Yet this might only materialize if consumers can be convinced new smartphones are worth the increasingly higher price tags. Research from analyst firm Gartner says smartphone upgrades have slowed down due to a lack of quality "ultra-low-cost" handsets, with many users preferring to buy quality feature phones.
Moreover, while demand for high quality, 4G connectivity and better camera features remained strong, high expectations and few incremental benefits during replacement weakened smartphone sales. It also begs the question: what will the likes of Samsung and Apple do next?
Rob Smith , , Formative Content. The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum. Here's how corporations can do it. Dinosaurs may have lived in social herds as early as million years ago, according to a scientific discovery made in southern Patagonia. I accept. It was nearly 25 years ago when IBM released a bulky touchscreen smartphone called Simon. Now demand appears to be slowing down. Rob Smith , Formative Content. Take action on UpLink.
Forum in focus. Most people today probably remember the iPhone 1 coming out on the market. It was like nothing else and had so many different capabilities and features people everywhere were astounded by it. Steve Jobs and Apple created an invention that blew away any competitors trying to recreate the iPhone in any way. Phones would change forever and the future would become very intriguing.
The Google Glass was introduced in by Google but has not been a very well known product. Most people probably could not tell you exactly what the Google glass was if you were to ask them. The Google glass is basically a phone built into a pair of glasses. The technology is interesting as to how it all works but it is more simplistic than you might think. The Google Glass may not truly be a phone but it definitely sets a mark towards the future of phonics.
There was no product like it when it was created and with this invention, the future of phones could be anything. Skip to Main Content. Future Phonics The Future of Phones. When returned to work at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, he dedicated time after-hours to work on his almost accidental invention.
Hurst and nine others worked to perfect the design, calling their group "Elographics" while applying it to controlling computers. This design uses a number of thin resistive layers with thin gaps between.
When a finger presses down on the screen, they're pushed together, creating voltage that a computer can read as a location. Because it uses pressure, it can be pressed with either a finger or stylus. In addition, the design is cheaper than a capacitive screen. Tech companies were starting to take notice of this new way to control computers. Hewlett-Packard was the first to release a product that put touchscreens in the hands of everyday users.
HP made a name for itself in the s and 70s for creating smaller and smaller computers to the point where it had made one of the first machines to be called a "personal computer", the A. The included device used a new system for touch input, featuring a grid of infrared emitters and detectors in the monitor's bezel. When the infrared beams were interrupted, the HP could locate where the user was touching the screen.
However, the system had its faults: dust would get into the infrared holes and require vacuuming. The design wasn't ergonomic either, users would complain of muscle fatigue, or "Gorilla Arm" from keeping their arm outstretched and unsupported for long periods of time. This first foray into a consumer touchscreen device wasn't incredibly popular.
Meanwhile, other touch technologies were being developed. Myron Krueger, an American computer artist developed the Video Place, a screen that could track a user's silhouette and movements. Multi-touch was also proven in at the University of Toronto by Nimish Mehta. This design also used a camera to identify where the user was touching the screen.
The first multi-touch overlay was developed in by Bob Boie of Bell Labs, creating a true capacitive screen that could detect multiple points of contact. As computers continued to shrink, tech companies started seeing the possibilities of handheld devices. These used a touchscreen that was made for a stylus, and boasted a much anticipated feature: handwriting recognition.
However, the high price point and problems interpreting user writing kept it from being successful. Today, it's recognized as the first true smartphone with a calendar, address book, and notepad.
The most popular series of touchscreen devices was the Pilot by Palm Computing. Introduced in , these PDAs were a staple in the business world, improving on many of the Apple Newton's features. In fact, the Palm Pilot's handwriting recognition was so successful that it was eventually used on later models of the Newton. By the end of the s, touchscreens became part of computer culture and interest increased. Wayne Westerman, a graduate student of the University of Delaware published a doctoral dissertation about capacitive touchscreens in that would lead to their popularity today.
He also formed the company FingerWorks to create new devices based on his findings. Touch screens really started to enter the public eye in this decade. FingerWorks used its research to develop the first multi-touch gesture-based products. Most of these were computer accessories like keyboards with "zero-force" keys, exploring new methods of input. Much like the Apple Newton, these products were innovative, but expensive.
In , FingerWorks announced they were no longer in business, but continued to file and process patents into The company was bought by multinational corporation that would be known for causing the success of touchscreens to skyrocket. Big tech companies continued to see how touchscreens could be used in new ways. Alias Wavefront created the PortfolioWall, a gesture-based computer that made visual design a breeze.
Nintendo released the first successful video game console with touch input in , the DS. Microsoft began developing their own devices as well.
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