Mobile phones today are becoming very powerful computers, or teleputers. But to fully exploit their computing power and connectivity, we will have to break free from the physical form factor of the tiny screens and keyboards, while still keeping the devices portable. A number of advanced technologies available today will help us shape the future of mobile phones. Inventions like MEMS-based laser projectors, able to display images directly on our retinas while not blocking our sight, will free us from tiny screens. Brain waves sensing technologies, aided by eye tracking will provide touchless input. By 2020 a mobile phone as we know it will disappear, evolving into a device linking our senses directly with senses of other people or with machines.

1. Szymon Slupik
szymon@slupik.com

2. 50 years: 1970 - 2020
2020
2007
1973

3. a phone
yesterday
was
a phone

4. a phone
today
is no longer
a phone

5. voice
today
is a VAS
one of many

6. a phone
today
is a PT
a personal teleputer

7. a phone
tomorrow will be
a gateway
to our brain

8. a phone
tomorrow will be
telecoupling
us and machines

9. acoustic
will change into
direct
via our wireless gateways

10. so
how do we
get there ?
and when?

11. bypassing
the tiny
screens / kbds
(freedom from the cage)

12. screenless
instead of better screens
touchless
instead of better touch

13. laser
based
wearable
displays

14. Source: Lemoptix

15. Sources: Brother, Microvision

16. Source: Microvision

17. functions
controlled
by mind
(like a third hand)

18. Sources: Reading University, University of Tokyo

20. Source: Katarzyna Niżegorodcew

21. senses and brains
will be
networked
this decade

23. thank you!