The Future of Smartphones

[camiller]

IMO the glasses idea can't happen. No way you could/should use those while driving, and yet many people will, causing major pile-ups wherever they go.

If the system is smart enough to know you are driving and NOT provide distractions but instead provide information to enhance your safety like:

• calling attention to pedestrians/bicyclists/other cars that seem to be about to enter your path
• alerting that there is a deer on the side of the road that your feeble human eyes didn't notice (I've hit two deer in my life).
• warning that you seem to be nodding off (head tilt sensor)

I can see a properly devised system enhancing the safety of a driver rather than degrading it. Yeah, you don't want to be surfing the net while driving but the system should dis-allow that.

 

[camiller]

I'm sorry, the first thing I thought of when I read this was "Hmm... so you want to be a Borg?" (yes, this is an attempt at humour. No flames please... unless you prefer an android like Data )...

I prefer an android like Cherry-2000, but that is a post for another forum

 

[Buddlespit]

The gps sensor implanted in your head can tell the system that you're moving and lock you out of everything but navigation. I know this because my work computer does the very same thing. You can have a nav overlay projected onto your retina, Bitc*in' Betty in your ear telling you when to turn and you can input destination via jawbone mounted subvocalization microphone. The entire process is safe and silent.

 

[soothslyr]

I think that this is what we'll see in the next couple of years. I can't wait for these two things to hit the market!

Thin, bendable glass for devices shown - UPI.com

Samsung Flexible OLED - YouTube

When these two things meet, we will have true innovation. imagine your cellphone as a bracelet, instead of being a slab that fits into your pocket!

 

[GatorRPh]

Think about how awesome a self sustaining battery would be...on anything! Like you use your phone and deplete your battery like normal but instead of scrambling for an outlet when it runs low simply set it on a table or in your pocket for a few minutes and wallah! Fully charged.

They're coming out with one in November! Right after they perfect the perpetual motion machine and work out how to get water to flow uphill so it can be dammed for hydroelectric production when it flows back down. Of course an electric car that charges it's battery without an energy source would be nice too and air conditioning where the air coming out of the vents turns a windmill to power the air conditioner. I wonder why no one ever thought of these things until now.

 

[phonegeek]

And to think what people said was impossible 100 years ago, 50 years ago, 25 years ago, 5 years ago...

Go pick up a five year old "smartphone" and compare its capabilities to those today.

Oh and while we're on the subject of the impossible, this post is being written on a 7 inch tablet at 32,000 feet with inflight wifi.

 

[shaiknbaik]

And to think what people said was impossible 100 years ago, 50 years ago, 25 years ago, 5 years ago...

Go pick up a five year old "smartphone" and compare its capabilities to those today.

Oh and while we're on the subject of the impossible, this post is being written on a 7 inch tablet at 32,000 feet with inflight wifi.

Oh technology haha

 

[TheKISSarmy]

I'd love to be able to input a to-do into my phone that involves me interacting with another person and when I come within 30 feet of that person, my device reminds me to talk to that person about it.

I'd also like to seem them move closer to a seamless device with our laptops/desktops to be used as a satellite work station by having a projectable virtual keyboard built in. I know these are out there now, but having it built into the device would be nice.

 

[mrjoshw]

my ideal phone:

Hardware

droid x body (4.3', grippy material, hardware buttons)
8mp rear and 5mp front cameras, 1080p vid capture at 30fps
s4 quad-core with 2 gigs of ram (maybe in a few months :])
hi res screen. 720p? 300+ppi (one x screen would be awesome)
16gb internal storage +expandable sdcard slot (would pop in my 16g)

Software

s3 has a lot of good features, i want those
(gestures, nfc stuff, etc)
good fb/twitter integration (pretty common)
cool widgets (including some launcherpro widgets, like the bookmarks)
more rehashed games like gta3, and some emulators

and of course, unlimited 4g data, lol. (we'll see)
rooted, ofc,

 

[PhiPsi32]

I like this concept

Mozilla Seabird

Mozilla Seabird 2D - YouTube

 

[gollum18]

Actually there are some universities that are working on self recharging batteries.

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[Chinookman]

I would like a wrist watch that via BT with my phone would:

1. Shows the time and then various alarms come on for appointments

• Calendar opens up for my meetings

• Task open up for time management

allows me to keep my phone in holster to maintain professional decorum in high level project meetings.

 

[objbuilder]

As phones get more powerful we'll see PCs and phones merge into one device. Plug your phone into a docking station to access the full PC. Much like
Ubuntu for Android is doing.

The new 802.11s standard lets phones connect to each other directly without sharing an outside network. This will also change how we interact if this ever takes off.

 

[ofteno]

Cranial implants. Projected display onto the retina. Subvocalized microphones.

QFT
Mind Impulse Units

 

[beanznrice]

Maybe a phone that doesn't rely on phone carriers anymore. Satellite signals could reach some areas but who knows how much power it would take to recieve that kind of signal. My biggest problem is that phones are awesome the service companies not so much.

 

[Rizz1-2]

For me its all about the Hardware and battery. I would like to see a universal induction standard created and adopted by all manufacturers. Almost goes without saying but a more efficient battery would be fantastic. Maybe take a page out of Seiko's playbook with their kinetic charging/recharging.

As for hardware, one of my biggest gripes about phones is how easy they are to break. I would like more research into materials that will make phones much more durable without having to look like a brick. I don't mean something that can survive getting struck by a hammer, just something strong enough to survive a 5-7 foot fall on occasion.... even if it lands on a corner. The last thing for me is water and moisture protection. I once ruined a phone cause I was a little sweaty and it got a little moist in my pocket. Phones should just be protected from the factory. Call up Liquipel (Liquipel | Make Your Cell Phone Watersafe, No Case Required!) and strike a deal with them.

 

[A-android-B]

As for hardware, one of my biggest gripes about phones is how easy they are to break. I would like more research into materials that will make phones much more durable without having to look like a brick. I don't mean something that can survive getting struck by a hammer, just something strong enough to survive a 5-7 foot fall on occasion.... even if it lands on a corner. The last thing for me is water and moisture protection. I once ruined a phone cause I was a little sweaty and it got a little moist in my pocket. Phones should just be protected from the factory. Call up Liquipel (Liquipel | Make Your Cell Phone Watersafe, No Case Required!) and strike a deal with them.

These phones already exist. They are called lg optimus v. See them dropped, thrown, slid out of a moving vehicle window. Seen two different ones go in two different toilets. One in a lake. Mine got wet in my pocket fishing. After a day of drying out they just keep coming back for more. Put a cheap rubber cover and a screen protector on and you've got a damn hardy little device. Just not well working flash lol


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[Jedi_Mind_Trick]

I believe that the smartphone (or a device of that form factor) is on it?s way to becoming our primary computing device (ousting desktops, laptops, tablets, et al). But before this goal is reached, several hurdles need to be removed:

- Processor. Speed and power consumption. Moores law will take care of that.

- Storage. Flash storage is getting bigger and cheaper by the day.

- Input. A trickier hurdle ? touch capacitive input screens are ok, but I?m not in a hurry to compose anything beyond a paragraph using them. Speech may take us there. Or, gesture tech (Leap).

- Display. Bigger is better except when it?s in your pocket. I?m hoping this can be solved with WiDI or similar ? so that my phone display will slave to a larger authorized display in near proximity. A bit like what you see in those Corning Day Made of Glass videos (and if you've not seen them - you should - Youtube - here is the 2nd one: A Day Made of Glass 2: Same Day. Expanded Corning Vision. - YouTube).

Solve these issues and I'll consider having my smartphone device as my main computing device.

jmt

 

[derek5l]

That was dope.

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[blacksapphire08]

I believe that the smartphone (or a device of that form factor) is on it?s way to becoming our primary computing device (ousting desktops, laptops, tablets, et al). But before this goal is reached, several hurdles need to be removed:

jmt

Smartphones will never replace desktops. People have been saying this device or that device will kill off the desktop market for years now and it simply will not happen. Desktops will always be the cheapest (price vs. power wise) and the most powerful devices for productivity and gaming.

With advances in technology, I could see smartphones eventually overtaking other mobile platforms (especially tablets) and possibly even gaming consoles. That day is probably a long way off though.