Comments on: 2008: The year of mobility. What’s next? http://www.ydreams.com/blog/2009/01/30/2008-the-year-of-mobility-what%e2%80%99s-next/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2008-the-year-of-mobility-what%25e2%2580%2599s-next The official company blog about technology, projects, corporate life and all things YDreams Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:08:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pedro Costa http://www.ydreams.com/blog/2009/01/30/2008-the-year-of-mobility-what%e2%80%99s-next/comment-page-1/#comment-1490 Pedro Costa Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:42:29 +0000 http://www.ydreams.com/blog/2009/01/30/2008-the-year-of-mobility-what%e2%80%99s-next/#comment-1490 Consumer electronics with Wireless USB should begin massive distribution shortly; Bluetooth 3.0 specification is well in development; new battery technology with longer run times is being developed; Samsung’s “Blue Earth” solar powered cell phone should begin production soon - all examples of technology that could be available in the short run. And examples of exciting new emerging technology in the long run like cloud computing, WiTricity, nanowire batteries, flexible OLED display (and the likes) do show that mobility is not only a trend, but a real need and is happening. And consequently we’ll need new ways to interact with devices on a whole new level (who wants to key in data when working standing up?). Future will determine which technologies do stand the test of time, like Mark Weiser stated back in 1991: “The most profound technologies are those that disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable from it.” These are exciting times to be involved in R&D. Consumer electronics with Wireless USB should begin massive distribution shortly; Bluetooth 3.0 specification is well in development; new battery technology with longer run times is being developed; Samsung’s “Blue Earth” solar powered cell phone should begin production soon – all examples of technology that could be available in the short run. And examples of exciting new emerging technology in the long run like cloud computing, WiTricity, nanowire batteries, flexible OLED display (and the likes) do show that mobility is not only a trend, but a real need and is happening.
And consequently we’ll need new ways to interact with devices on a whole new level (who wants to key in data when working standing up?).
Future will determine which technologies do stand the test of time, like Mark Weiser stated back in 1991: “The most profound technologies are those that disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable from it.”

These are exciting times to be involved in R&D.

]]> By: Filipe Freitas http://www.ydreams.com/blog/2009/01/30/2008-the-year-of-mobility-what%e2%80%99s-next/comment-page-1/#comment-1467 Filipe Freitas Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:15:54 +0000 http://www.ydreams.com/blog/2009/01/30/2008-the-year-of-mobility-what%e2%80%99s-next/#comment-1467 I hope mobility keeps on going, because it's my master thesis research focus and I really like it. I hope mobility keeps on going, because it’s my master thesis research focus and I really like it.

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