So I recenlty discovered http://www.jott.com
This is a fascinating service that may actually be a fundamentally different approach to the phone.
Jott lets me send email by calling a number and entering a message in voice that gets transcribed into a text and email message.
I don’t think the folks who did Jott will transform the mobile phone industry. However, if one of the major players were to provide such a service this could be game changing. It might eliminate some of the need for a smart phone. Interesting.
I actually think Jott enhances smartphones! Well, more so works well with smart phones. Take the iPhone for example, using the Mail app they have, hearing/seeing your Jotts are made easily accessible! I would love to have an iphone for that use because I use Jott for my music ideas and I would love to hear what the audio sounds like to know if I have to rejott it to myself!
Check out http://grandcentral.com. I think here is another place where the web will change how we use our phone.