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We at Next2Friends are interested in all things Mobile so as I perused my daily Mobile Technology sites I had to give this thing called Modu a second look. Basically it is a modular handset that would attach to bigger “docking stations” that ideally would be everywhere, your car, your computer, and even your coffee machine! Check out the teaser:

Great idea huh? Of course mobile phone carriers are just dying to initiate something like this so they can break the “customer-walks-in-every-two-years-to-update-phone” conundrum. This way people would perhaps be seeking to “update” their look or find new gadgets for their phone all the time. Money, money, money.It seems that the glaring obstacle to this thing catching on would be the ubiquity of places you could “dock” your Modu. I’m thinking that popularity would have to exceed that of the iPod in order for it really to make sense to own one of these, and that will be no small feat. But stranger things have happened and it seems that Modu is getting some pretty heavy hitters involved. They will initially be partnering with Telecom Italia SpA in Italy, OAA Vimpel Communications in Russia and Cellcom Israel Ltd. US launch will not be until sometime in 2009. Either way, a very interesting idea that is launching into this crazy Mobile landscape. I look forward to seeing how they do!Real Life,Real Time,

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Hans Erik
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