Mobile (cell) phone technology has been accelerating at a rate of knots every since the first one hit the markets.When mobile phones first hit the market they required a trolley to carry around only had buttons 1-9.These days, phones are a different beast altogether. You can download videos to watch on your phone, get real-time news fed into it and even use it as a satellite navigation device.The mobile phone is not stopping there however, many believe that it will continue to have more technology incorporated into it and will soon be the only gadget people will need.
John Moore, head of Advanced Technology at Cambridge University had outlined his vision for the future. “ I predict that very soon all the requirements of the modern way of life will be served by phones…technology is getting smaller thanks to things like mini Deutsch connectors and people are becoming ever more mobile, so it make sense that people want to carry their life in their pocket”.
Phones now incorporate MP3 players and as memory in phones is expanding all the time, 1000s of songs can be stored, making an additional MP3 player unnecessary. Camera technology in phones is advancing at an alarming rate also, with some of the best phones offering up to 10 mega pixels and some even now provide optical zoom. Internet browsing has been made very easy on the latest phones, and many websites have started creating ‘phone-friendly’ versions of their sites in response to the growth in phone browsing.
Lots of technology enthusiasts have stated that whitest phones have come on a long way, they cannot compete with large TVs or computer screen displays. Nokia have silenced these critics to some extent recently when they bought out a phone that could project a screen size of up to 45 inches onto the nearest wall. It seems like it’s out with home entertainment units and cable ties, and in with nana processers and micro fan accessories, powering some of the most power bits of kit the world has ever seen.