Cell phones, we all know about them and most of us have at least one. I remember a time when you had to be well off to have a cell phone. Eventually they became attainable to the rest of us. Like other technologies I often think of the advancements I have seen and where some of these may be headed. The cell phone is one gadget that I can think of that has truly developed into something other than what it was solely intended. How many of us now plug our phones into our stereos and TVs to access
our music and video collections, and how many of us do most of our web
browsing on our phones? The truth is we’re all spending more and more
time on our phones because our phones enable us to complete more of our
daily tasks.
I remember my first cell phone back in early 2000. It was...a phone. Nothing more. A little bulky, monochromatic screen, no camera, no text ability, just a phone. But hey, it did have ONE game. They have come along way since then, they are sleeker, slimmer, and extremely functional. Phones now can communicate with your car, your home, give you the weather, tell you where you are going and there are a ton of apps available. Phones have basically become a computer with a phone application. Like most of us, there are tasks that I do not use a computer for anymore, like social networking and email. Eventually the desktop computer will fade away, the laptop will become the next desktop, and the phone (and tablets) the next laptops. This transition has already started but there is still quite a bit a cell phone can do.
As current developers create newer, more efficient screen technologies we may see the cell phones in the future will have even smarter screen
capabilities. We may not even need to touch the screens in the future as
cameras and sensors will have the ability to recognize a series of hand
gestures. The phones in the future are also likely to have better voice
recognition capabilities, who knows, your phone may even have a
programmed personality and talk back to you. We will probably begin to see 3D technology being incorporated fairly soon providing us with a 3D
experience without the need for glasses, this technology is currently present in TV's (with glasses) and will trickle down.
Another development we’re likely to see in the next few years is the
flexible screen. This technology is already developed and as the price of production decreases we can expect to see a new wave of
development in cell phones. It would be kind of slick to be able to roll out
the screen from your phone so it is closer to the size of a tablet but
can be rolled back into your phone or fit in your pocket. This kind of technology really
does have the potential to make our laptops and desktops obsolete. Physical designs of mobile phones will
really evolve and we could start to see a whole range of weird and
wonderful designs.
As technologies continue to develop, I’m sure we’ll see the phones of the
future incorporate new technologies to enhance their design
and usability. Imagine future phones being
designed to incorporate projection technology. In theory we could
begin to see our TVs and projectors being replaced by cell phones. Projection advancements in infrared keyboard technology could provide cell phone users the ability to project a
light based keyboard onto a surface which could be used like a regular
sized PC keyboard. The texting problems experienced by people with large fingers
would be a thing of the past.
This is just a glimpse of what the future may have in store for these amazing devices. The possibilities are truly endless. Like my family, computer, and a good pair of shades my phone is pretty much glued to me. With a never ending supply of apps and slick abilities I cannot imagine that changing anytime soon.
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