needs to be released by the mobile restart.!! ...said standby mode ... no feature to restart the mobile!! ...hack...change the operator-settings in the gprs connectivity via. my connections ...change the service provider ...voila ...restart the device ?? j) Believe norton or symantec or macfee(cassociates) !! no other consortium or group are yet to venture into the mobile-pda space to exploit the vast user-base ...viz. virus-mania ...??, or aren't there enough ...geeks working to ...put a few bugs!! in place ?? ...though not a wise-men bucket or stuff ?? ...how a-bout installing free-ware stuff ...reading through opportunity i) ...in the context ?? k) is the windows mobile os core based on microsoft ...as shipped with HTC/samsung or is the windowing as properitary logo of microsoft ...and that HTC mobile makes use of python[tcl...tk] just as plethora of those GUI based windowing mobile devices on the market ?? l) Device (mobile /pda /network enabled utilities) or service-plans ?? Registration/activation/de-activation/enabling/disabling ?? ideal proposition being using a secure channel over a call to the companies repositaries on optionally toll free line. the usage of ssh/pgp based token[bundled along with the device] for the above offers ideal option viz. all updates to the device/downloads/remote-logging of bugs ...etc ...given the nature of device ...gsm[sim]/cmda networks ...OR ...a dedicated option over GPRS[on the lines of sos ... refer else-where as envisaged by this author ] for such devices makes a viable proposition. m) do all the PDA's / mobiles have a provision for carrying or a slot for stylus or is the stylus mandatory for comfortable operation as per the norms of OS/Device ?? n) use or exploitation of a stylus as a antenna ...for satellite mobile phone connectivity, magnetic sensing of the stylus ...scope for all kinds of mobile computing devices, also understanding how magnetic sensing of a stylus in some touch screen based devices can help in implement or using a stylus for optimal use in mobile computing class. o) activation or resumption of a device from suspend or sleep or powersave mode ...as a configuarable option ...use-case modelled , with feather touch or dail-pad based key's offers a good proposition. p) is the html file browser/picker control on mobile os in sync with the filesystem browser ?? ability to pick files from the filesystem ... is that a bug in the browser shipped with the OS a bug with the device , a bug with the integration of the said internal storage or memory cards bundled or a bug with the integration of the memory cards integration to the PCB of the devices. q) using a slider bar or similar utility as in GPS navigation or maps navigation ...for managing the display area in a mobile/pda ...offers decent proposition ...viz. display resolution. a use-case modeled silder bar as in for a volume control or a pictorial control accessible for adjusting the display properties on mobile or pda ...viz. text size , as also focus as in say when navigating GPS based maps ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Problem statement: Precusor to the above ...before buying a htc phone bought a HP ...table PC!! Opportunity : innovative designs ...that have heat exhaust's ...based on fan else-where ... say on the sides(of the cube) ...such that it doesn't hinder(boil ..rather cook the skin??)... one using it as a laptop ...?? ...also special ...cfc..packing or wrapping the pcb(mobile/portable computing devices) ...refer/remember/recall the memory-stick designs?? ...with heat-sink cover. Also to be noted in the context ...rebooting the tablepc when connected to HTC via USB cable?? ...flow and direction of power or dc ...impact on the system ...try rebooting the system... keeping the device connected to the mobile say ...as in when surf the net using the mobile device??, in the context may refer to the document 'opportunity_usb_networking_mobile_computing.txt' as also the document projects.pdf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: The above problem statement having been encountered in various scenarios and detailed in various 'Proof of concepts' as mentioned in 'http://uk.geocities.com/ravivenkatus/projects.pdf' ....apply appropriate 'use-case' modeling, rationalize and arrive at a workable and feasible solution both commercially and techinically viable.