The connected society had not yet become an expression in 2010. We discussed future concepts that seem to make sense from a User Experience perspective. With the benefit of hindsight we can say that a lot of this is still relevant.

1. Monika.HansonMonika.Hanson @@ ericsson.comericsson.com
Rickard.DammRickard.Damm @@ ericsson.comericsson.com

3. 7.7 billion people on earth
4 billion global “middle class”

4. 1 billion vehicles1 billion vehicles

5. >3 billion utility meters>3 billion utility meters
100 billion embedded processors100 billion embedded processors

6. 50 billion
connected devices

7. Not so long ago,
communication in the
home was limited to a
telephone

8. ¼ of the US and UK population
are willing to spend $29-$46 per
month to connect their gadgets

12. “It enables me
to listen to
internet radio
and watch
movies while I’m
in the sauna”

13. insights often come from
extreme users
TIM Brown, IDEO

16. What if a tv looked
like a framed
painting?