Andrew Sacher

General:
1. Voice training takes too long.
2. Voice training is tedious.
3. Voice activation is not dependable.
4. Combined devices for music, voice, and PDA functions are rare.
5. Devices interact with common POS stations.
6. Devices don’t open car, house, or ZML doors.
7. Products and services are too expensive.
8. Product warranties are minimal.
9. Interface graphics are typically clumsy dysfunctional.
10. Sound levels don’t typically adjust to ambient noise.
11. Wi-Fi connections are not as secure wired connections.
12. You “can’t escape from it!”
13. You are “forced to buy new technology” too frequently to “keep up.”
14. Some people use headphones/earphones as an excuse to “tune people out.”
15. There is not enough entertainment content on mobile devises.
16. General “lack of standards” within the industry and between manufacturers.
17. “Every device has its own little secrets” and learning curve.
18. Mobile devices aren’t “micro-chipped (like my dog) in case of abduction.”
19. We are “developing a culture of instant needs.”
20. As mobile technology infiltrates our world “so too will our inability to just enjoy a stroll down the street, looking at the sky, etc.
21. “I’m losing what little personal time I have” to mobile technology.
22. Most mobile technology is “too complicated to understand with ease.”
23. Mobile technology “isn’t easy to troubleshoot.”
24. Most is almost “impossible to repair rather than to replace.”
25. I don’t like having to recharge my mobile devices.
26. Mobile devices should be solar powered.
27. Using all the special “adaptors and docks is annoying.”
28. Earphones are generally uncomfortable.
29. I remember less than I used to.
30. Most so called advances in technology actually complicate more than simplify.
31. No one is selling the sunglasses heads-up display for mobile devices!
32. Products need to be designed for the “bifocals and older crowd.”

Mobile Phones:
33. There are not common rules for mobile etiquette.
34. “My parents couldn’t teach me the social graces of cell phone usage.”
35. Mobile phone users are frequently less courteous.
36. There is no good mobile phone etiquette guide (yet ;-).
37. Another call (waiting) takes precedent over your call.
38. Many people speak louder when they are on a mobile phone.
39. People let their phones ring in public places for too long.
40. People don’t leave the room or go outside during a call.
41. “Mobile phone usage in a restaurant or meeting is just rude.”
42. “Mobile phone rings in public assembly are not fined!”
43. “Most cell phone usage seems like a bunch of unnecessary babble.”
44. Mobile phone calls last too long and shouldn’t be equated with landlines.
45. People overuse them because they’re “trapped in their cars.”
46. “Every call has the potential to be trivial if you only own a mobile phone.”
47. People don’t use the “vibrate” feature enough.
48. Mobile phone users often “put their needs above everyone elses.”
49. Whispering on a cell phone is “just as annoying” as speaking loudly.
50. Some people think they are the exception to the “please turn your phone off” announcements/requests.
51. Phones with cameras are a “common invasion of privacy.”
52. Sound quality is typically very poor
53. Sound is not in stereo.
54. Connections drop out frequently.
55. Automated voicemail retrieval takes too long to get the message.
56. Automated voicemail retrieval is repetitive/redundant.
57. Drivers are often distracted by their mobile phones and cause accidents.
58. “I really don’t like talking on the phone when I’m driving.”
59. Mobile phone usage is not cross-checked with accident reports or insurance claims.
60. Mobile phone usage contributes to road rage.
61. Hands free laws are not implemented in all states or countries.
62. Many people are addicted to mobile phones.
63. There is no 12-step program to help people with mobile phone addiction.
64. 411 services don’t have full yellow pages.
65. Police do not answer 911 calls as fast as landlines.
66. You “feel guilty” when your phone is off.
67. “I really don’t like being available for everyone all the time.”
68. “I hate having to pay for unintelligible calls.”
69. “Who can find a pay phone” for an emergency these days?
70. I hate that people are seduced by “designer mobile phones.”
71. The car stereo doesn’t lower in volume when I’m speaking on the phone.
72. My boss thinks I’m “on call 24/7!”
73. Some people “stress their own importance” through the use of the mobile phone.
74. There is not “an electronic deactivator that stops a cell phone signal in public theaters and performances.”
75. No manufacturer sells a decent belt clip!
76. Many phones scratch to easily.
77. Most mobile phone buttons and screens are too small.

Navigation Systems:
78. Many navigations systems require a fee-based subscription.
79. Map displays are disorienting to many people.
80. Cumbersome touch selections are dangerous to drivers.
81. Traffic/road noise often interferes with voice atomization.
82. Systems don’t automatically update when an establishment opens/closes.
83. Navigations systems are too darn expensive.
84. You can’t buy a 3rd party navigation system and have it fit nicely into your dashboard.

Music Players:
85. iPods are too expensive.
86. Earphones or earplugs fall out.
87. Earphones or earplugs are physically irritating.
88. Stereo earphones should be wireless and are too bulky.
89. Noise canceling is not a prevalent and/or inexpensive feature.
90. My MP3 player “isolates me from socialization” at the gym.
91. MP3 players don’t have a “schedule to play on such and such a day or time.”
92. The most expensive iPods are white and very impractical!
93. I should be able to surf the stores and buy downloadable music on my iPod.

Computers & PDAs:
94. GPS PDAs are too bulky
95. GPS PDAs are not accurate enough
96. Wi-Fi connections are slower than normal.
97. Wi-Fi connections are cumbersome to setup and aren’t fully automated with software.
98. Laptop users can’t easily share their desktop image with other laptop users and are limited by application software.
99. Having a PDA makes me feel like I “have to keep track of everything.”
100. All the PDAs are ugly.
101. There is no PDA running Mac OSX.
102. Wi-Fi should be free and everywhere.

These were nice visual icing on top of the pile of bugs, thanks.