Date: 13/04/2014 15:00:03
From: CrazyNeutrino
ID: 517808
Subject: Future of smart phones

Future of smart phones

anyone interested in the future of smart phones I have put some articles together

Phones Go Back To The Future

from the link

I’m no fan of LG’s rear smartphone control keys — but turns out the company had its finger on the pulse of looming hardware disruption when it ushered in those backside smartphone controls last summer, with the G2.

Smartphone case-makers start quaking because all that unused real-estate on the rear of the proverbial handset — which, for years, you’ve been free to clad with lurid coloured plastic or rubber skins — is becoming a space to watch in its own right.

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Nanodot-based smartphone battery that recharges in 30 seconds

Today at Microsoft’s Think Next symposium in Tel Aviv, Israeli startup StoreDot has demonstrated the prototype of a nanodot-based smartphone battery it claims can fully charge in just under 30 seconds. With the company having plans for mass production, this technology could change the way we interact with portable electronics, and perhaps even help realize the dream of a fast-charging electric car.

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There are heaps of sensors now on the market

Ultimate 37 in 1 Sensor Modules Kit for Arduino & MCU Education User

imagine some of those on the back of the smart phone or these ones i the next link

biometric sensors

Researchers print biometric sensors directly on skin, make wearable health monitors more durable

500 million biometric sensors projected for “Internet of Things” by 2018

from the above link

January 31, 2014 –

The “Internet of Things” can be defined as a diffuse layer of devices, sensors, and computing power that overlays the entire Internet.

Traditionally, the Internet has been defined only by computing and networking equipment, but now the “Internet of Things” paradigm proposes the inclusion of a wider array of devices, once overlooked.

This new paradigm will potentially connect any electro-mechanical device to the Internet with identifying devices or machine-readable instruments. For instance, business may no longer run out of stock or generate waste products, as they could know exactly which products consumers need. A person’s ability to interact with objects could be altered remotely based on immediate or present needs, with this in mind.

Biometrics Research Group, Inc. estimates that the “Internet of Things” will account for an increasingly large number of connections, from nearly two billion devices today, climbing to nine billion connections by 2018.

The “Internet of Things” is possible through a framework of “structured extensibility”.

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I hope all those links work

I was wondering why they cannot make a gas sensor that does all types of gases?
why cant they miniaturize a spectrometer to do all types of gases

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Date: 13/04/2014 15:01:19
From: CrazyNeutrino
ID: 517812
Subject: re: Future of smart phones

It’s medicine Jim, but not as we know it: Scientists build Star Trek-style tricorder that scans for signs of disease

magine a world where a handheld gadget scans your body and diagnoses illnesses in seconds – reducing hospital visits and potentially saving your life.

It may sound like the work of science fiction but engineers in California have taken their lead from the Star Trek franchise and developed a real-life version of the show’s medical tricorder.

The Scanadu Scout can read a person’s temperature, heart rate, blood oxygen levels, and more, simply being held against their forehead.

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Date: 13/04/2014 15:02:51
From: CrazyNeutrino
ID: 517815
Subject: re: Future of smart phones

iPhone case makes Star Trek’s tricorder a reality

An iPhone case designed to help you keep track of your health by monitoring blood pressure, heart rate, blood oxygen levels, temperature and lung function will go on sale in the UK this summer.

The Wello is reminiscent of the tricorder used by medical staff in Star Trek to remotely scan patients for a diagnosis. But this case has already been developed by US company Azoi and will cost just £120 when it launches here later this year.

There will be versions available for the iPhone 5 and 5S as well as all Android phones with Bluetooth LE and Kitkat.

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Date: 13/04/2014 15:06:33
From: CrazyNeutrino
ID: 517818
Subject: re: Future of smart phones

I have a few ideas myself for using the back of a smartphone with the bus connectors for a generic cover

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