The new iPhone looks as if it will be quite the marvel of technology bringing to us highly interactive and response driven reactions. It’s sometimes worth looking at the development of these devices and how we got to where we are. In some of the most curious ways, where we started doesn’t look unlike where we are except the capability ha altered dramatically.
It Really started with the PALM Pilot
The idea of a digital assistant began with invention of the Palm Pilot and other than there being no native telephony the core concept was very much like today. Apps even built around the ecosystem but in a small number.
Morphed to the Blackberry
The Blackberry found an environment rife for development. It was during this period that the signature Smartphone evolved. Everyone though wanted in on the act. Slowly, players started to arrive and most astoundingly Apple.
The traditional players actually seemed to have difficulty in this new market whereas the new players thrived.
A Vibrant Market that Demands Cross Platform
This is a vibrant market. It is changing cultural norms and the way we do business. As such, not everyone is ready for it. It threatens some and others are terrified.
One thing is for certain. This will have to be a market in which new modes are undertaken. The potential is tremendous but competition will look different as people will have to work together to make things happen.
The Road ahead Looks Exciting
As we’ve moved through now three major handheld eras we enter the most exciting. Technologies are now available which will enable a whole new mode of living and working.
As one of the most interesting, when banking is looked at most thins done today were done many years ago. All that has been done is to computerize processes thus enhancing the way those processes get completed.
The convergence of technologies though is enabling something that will at first feel odd and then comfortable with the added benefit fraud will be reduced. We are now heading rapidly towards the cashless society based on the handheld, that not, knowingly has been evolving just so.
Tech Today and the Evolution of our Technologies
Tech Today Review is designed to allow us to look at a broad array of events and trends to understand the to help us understand what is happening. It’s goal is simple; to keep us informed and by beaking down the pieces uderstand why something is with us. Is it part of a broader, cultural change or just the evolution of a specific technology.
This is important as sometimes things that bundled in such a way that they just improve our lives while at other times they play into a bigger picture. The handheld evolution that would never have been seen as leading to a cultural change is doing just that.