Over the last couple of weeks, in line with recent developments in networks derived from companies interested in software innovation I’ve had to explain that the next generation of mobile phones are not actually phones but ultra-portable computers. And it’s not their surprising computing power which makes them special – it’s the fact they are connected to an always-on telecommunications network and, for the most part, if you leave the house without it, many of us will return to the house to get it or face the day missing calls and contact opportunities.
We’re all Bedouin now we can carry enough computing power in our pockets to get through a day. Is it any wonder that sales of desktop computers are tanking?
It doesn’t matter if it’s an iPhone, iPod touch, Blackberry Storm, HTC Android or Palm Pre – this is the future of mobile phones – they’re here to stay. For all intents and purposes, taking advantage of the Third Generation of mobile phones for the enterprise, e-government, entertainment and connected health should be at the forefront of every entrepreneurs minds. When the other models mentioned above get enough market share, we’ll see apps like these for them as well. Apple has provided the pathway that others are plainly following because the opportunity to provide what consumers are willing to buy is immense and largely still untapped.
@doorofkukondo posted this picture to Twitpic this evening:
See what it says under the iPhone3G logo?
The following is from Youtube and I don’t think anyone in their wildest dreams would have seriously considered this on a phone before iPhone. Yes, we could play music using “music” featurephones but actual music creation was desperately difficult compared to this:
“The Mentalists play Kids by MGMT on their iPhones and iPod Touches, using only apps downloaded from the Apple App Store. Apps used Ocarina, Retro Synth, miniSynth, DigiDrummer Lite.”