Even the most advanced, only presented in a lush conference smartphone is seen by us as something ordinary and familiar. We are difficult to surprise a huge SUPER display, "Sound" of the processor and GPU, polycarbonate, metal and glass. How not to shock cool camera, almost live sound or different delights software. New products a lot, but in fact they do not offer anything radically different. Perhaps the smartphone as the device reaches the peak of its evolution and is preparing to give way to something new?
Speculate on the future of smartphones inspired art editor Joshua Topolsky magnificent TheVerge " I Used Google Glass: the Future, with monthly updates ". Very entertaining text tells us about Google Glass, assumptions of his appearance, particularly the development and, of course, the nuances of using the device today. Esteem highly recommend, but I'm not so much interested in a remarkable device, like the idea that it carries.
Voiced its designer Isabella Ollson, one of the founders of Glass in its present form, for most of us was smart lens through which we see and perceive the world around us. The brightest moments of our lives are in the viewfinder, the absorption of important information forces us to concentrate on the small screen, missing interesting events around, and even the need to hold the device in your hand deprives many possibilities. Smartphone today significantly expands the scope of the owner and at the same time it is very narrow.
Is Google Glass also the device is destined to take the place of our usual smartphone? In its present form - is unlikely to be too many restrictions, and compromise it in a system. But the trend in the Google X Lab was very true. They took the best there is in modern devices - the ability to erase the boundaries between people and to give access to an almost unlimited amount of information. And concentrate them (and many others) capabilities in a completely new form factor. The screen itself is not - the image is projected in front of you, capturing only a small part of the review, management and data entry by voice, hands-free. Reality is a fantastic augmented reality ( AR ), an interactive world around us.
Points Google Glass combine voice control and mechanical manipulation through the touch panel on the bow.The device is able to shoot photos and video, display within your field of view of a variety of information to connect to the web via WiFi and respond to queries. Quick rise to a new level, because card all the time before his eyes, and in the process of communicating with someone you can give him a chance to see what is happening around your eyes.
Points Google Glass, generation Explorer. Source - TheVerge
But there are many defects that prevent Google Glass compete on equal terms with smartphones. In the first place, because the glasses augmented reality - it is a tool, and yet narrow, and smart phones have become universal flexible devices. In addition, voice control and input is not always and in all circumstances effective.
Last touch on the theme of integration of such devices and related services. To some extent this has already been implemented - the smart card get directions, focusing on the situation in the city, a simple voice command, you can reserve a table at a restaurant or a movie ticket. But this is not an interactive world. A future where Google Glass and his successors will unfold in full force penetrated millions of interacting services and databases. Will only look at the sign institutions to learn about the services available to them, even when reading printed text, obtain supporting information, see the connection. Surrounding objects come to life, will acquire links and info box, but only if you want it.
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I believe that in the future smartphones will give way to traditional devices, like Glass. That will not happen in a year, and most likely, not three, but it will happen. Just because it is our favorite body of polycarbonate, glass and metal, and clear screens are the main disadvantages of smartphones. Because smartphones require all of our attention and hold hands. Because they limit the speed of data entry. Because they are still important for the performance of the processor and RAM. I think that over time we will focus on an unobtrusive, background-vehicle mate. In which the design will be derived features, and functionality will build a real priority to simplify our lives.
