Title :
Migrating from mobile telephony to multipurpose gadgets
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Math. & Comput. Sci., CWI, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Abstract :
If you asked people 20 years ago what they could do with their phone, they would have simply said, "Call people". Today, a reply would not be that short and easy. The transformations this device has undergone over the last two decades are tremendous. The mobile phone has evolved into a sleek multifuncational marvel. However, the versatile new models are not as good as the old ones when it comes to clear reception. Also, mobile phones\´ additional functions eat up battery life, so there is less talk time. The author looks at how mobile telephoning has turned into mobile media-based information exchange and the turmoil this transformation has caused.
Keywords :
cellular radio; mobile handsets; multimedia communication; technological forecasting; first generation mobile phone; media-based information exchange; mobile telephony; multimedia information; second generation mobile phone; single-user entertainment; third generation mobile phone; GSM; Mobile handsets; Mood; Multimedia systems; Smart phones; Telephony; Web pages; Web services; Wireless application protocol; Wireless networks;
Journal_Title :
MultiMedia, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MMUL.2003.1195155
