What’s Next for Mobile Phones?

When you stop to think about it, it’s really quite difficult to pictureimagine that the bulky, weighty, and unstylish dinosaurs that we used to term as mobiltelefoner in the 1990’s were actually the ancestors of today’s sleek, fashionable, and state of the art mobile phones. But they are, and we’re only left with this feeling of awe at how inventive people can really become. It’s inspiring to see the amount of progress that has been done in just a short period of time. In fact, it’s funny that mobile phones are still called phones today. Because with the functions they are laden with, these phones have become much more than just instruments of communication, they’ve become the all-in-one multimedia players. And at the rate things are going today, we can expect much more innovations and developments to come our way.

Pay Using the Mobile Phone

The idea of being able to pay through one’s mobile phone is probably one of the things that will revolutionize the way we live our lives. This method is actually already being put into practice in Japan. Basically, what you’ll do is pay for credits on your mobile phone. Credits, of course, correspond to money. There are machines with sensors in the places where you can shop and all you’ll have to do is to wave your cell phone in front of the sensor in order to make your payment. The credits you owe will then be deducted from the number of credits you still have in your cell phone. The new phones being manufactured today already have this feature. Of course, it will take some time to catch on. But, like all the other innovations that have been done these past years, you’ll just notice that this feature, too, will begin to be a norm in our lifestyles.

The Environment friendly Phone

Sony Ericsson, one of the leading innovators in mobile phones, has designed a cell phone that is completely recyclable. As of now, it’s still in its baby stages, but it won’t be long until we have a new, earth friendly phone in our midst. No longer shall we be made guilty by pictures of discarded phones gathering in land fills. Finally, here’s a phone that will actually aid us in the effort to save the planet. Sony’s new mobile phone is aptly called the “Greenheart”. It’s made of a one hundred percent recyclable plastic called bioplastic. Also, it won’t have the standard user manual that comes in a small booklet. Instead, the manual would just be in html format. It’s truly a crowning achievement in the effort to stop global warming.