Written by The appearance of mobile (cell) phones have evolved almost beyond recognition over the years. They once resembled hard-back books, and now you can find phones smaller than a pack of chewing gum. That said, there was a marked reversal in this shrinking progress as phones took on more and more functions and applications, such as being used as video cameras and personal organisers. These smart phones such as the iphone and the latest generation of Nokias are certainly a lot sleeker than phones of old, but they represent a step backwards in terms of phone size and portability. However, this is soon set to change.
As internet and 3G connectivity gets quicker all the time, it is becoming less important to actually store all phone programs and files actually on the handset. You can instead stream whatever information, games and functions you need from else ware, only when you need it. Phones don’t have to be multi functional devices all the time then, they just have to show whichever information and do whichever job is being requested of them at any one time.
How this will work is that you will have a central hub, either at home or hosted with an external company. Your handset will be able to ‘login’ easily to this hub, regardless of where you are in the world, and access all the files and programs that are stored on it. You will still need a certain amount of hardware in the phone, such as a camera and other electrical components, but you will be able to save huge amounts of space where memory, processors and mini fan accessories would normally be found. This means then that phones could be not much bigger than cable ties and you could even wear them as accessories such on a necklace or as a wrist-band. Breaking free of the weight and size that phones have had to comply with in years gone by could spawn a whole new era for them.
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