We've had a growth in technology options over the last few years, and many of us have so many that we cart about at the same time - laptops, phones, tablets etc. At the same time, phones have developed in their capabilities, so that they're now more powerful than the whole computing of NASA, world banks and the internet of just a few months ago (not factually accurate in full).
What would a phone have to do so that you could ditch the rest? Guys may be able to have smaller man bags, or just their pockets, if they didn't need all that gear. |
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I don't have a tablet - though did wonder if I would benefit from one - I just have a laptop and smartphone. My desktop pc is rarely used.
But for travel, I'd prefer just a phone, not a phone and laptop. And traveling out everyday, my bag's too heavy, with all that and exercise stuff/towels. |
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I have an iPhone but not using it to its full potential. One day I might be able to use it to pay for things if I can find somewhere that does it so the only thing I need is for it to open some doors to replace keys and wallet.! |
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By *ikeC81Man
over a year ago
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"I have an iPhone but not using it to its full potential. One day I might be able to use it to pay for things if I can find somewhere that does it so the only thing I need is for it to open some doors to replace keys and wallet.!"
I use it to pay for things, my camera, my video recorder, my Calander, to read the news, to listen to music, to perv
If I could get some door locks and lights that linked to iPhone (you can get them) I would use it instead of keys
What stopping me is that I still use a paper bus pass for office bus and ID card, and not everywhere is contactless outside of London |
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I'm curious about home automation and security, but not so sure about having such info available over the net, to potentially be accessible.
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what would your phone have to be capable of doing that would get you to ditch tablets and laptops, when leaving the house, whether to work, socially, holidays? Mine will listen to me and write stuff down and has MS Office. They've been able to send emails for years.
I like Tina's teasmade idea, but I rather feel that whilse marvelous, it wouldn't cut down anything that we'd be traveling with. Unless you get Goblin on your travels Mz Titz?
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If you're mad keen on printing, you can get mini printers, I think. Though if I was traveling for work or holidays, I'd rely on printers at the distant end to be available, even if in hotel business centres etc.
So, perhaps I didn't explain that well what I was getting at by opening the thread -
What's missing from mobile phones at the moment that, if they had it, or could do it, would allow you to get rid of laptops, ipads etc, and just stick with a phone only, whether for traveling, or even just as your only computing device. |
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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago
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I'm actually finding that I'm starting to go for specialist devices again - just bought a camera, and I have a separate mp3 player, kindle, sat nav.
Primarily this is due to battery technology not keeping up. Most reasonable to heavy phone users will agree that whatever phone they have, one charge may no get them through a day. As and when batteries can last as long a they did before colour screens, we may see true all-in-one devices.
Oh, and optical zoom too. |
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I'd agree on cameras and battery life has been poor on phones. My satnav was discontinued for support but before that a phone with lifetime maps was cheaper than paying TomTom for a years map updates. |
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