{"id":13451,"date":"2022-11-15T07:48:27","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T07:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m2comms.com\/?p=13451"},"modified":"2023-10-06T06:18:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T06:18:19","slug":"imagining-a-future-beyond-smartphones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m2comms.com\/2022\/11\/15\/imagining-a-future-beyond-smartphones\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does A Future Beyond Smartphones Look Like?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13451\" class=\"elementor elementor-13451\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-051aa9d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"051aa9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6199531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6199531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By: Renzo Guevara<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa3c2c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa3c2c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b6a41d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b6a41d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/m2comms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BEYOND-SMARTPHONES.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-14564\" alt=\"virtual reality beyond smartphones\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m2comms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BEYOND-SMARTPHONES.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/m2comms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BEYOND-SMARTPHONES-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m2comms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BEYOND-SMARTPHONES-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/m2comms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BEYOND-SMARTPHONES-720x480.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5314fabf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5314fabf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48758761\" data-id=\"48758761\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fcf9644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fcf9644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"styles_container__2HrV1\">\n<div class=\"styles_wrapper__2m9rN\">\n<div class=\"ant-typography styles_subHeading__1pW5i styles_quote__heading__ztJRq\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Technology development is weird. It\u2019s also unpredictably fascinating. One day we all thought that flip phones were such a cool thing (admit it you liked the idea of flipping off a call in such a sassy way), and now we\u2019re dealing with touchscreens\u2026 which are also trying to turn into flip phones\u2026 but that\u2019s beside the point. The future is exciting, but we know little about it.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0db2f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0db2f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"75v3m\" data-offset-key=\"el9gg-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"75v3m\" data-offset-key=\"el9gg-0-0\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" data-offset-key=\"el9gg-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"6j1en\" data-offset-key=\"eavfq-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"eavfq-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"6j1en\" data-offset-key=\"eavfq-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"eavfq-0-0\">\n<div style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: center !important;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"6vjit\" data-offset-key=\"54ek1-0-0\"><div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"3cv52\" data-offset-key=\"4co99-0-0\"><h2 style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 24px; font-family: Georgia; font-weight: bold;\" data-offset-key=\"4co99-0-0\">Thank you, next.<\/span><\/h2><\/div><div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"3cv52\" data-offset-key=\"2gaie-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"2gaie-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"2gaie-0-0\">Year by year, we\u2019re bombarded with tech showcases that basically amount to which company can flaunt the shiniest looking flagship phone. We\u2019ve come a long way from the original iPhone reveal back in 2009. Even though frequent releases may suck for our wallets, it\u2019s quite the opposite for what it means to the tech industry. <\/span><\/div><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"2gaie-0-0\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Poppins; font-size: 18px; text-align: inherit;\">Designed to outdate others.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"3cv52\" data-offset-key=\"q63u-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"q63u-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"q63u-0-0\">If you were to talk to someone from a couple of decades ago and say that the DVD player, GPS, health tracker, map, video camera, editing software, video game or whatever app it is you can think of can be found in just that <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/magazine\/201904\/amy-webb\/smartphones-replaced-new-smart-devices-wearable.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"q63u-1-0\">one block of screen<\/span><\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"q63u-2-1\">you\u2019re holding, they\u2019d probably pee their pants.<\/span><\/div><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: center;\" data-offset-key=\"q63u-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"q63u-2-1\"><b>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/m2comms.com\/2022\/11\/15\/a-story-of-supply-and-demand-ps5-vs-scalpers\/\">Supply and Demand in Gaming Tech: PS5 vs Scalpers<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"3cv52\" data-offset-key=\"4rbvi-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"4rbvi-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"4rbvi-0-0\">Smartphones are specifically designed to make life easier and make processes much more convenient. It\u2019s a product meant to <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geekdashboard.com\/smartphone-made-our-life-easier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"4rbvi-1-0\">streamline life itself<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"4rbvi-2-0\"> at the cost of making past technologies obsolete. <\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"3cv52\" data-offset-key=\"7kdss-0-0\"><h2 style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 24px; font-family: Georgia; font-weight: bold;\" data-offset-key=\"7kdss-0-0\">Them phones bout\u2019 to be outsmarted<\/span><\/h2><\/div><div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"3cv52\" data-offset-key=\"8v0u5-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"8v0u5-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"8v0u5-0-0\">Even though we sit comfortably with the smartphones we have today &#8211; shelling out thousands of dollars for a product that\u2019s essentially the same with slight adjustments and adding a +1 to the product name\u2019s number, there\u2019s still a constant desire to see what\u2019s the next big thing.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"3cv52\" data-offset-key=\"eo0h4-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"eo0h4-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"eo0h4-0-0\">There\u2019s always the next big thing. <\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"3cv52\" data-offset-key=\"ds02d-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"ds02d-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"ds02d-0-0\">A life <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/moving-past-mobile-why-innovation-must-happen-beyond-smartphones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"ds02d-1-0\">beyond the screen<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"ds02d-2-0\"> sounds like an ideal situation amidst the over saturation and dependence on tech but it\u2019s also something the industry is trying to explore. Concepts such as <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blinkist.com\/magazine\/posts\/beyond-smartphones-tomorrows-tech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"ds02d-3-0\">virtual reality<\/span><\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"ds02d-4-1\">have been trying to ease its way into the mainstream but despite it being unique, it\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/reason-virtual-reality-hasnt-taken-off-future-technology-2018-11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"ds02d-5-0\">not quite there yet<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"ds02d-6-0\">. <\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"3cv52\" data-offset-key=\"cdts-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"cdts-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"cdts-0-0\">There is one common idea that\u2019s going around innovation conversations &#8211; that the way to innovate smartphones\u2026 is to <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/future-phones-927528\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"cdts-1-0\">move away from smartphones<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"cdts-2-0\">. I guess they\u2019re the next in line to be obsolete. <\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"3cv52\" data-offset-key=\"5bmvp-0-0\"><h2 style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 24px; font-family: Georgia; font-weight: bold;\" data-offset-key=\"5bmvp-0-0\">Face reality <\/span><\/h2><\/div><div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"3cv52\" data-offset-key=\"9csov-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"9csov-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"9csov-0-0\">You ever look at your phone and think \u201cdang, I wish I could wear this.\u201d Tech companies definitely think so. <\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"3cv52\" data-offset-key=\"2gcvb-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"2gcvb-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"2gcvb-0-0\">We\u2019re in the endgame now.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"3cv52\" data-offset-key=\"a9lek-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"a9lek-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"a9lek-0-0\">It seems that we are at<\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/itchronicles.com\/mobile\/future-of-smart-phones-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"a9lek-1-0\"> the peak<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"a9lek-2-0\"> of where smartphones can get at this point, or at least gearing towards it any time soon. Connectivity is king. Wires are being removed, ports are reduced, voice command, and 5G is becoming more and more popular. <\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"3cv52\" data-offset-key=\"endfu-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"endfu-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"endfu-0-0\">All these \u201cinnovations\u201d point to a future where we <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forbestechcouncil\/2020\/01\/29\/nine-tech-experts-share-their-predictions-for-the-future-of-smartphones\/?sh=6fdc9e8f4020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"endfu-1-0\">barely have to use our hands<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"endfu-2-0\"> anymore. I guess when people watched Tony Stark flip around with holograms they thought \u201cyo, we can definitely do that.\u201d Technology isn\u2019t just about making life easier at this point, it\u2019s about standing <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/magazine\/201902\/amy-webb\/augmented-mixed-reality-virtual-workplace-magic-leap.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"endfu-3-0\">alongside life itself<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"endfu-4-0\">.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"3cv52\" data-offset-key=\"2q6om-0-0\"><div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"2q6om-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"2q6om-0-0\">Virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality. A world that is <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbinsights.com\/research\/mobile-computing-platform-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"2q6om-1-0\">no longer limited<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"2q6om-2-0\"> to the four corners of your screen. Whether this can come from a watch, a pair of glasses, a necklace, or even a shirt. <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/22749341\/smartphones-future-predictions\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"2q6om-3-0\">Wearable tech<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"2q6om-4-0\"> is possible to come. Heck, we already have bits of it in the form of smart watches and wireless earphones. 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