http://whatjapanthinks.com/2010/10/17/infrared-thrice-as-popular-as-bluetooth-when-upgrading-phones/ From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys. Thu, 10 Apr 2014 22:29:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.2 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2010/10/17/infrared-thrice-as-popular-as-bluetooth-when-upgrading-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-244411 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:33:49 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=3316#comment-244411 [...] of the acro as a slightly fatter Xperia arc, with NFC capability, TV Tuner and infrared (more importantthan Bluetooth for most [...]

]]> http://whatjapanthinks.com/2010/10/17/infrared-thrice-as-popular-as-bluetooth-when-upgrading-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-244382 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:01:01 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=3316#comment-244382 Who is upgrading their phones? More than half of those surveyed are over 40 years old. For that reason I question the relevance of the survey results, given that in most countries it is people in their teens to early 30s that are the ones most regularly upgrading their phones. I’ve worked in mobile phone sales for most of my working life and struggle to remember a client over 40 that even knows what InfraRed is. Are middle aged Japanese more technically aware than my customers?

]]> http://whatjapanthinks.com/2010/10/17/infrared-thrice-as-popular-as-bluetooth-when-upgrading-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-244381 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:26:22 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=3316#comment-244381 [...] Think of the acro as a slightly fatter Xperia arc, with NFC capability, TV Tuner and infrared (more important than Bluetooth for most [...]

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