Bendy phones straight out of the future
By Asavin Wattanajantra in Editorial
Posted in Predictions on
It feels like mobile phones are entering the world of science fiction, with Nokia and Cambridge University collaborating on the ‘Morph’ phone.
Judging by the news coverage that it has got in the last few days then this is definitely an idea that appeals to everybody.
Having a phone which you can use like a keyboard, bend in the shape of a mobile phone and even fit as a bracelet is something I haven’t imagined was possible.
Before mobile phones actually came into public usage I struggle to remember any predictions that it would be as popular as it is now.
One of my favourite science fiction films was Blade Runner. Flying cars, check. Androids, check. Not a mobile phone in sight. Nobody thought it was possible.
My first phone was around 1994. It was an Orange one and felt like a brick. (Actually a similar size to the Samsung 5 mega pixel camera phone I have now). Next were the early Nokia phones .. The ones with no pictures or pretty colours, all black and grey text. It’s a long time ago now.
It’s amazing to see the speed of mobile phone technology. Ten years ago nobody could even imagine a contraption like the iPhone with its touchscreen and multiple music and communication capabilities.
In around ten years we will likely have something like the Morph phone and it is astonishing to think about it. But that is the pace of change.
Nokia and Cambridge have been working together for a while, not only on nanotechnology. They have a number of projects on the go which you may well see, not only in mobile phones but in all sorts of other practical uses.
The phone company are giving Cambridge the freedom to research on anything that they want and the Morph is just one of those projects. I for one am looking forward to seeing more of this invention and innovation.
Rated: 93.33% (3 votes)
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