Martin Cooper, credited at Motorola with the invention of the first cellphone—2lbs with 20 min battery life—says the next 10 to 15 years will bring embedded phones that will:
• Call and answer using thought controls
• Stay powered by the movement of the body itself
• Diagnose and cure disease by remotely communicating body issues with hospital computers
There are, as you might expect, some obstacles…
https://gizmodo.com/letter-from-a-moto-insider-how-stupid-execs-ran-moto-i-372565
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:
https://gizmodo.com/jitterbug-cellphones-for-the-old-165624
• “People are really conservative,” he says, explaining why subcutaneous electronics may not be tantalizing to your mom.
• Phone features need to get simplier. Today’s shoddy interfaces explain how much more development is needed before thought controls are feasible.
• 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.” [Reuters]
