Comments on: No Pink Phones – A New Twist on Technology for Women

By: iPod to Computer Transfer

iPod to Computer Transfer — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:28:47 +0000

I don’t agree with the first 14 said, I am a man, I am equally pink cell phone.

By: Los Angeles DUI Lawyer

Los Angeles DUI Lawyer — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:20:03 +0000

I always laugh when I see a pink or fuzzy phone. Makes me think of purse chiuahauas.

By: b

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 05:13:56 +0000

this is so stupid! i want a pink phone so bad. and YOU make it impossible for me to get one. jeez thanks alot.

By: Debbie@presents for men

Debbie@presents for men — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:23:44 +0000

I suspect that many of the commenter did not make any effort to actually look at La Yin’s Site. If they did they may have read her statement
“It is not the color Pink that we are against. It is the genuine women high tech experiences that we strive towards. By genuine women high tech experiences, we mean every aspects of a high tech product and service, including look and feel, functions, communication, sales of a product among others. Should there be a pink phone, it should have a pink soul, not just a cover up.”
My simple translation of that is – Products purporting to be produced for women should be exactly that, produced to supply the requirements of women. Not just any old product with a colour makeover. Don’t get bogged down with the colour thing or you will loose sight of the very thing La Ying, and others, are trying to achieve.

By: Irene Savoia

Irene Savoia — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:26:02 +0000

Different colors meet the specific needs of women.And pink is one of the colors.Woman as I am,I do not prefer the pink telephone if there are black and white.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:21:27 +0000

I think that was the stupid thing to do i understand if you don’t like pink just get another cooler but to make no more pink phones is just stupid i personally like pink and want to find a cool phone in the cooler PINK if you really want to help the feminist movement help with young women trafficking or breast cancer or better yet battered women but don’t sit up and say don’t make any pink phones because that just your opinion don’t take that choose away from the rest of use

By: Ferienwohnung

Ferienwohnung — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:22:21 +0000

pink phones are only for woman!!!

By: Property Man

Property Man — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:57:49 +0000

lol @ pink phones. Pink phones remind me of that one movie.. Clueless.

By: Pink Phones

Pink Phones — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:45:52 +0000

…of course I’d have to disagree with all of the above !!

By: No Pink Phones - A New Twist on Technology for Women

No Pink Phones - A New Twist on Technology for Women — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:11:03 +0000

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By: Practical-Camping

Practical-Camping — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:27:46 +0000

Being in the retail industry, I get a lot of request for Pink Things. Most of our products are not available in colors most women want, Maybe Ying can produce some camping gear in women friendly colors.

By: Tanya

Tanya — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:07:57 +0000

Holly,

Excellent article! I usually find myself choosing between 2 options: functional black, or girlie pink. I love pink, but not necessarily for my gadgets.

Thanks for sharing Ying’s site with us! I’ll definitely be buying.

Tanya Davis

By: Women Cashmere Scarves

Women Cashmere Scarves — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:29:39 +0000

Great website and interesting to know how women are changing things for themselves and fellow women.

By: Pernille

Pernille — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:05:05 +0000

I have been so fortunate to come across Ying and her great stuff – snazzy is actually just the word for them! Technology, i love it, i can not imagine living without it. One of my main issues have always been to ‘force’ techies to make the stuff so I can understand it and have easy access. I’m not an engineer (and I shouldnt have to be). But way too often, usablity gets translated into… pink.

Functionality with a lot of style! Ying, you go girl!!

By: Ying Cheng

Ying Cheng — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:55:20 +0000

Holly, I love the American slang ’snazzy’ I read the other comments and I’m thrilled to meet other like-minded women.

By: Elaine

Elaine — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:03:08 +0000

I have the same issue with bike gear! For crying out loud, just because I’m a woman doesn’t mean that I want a pink helmet or a pink jersey! (Or pink shoes, socks, sunglasses, gloves, etc.) The problem is when the selection on an item is so limited that you have no choice but to (a) support breast cancer research and (b) wear pink.

And no offense, but just because I’m a woman doesn’t mean that my main “cause” is breast cancer research. When it comes to disease, I’m more concerned about skin cancer, depression and Parkinson’s. I don’t want to be forced to “donate” because someone’s making an assumption based on my gender.

As you can see, I get a little irritable when the bike gear catalogs hit my mailbox.

By: Ellen Hart

Ellen Hart — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:19:51 +0000

Holly, I love your articles! The ridiculous “Everything-in-Pink” marketing tactic is exactly why I started my own business. I sell laptop bags for professional women. And, like the real women who carry them, my bags vary in style, color, and personality. And okay, I’ll admit, a few of them are actually pink. But, just a few!!

By: Karen @ ContentRobot

Karen @ ContentRobot — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:33:40 +0000

Please consider me a charter member of the “no pink phones” movement along with you way-cool ladies!

~ Karen

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:10:05 +0000

I agree with Sarah above..it’s tough to sometimes decipher whether an object is pink due to the whole breast cancer research campaigns or just to appeal to women. Either way, as a male – I can see how women would be opposed to the whole pink technology movement.

By: Sarah Garnsey

Sarah Garnsey — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:44:20 +0000

Great post and great product, thanks.

I, too, hate the ubiquitous pink-product thing.

But before I instinctively recoil from the latest pink “women’s” gadget or product, I try to remember that many products are deliberately pink because they are in some way supporting breast cancer research and making a statement about it. And even if they’re not, chances may be good that seeing the pink color will trigger that association for consumers, even if only subconsciously. Pink has gone from being just a “girly” color to being a color with powerfully strong symbolism (”grrrrrly,” if you will).

And that kind of awareness is never a bad thing. So even though I’m a woman who can’t bring herself to carry any of those pink things, I do appreciate what the color has done for us.