Mobile Tech - How far can it go?

The past century has been one of pure innovation. In 1927, the first TV was brought to life. In 1981, Adam Osborne invented the first laptop, and in 1992 the world met the very first smartphone, the "Simon Personal Computer". Many wonder if there's even any room left for innovation.

Wearable Technology

As of now, wearable technology is at a standstill. Over the past decade, we were introduced to smart watches and wireless earbuds amongst many other gadgets. However, we are yet to see any innovation in this sector. As of now, only new iterations of previous smartwatches and wearable devices are being released and it's only a matter of time before a new form of wearable technology comes along. Google made a brave attempt at making smart glasses that could take pictures, answer calls and read out notifications. However they failed to catch on and soon fizzled out. Perhaps this shows that not everything has to be smart or connected. We already have smartphones and smart watches on us at all times, what new benefits could smart glasses possibly bring.

Limitations

The main reason why we don't get a new product every night, technological limitations.

There'll always be a limit to how far we can push technology. That's why we don't have razor thin laptops, or why we have to recharge our phones every night. However, if humans are good at anything, it is overcoming said limitations. On March 20th 2019, Samsung unveiled the first flagship folding phone available to the public. Although it started at the steep price of $1980, Samsung was met with praise from tech enthusiasts all over the world for pulling off such an incredible feat.

Into The Future

As the saying goes, "there's no telling what the future will hold", but one thing is for sure, there's still a lot to be done. There are already talks about brain implants lead by Elon Musk as well as hand implants to aid with purchases. Despite the various ways technology can advance, we most likely won't see anything new until we perfect the gadgets we already have.