query: mobile functionality trends
23 May 2008 - 6:33pm
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Luke Bishop
2008
Hi All,
Im curious if anyone has come across any recent research or trend projections regarding the future of mobile phone form / functionality / IxD, as a result of nano-technologies impacting the industry.
Sorta along the lines of what Nokia is projecting in 5-7 years with Morph.
Apologies if this is already an ancient line of discussion here...
cheers!
- Luke
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> Sorta along the lines of what Nokia is projecting in 5-7 years with Morph.
A half-decade "projection" in technology is a fantasy.
Especially coming from a company that couldn't imagine the trajectory
of mobile media, smart phones, direct-manipulation interfaces, etc.
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Kontra
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oh come on... they projected the fashion color cover for cell phones
in the 90's ;)
On May 23, 2008, at 9:54 PM, Kontra wrote:
>> Sorta along the lines of what Nokia is projecting in 5-7 years
>> with Morph.
>
> A half-decade "projection" in technology is a fantasy.
> Especially coming from a company that couldn't imagine the trajectory
> of mobile media, smart phones, direct-manipulation interfaces, etc.
>
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> Kontra
> http://counternotions.com
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Oops. Good example of an ill-conceived question that doesnt generate much useful data. My apologies! Ill try to re-phrase as neutrally as possible:
Ive recently come across some articles implicating nanotechnology (such as graphene transistors and nano radio transmitters) as a driving force in the miniturization and transformation of mobile phones of the future (near and distant).
Could anyone point me to sources expanding on the notion of the uber-small and its impact on the way mobile phones might look and behave and/or how users might interact with such devices?
I'm interested in sources ranging from hard science to informed opinion to pure speculation/fantasy. Im also interested in corporate brochure-wear highlighing Company X's 'Mobile of the Future' concept type stuff.
Many thanks!
-L
> Sorta along the lines of what Nokia is projecting in 5-7 years with Morph.
>A half-decade "projection" in technology is a fantasy.
>Especially coming from a company that couldn't imagine the trajectory
>of mobile media, smart phones, direct-manipulation interfaces, etc.
>--
>Kontra
>http://counternotions.com
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The battery is emerging as the primary gating factor in mobile device
design. So perhaps the recent talk on using nanotech for prolonging
battery life might be of interest:
http://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid=5210.php
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http://www.understandingnano.com/batteries.html
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How's this for brochure-ware:
http://modumobile.com
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