Will it catch on?
Simon Lewis, who is heading up the Wayve project for TTP, spoke to HEXUS.channel to give his perspective on it. "Wayve builds on Microsoft Research Lab's strong understanding of human behaviour to deliver a simple but compelling new messaging service," he explained.
"Wayve is easier to use for everybody, quite simply because it has fewer functions. It's connecting families in ways that, although simple, are fundamentally enhancing human relationships."
We won't know if it's fundamentally enhancing human relationships until the middle of next year, which is when Lewis tells us Wayve is expected to come to market - through the retail channel - in the UK. But Lewis also revealed that this is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of "socio-digital" products to come from this collaboration.
Can you see the need for such a device? Can it carve out a niche in a world where everyone's messaging each other the whole time anyway? If you think this is a good idea, what would you be prepared to pay for it? Let us know in the HEXUS.community.
