New Product Idea

Re: [spiers] New Product Idea

OK... so the service providers and the govt is in the way...what is new? If you
do not like the
Honda Accord, you can add and substract endless parts and it is still street
legal. Kids do
this all the time... take it down to the VIN number and rebuild. So cingular
issues you a
phone for their service, and "Edward's Fine Electronics" rips out the guts and
puts it into a
workable phone for $149.95. I'm sold.

In essence, on a massive scale this is what Apple is doing with their iPod
telephone. People
who carry iPods and Telephones wanted them integrated, and Apple has delivered.

the only hitch in this scenario is, I believe due to the malinvestment of the
dot com boom,
there are no high end electronics stores in USA,. except for Apple (they were
obliged to open
their own given the lack). Hmm...maybe sharper image would carry it...
brookstone...
Hammacher slchlemmer...ok..so there are some high end electronics stores.

I do a lot of teaching in Seattle and San Francisco area... and I am befuddled
how the
universal feeling is all electronics biz must be huge, instantly. I am told
time and again my
ideas are good, except they will not work in electronics. Of course there are
tens of
thousands of people in india and china exploiting this view held by americans,
all starting up
electronics biz from scratch, as american entrepreneurs wait for someone to
invest in the
idea. Sigh. We need custoemrs, not finance. and if this list is any test, the
customers are
there to be had.

John
On Thu, 5 Jan 2006 23:38:24 -0500 (EST), grmail@gtctech.com wrote :

> John,So if I, a small fish have to come up
> with product for US consumers, I will not be able to market it through
> these cell phone service providers in USA.
>
and

Yes, a simple wireless phone is a product that will solve a problem and find
a ready market. No doubt there are ready Asian handset suppliers and a
willing U.S. distribution network, but we also have a FCC that slows product
introduction. I not too familiar with the FCC Type Acceptance and the costs
associated with getting a cell phone approved for sale in this country.
Does anyone know about this?

Another way to approach this problem is to develop a Bluetooth device that
is separate from the handset but allows for easy dialing and easy-to-read
display. Still the bureaucrats at the FCC will be all over this product.

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