Kin's Return as a Feature Phone
Did anyone notice that Kin is making a comeback (?) in the form of what I assume to be a software revision on all of the unsold Kin phones that'd been released earlier this year?
http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/11/confirmed-kin-one ... »
Strange move, considering the fact that all of Kin's original selling points are gone. I realize that customers - for some reason - want advanced phones that do nothing more than call and send text messages, but wow...it would've been nice to see those features make a return, as well.
By the way, I noticed this when I was speaking to a customer, and every thought that I had in my head as I was speaking just suddenly dropped out whenever I saw the Kin phones labe...
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http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/11/confirmed-kin-one ... »
Strange move, considering the fact that all of Kin's original selling points are gone. I realize that customers - for some reason - want advanced phones that do nothing more than call and send text messages, but wow...it would've been nice to see those features make a return, as well.
By the way, I noticed this when I was speaking to a customer, and every thought that I had in my head as I was speaking just suddenly dropped out whenever I saw the Kin phones labe...
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As I told Menno the other day when I first saw this, now I can dust off my Kin One and be fashionable again!
Actually, what I've wanted to do was to cook the ROM with an "unKinned" Windows Mobile to make it slightly more functional. I haven't seen anyone who's done it yet. Then again, I haven't bothered to look all that much, either.
And in case anyone is wondering WHY I have a Kin One (in addition to my Droid and Incredible, an all the other junk I have sitting around), it's because no one else in the store was willing to be the guinea pig on that device. I used it for a week and never touched it again. Not long after, the phone was sent to the grave.
Actually, what I've wanted to do was to cook the ROM with an "unKinned" Windows Mobile to make it slightly more functional. I haven't seen anyone who's done it yet. Then again, I haven't bothered to look all that much, either.
And in case anyone is wondering WHY I have a Kin One (in addition to my Droid and Incredible, an all the other junk I have sitting around), it's because no one else in the store was willing to be the guinea pig on that device. I used it for a week and never touched it again. Not long after, the phone was sent to the grave.
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