 |
When we think about technology, there comes a view of
advanced mobile devices and its applications that gives us updates to our new
world in our pocket. We feel closer to everyone through this advanced feature
of technology. However, technology of mobile computing is far away from our
thinking or can say more than our thinking’s. Have a look at how much it’s
going to be changed in the future around 2025.
INTRODUCTION
Mobile computing is an interaction by which transmission of
data can be done without having connected to a fixed physical link via
computer. Mobile computing involves mobile communication, mobile hardware and
mobile software. Further these properties involves ad hoc and infrastructure,
protocols and data formats (communication properties), mobile components or
devices (mobile hardware), mobile applications characteristics or requirements
(mobile software). (Iqbal,
n.d.)
Mobile communication is one of the famous and widely used
technology in present face as it allows customers to transfer data from one
remote location to other throughout the world, solving the problem of business
field (mobility).
There are various types of mobile devices used for
communication, some of which are Ø
Portable computers (Notebooks, Notepads,
Laptops) Ø
Mobile phones (Cell phones, Smart phones, Phone
pads) Ø
Smart cards Ø
Wearable computers (Software agents- Watches,
Wristbands) Ø
Robots Ø
Carputers
HISTORY
The research of mobile computing starts around 1990's. At
First, the concept of two way radios had been used with large antennas for
communication and there is no access to hotspot static network. To access
wireless networks, they came up with the idea of portable devices which becomes
a powerful tool in the wireless industry for both personal and business use.
The use of portable devices changed the computing world from hundred years back
when huge machines were used capable of just word processing to a new advanced
computing world.
Nowadays, laptops and PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants)
have inbuilt wireless connectivity features that can connect people to a new
world. Mobile Computing is “taking a computer and all necessary files and
software to the next level”. They have interactive user interface and easy to
carry in the pockets. We have everything what we need on our fingertips. (Mobile Computing, 2012)
As the advancement of technology is taking place day-by-day,
its advantages and disadvantages also going to increase in number.
Some of the advantages of mobile computing are as below:
Ø
More speed and access to information or location
flexibilty: With the ability of wireless connectivity, our handheld mobile
devices can have access to internet at anytime and anywhere with a touch of
finger.
Ø Saves time: One can save time of travelling to
have access to important documents by accessing on laptops or mobiles at
anytime , anywhere. (Mobile computing major
advantages, 2014)
Ø
Entertainment: High speed data connections makes
it comfortable to access videos and audios whether it is educational or enjoyment.
One can be able to watch movies, news or documentaries over the internet at
anytime. (Mobile computing major
advantages, 2014)
Ø
Ease of Research: Search option in the mobiles
offers customers to search and collect data easily and fast with the touch of
fingertips without making trip to libraries or offices to get files or books
for data.
Ø
Increased productivity and reduced costs: Mobile
computing helps to increase individuals productivity, increased sales per sales
person, more service calls per repair persons and much more, directly
translates higher sales with lower cost. (New image
software-Inc, n.d.)
There are also many disadvantages of mobile computing, some
of which are:
(Mobile computing guide, 2014)
Ø Health Concerns: With the increase of the use of
mobile computing, people are more prone to health concerns as the excessive use
of mobile effects human beings through radiations emitted from mobiles. (Chapungu,
2013)
Ø Security Concerns: Mobile VPN’s are unsafe to
connect to, and also syncing devices might also lead to security concerns. (Mobile computing, 2012)
Ø Power Consumption: Due to requirement of
batteries in mobile devices, they do not tend to last long and may create
situations of shutting down when needed. (Mobile computing, 2012)
· Range & Bandwidth (Range of data flow
depends on the data plans and service providers that we are using) (Pullela, n.d.) (Reardon,
2010)
· Signal Transmission (Some conditions can effect
the strength of signal transmission like weather, terrain, range of signal
point etc)
MOBILE COMPUTING IN PRESENT LIFE
As the advancement in technology changed the view of mobile
computing, mobile devices are used in different aspects and purposes. Increase
in the bandwidth and range of wireless connections also increases the use of
internet on mobile devices at any time from anywhere in the world. It makes our
world much smaller and closer as we can remain in contact with each other.
Use of Apple has brought a number of trends into focus as
technology platform is not due on IPhone or IPad sales, it reflects the revolution in global economy, culture and interaction with human race. (Bill Hewitt, 2012)
Now a days, the hand phone is not only used for voice
communication but also used to send text and multimedia messages. Road warriors
use mobile devices to access up-to-date information from the corporate
database. Police department use these at a crime scene may send a fingerprint
for matching with data in a central database by using a wireless network, hence
leading to faster identification and solving cases as fast as it can be, so
that police can arrest potential suspects. The global positioning system (GPS)
is used for search and rescue missions, for weather information, for monitoring
and preservation of wildlife and many more. (Othman, 2007)
People
are using laptops and smartphones for their daily purposes as it makes them easy
and fast to search or find something at anytime, anywhere. With the
introduction of digitalization, they can carry mobiles and laptops instead of
bunch of books to read in spare time. Bluetooth and headphones are also very
useful products with mobiles as we can use these during driving vehicles.
FUTURE MOBILE DEVICES
“IT IS SAID THAT THE PRESENT IS PREGNANT WITH THE FUTURE”
According to researchers and inventors, we will see a
tremendous change in the technology of mobile computing in next 10 to 15 years.
Many proposals have been done about the new upcoming devices as:
Smart wearable glasses
.jpg) |
| Coming with more integrated technology in next years |
Designer Elodie Delassus, new HOLO computer concept to make
it easy to carry and as small as a bracelet, can wear or put in a pocket. (Future
Technology, 2010)
NEXSTEP WRIST
COMPUTER
Designer Hiromi Kiriki,
new concept of combining two emergent
technologies as a shiny, flexible, great-looking wristband computer. (Toggle, 2011)
Thalmic Labs,
Wristband will be a new concept as a gesture controlled armband which can read
muscle impulses and recognize common arm and hand gestures which can,
via Bluetooth, connect user devices and use gestures to interact with the
computing device. (Trendsdigest, 2013)
STATISTICS
There are some statistics about the use of popular mobile
devices, search engines, monthly usage of apps and mobile phones and time spent
on mobile devices with different ratios shown below:
FUTURE OF MOBILE COMPUTING IN 2025
An imagination stated by Avery Holton, an assistant
professor and researcher at university of Utah, that we have a watch that can
calculate our location, tell how much we have run, at what pace, how many calories
we have burned etc. we also have an integrated part of those watches with text
and phone capabilities. But think about if we add in tailored information and
wearable devices that can sense harm such as threatening weather, criminals in
our area or even health issues. That’s the future of mobile computing in 2025
when a world of technologies impacts our life and enhance more security and
privacy. (Halton, 2014)
Mike Liebhold, senior researcher and distinguished fellow at
the Institute for the Future, expressed it as the age of the global
supercomputer and commented that, “The Internet will be entering from the stage
of global library into the global supercomputer. By 2025, almost every
application or service we can imagine will be enhanced by the application of
enormous computation enabling widespread applications of capabilities like
mining, recognition, sense-making, rendering modeling as well as proactive
contextual computing.” (Liebhold, 2014)
A report titled “Digital Life in 2025,” is a compilation of
imaginings by nearly 1,500 experts who responded to an online survey by the Pew
Research Center in association with Elon University’s Imagining the Internet
Center. The experts were asked an open-ended question about how technology will
impact life by the year 2025. (Pew Research Center's Internet
& American Life Project, 2014) Most say by the year
2025 there will be:
Ø A global, immersive, invisible, ambient networked
computing environment.
Ø
A continued proliferation of smart sensors,
cameras, software, databases and massive data centers in a world-spanning
information fabric known as the Internet of Things.
Ø
Portable/wearable/implantable technologies that
will allow people to “augment reality”.
Ø
Disruption of business models established in the
20th century, most notably impacting finance, entertainment, publishers of
all sorts and education.
Ø
Tagging, data basing and intelligent analytical
mapping of the physical and social realms.
There are some predictions about change in technology in
2025 as below:
ØCommit to an open, free Internet where privacy
is protected. Governments should promote widespread adoption of online
services by providing incentives, fostering user confidence, and developing
consistent and clear guidelines for online service providers, including in the
areas of privacy and security. (Nicholas, 2014)
Ø
Support the education of a modern workforce. If
governments are to maintain and strengthen their ability to compete globally,
they must adapt and improve their education systems to prepare students for the
global economy by raising educational and teaching standards, rewarding
effective educators, and providing teachers with the technology, support, and
tools they need. Governments should also promote interest and training in STEM
skills, which are needed for a broad array of readily available and high-paying
jobs. (Nicholas, Today's Decisions, Tomorrow's
Terrain, 2014)
Ø Information sharing over the Internet will be so
effortlessly interwoven into daily life that it will become invisible, flowing
like electricity, often through machine intermediaries. (Lee Rainie, 2014)
Ø
The spread of the “Ubernet” will diminish the
meaning of borders, and new “nations” of those with shared interests may emerge
online and exist beyond the capacity of current nation-states to control.
Ø
The Internet will become “the Internets” as access,
systems and principles are renegotiated. (Lee Rainie, Pew Research Center's Internet
& American Life Project, 2014)
ESTIMATED FUTURE USERS
There is no actual ratio about “how many
users will be joined to the technology of mobile computing” but there is a prediction
that states a clear view of an increase in the number of users to double of the
current percentage in 2025. Every aged group of people are using technology in
their daily lives as everyone is getting more knowledge about the new
technologies, even old age people are also learning to use these technologies
and adopting everything like adults and children.
Have a look at the prediction of change in
the number of users around 2025:
(Cyberspace, 2014)
No comments:
Post a Comment