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Embedded Phones Will Cure What Ails Ya, Says Father of Cellphones
Martin Cooper, credited at Motorola with the invention of the first cellphone%26mdash;2lbs with 20 min battery life%26mdash;says the next 10 to 15 years will bring embedded phones that will:
%26bull; Call and answer using thought controls
%26bull; Stay powered by the movement of the body itself
%26bull; Diagnose and cure disease by remotely communicating body issues with hospital computers
There are, as you might expect, some obstacles…
Cooper, 79, who since leaving Motorola has run now runs a company called ArrayComm and was instrumental in developing the Jitterbug old people’s phone, gripes that the embeds will only come when society and industry shape up:
%26bull; “People are really conservative,” he says, explaining why subcutaneous electronics may not be tantalizing to your mom.
%26bull; Phone features need to get simplier. Today’s shoddy interfaces explain how much more development is needed before thought controls are feasible.
%26bull; Companies, including Motorola, don’t take enough risks any more. “People thought I was crazy thinking about a phone you can just put in your pocket.”
Thanks: [Reuters]
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