The relation between laptops, smartphones, tablets, netbooks, PDAs and eBooks is an interesting one. Not (only) from a technological viewpoint, but rather from the social and symbolic dimensions. In recent years and in the next decade, change is bound to happen. In 2008 the laptops displaced the desktops and today it seems "natural" to own and use a laptop, even when one can imagine that obvious disadvantages exist. Several companies are developing different strategies, but as a designer I think that most users as well as most companies are yet to fully understand what mobile devices are best and why. I've heard since the early 90s that lots of 'intelligent' devices would exist, back then people thought of e-kettles and e-coffeemakers...
Where is this going? I think we should stop and think deeply about our lifestyles, needs and behaviours. Design competitions should be organised. Research grants announced. The future looks interesting... and highly unpredictable!
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