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Embedded Phones Will Cure What Ails Ya, Says Father of Cellphones

Skeptical_Geezer — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:32:27 EDT

Just because he invented something useful doesn't mean he ISN'T crazy. It is speculated that some of the most creative persons in history sufferred from bi-polar disorder and that we by medicating our current crop, we are losing a lot of genius.

Skeptical_Geezer

Embedded Phones Will Cure What Ails Ya, Says Father of Cellphones

Fierock — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:17:26 EDT

Considering the general willingness and enthusiasm to mutilate bodies with piercings and tattoos, I don't think too many of the next couple generations will have qualms about electronic implants - the biggest concern may just be privacy and tracking, but seeing as even criminals of today often don't even attempt to hide their tattoos in the process of committing criminal acts, it will get little second thought.

I can certainly see the benefits of getting wired up (if this becomes commonplace I want to get a vibrator implanted in my penis - for her pleasure and mine), but also see the dangers (Johnny mnemonic anyone?)

Fierock

Embedded Phones Will Cure What Ails Ya, Says Father of Cellphones

SneakerFiend — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:47:59 EDT

Thats basically what happened with the sidekicks.
Do you all remember the first sidekick. Huge like a brick with that cool cartoon commercial of the japanese spy running away because he was almost caught by some spys. Then he flips open his sidekick and msg's someone and i forget the rest.
The sidekick was a gamble on something that everyone wanted and was the phone that started the aim revolution. Now everyone uses aim on their phone and qwerty keyboards are popular and everyone wants one.
The iphone was a phone full touchscreen reliable OS and easy to use.
I can keep going on and mobile companies never learn.
We want a phone where everything is at your fingertips and you dont have to look through things to find the features and programs.

SneakerFiend

Embedded Phones Will Cure What Ails Ya, Says Father of Cellphones

SuperMacGuy — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:16:22 EDT

"Riker to Enterprise. 1 to beam up!"

SuperMacGuy

Embedded Phones Will Cure What Ails Ya, Says Father of Cellphones

jetexas — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:58:01 EDT

@92BuickLeSabre: Might be good though if it automatically called someone when the pacemaker quite working ...

jetexas

Embedded Phones Will Cure What Ails Ya, Says Father of Cellphones

FilthyHarry — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:36:24 EDT

Ya, I used to dream about embedded tech, comms, internet, whatever. But that was before spam, ad-ware, mal-ware, viruses. Now, no way in hell.

FilthyHarry

Embedded Phones Will Cure What Ails Ya, Says Father of Cellphones

m4ximusprim3 — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:35:03 EDT

The phone he invented was 2 lbs and the size of a brick- no wonder people said he was crazy for trying to put it in his pocket.

m4ximusprim3

Embedded Phones Will Cure What Ails Ya, Says Father of Cellphones

frigg — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:28:23 EDT

Integrating technology and biology is already advancing more than people realize, and the ability for implanted prosthetics to communicate with the outside world is one of their most useful features. The trick is not call them "cell phones." For the most part, an iPhone isn't a cell phone, so why would a swarm of nanobots delivering medication, fortifying bone or brain function, or aiding respiration be called a "cell phone" either?

frigg

Embedded Phones Will Cure What Ails Ya, Says Father of Cellphones

phryed — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:15:25 EDT

that dude was pretty old when he invented the 80s phone, now he 79 and ripping cell phones, i like his spunk. he should team up with Numair Faraz, to create and old-people superphonearola.

phryed

Embedded Phones Will Cure What Ails Ya, Says Father of Cellphones

Monty — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:09:15 EDT

Okay, phones powered by human movement I buy. We are already starting to see the beginnings of this. This one is a winner.

Phones controlled by thought? Ignoring the easy jokes here, I think it is probably best that we get any personal technology at the local store that does this before we talk about it being embedded in cell phones.

And, lastly .. Having a cell phone cure you? Not to pry, but how old is this person? He either has a list of things he needs cured, or has watched a few too many episodes of Star Trek. Not to say that some century in the future this will not happen, but I doubt in my lifetime, and certainly not in his.

Monty

Embedded Phones Will Cure What Ails Ya, Says Father of Cellphones

strider_mt2k — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:58:51 EDT

I hope Verizon stops messing with various "object exchange" protocols by that time.

Bummer to think it could affect you in bed!

strider_mt2k

Embedded Phones Will Cure What Ails Ya, Says Father of Cellphones

92BuickLeSabre — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:50:07 EDT

@oakie: Brilliant! And they would start making shirts without the middle buttons so you could more easily and subtly slide them open to take pictures. Bras would have a little hole cut out of them the size of the lens. Everybody would be doing Vogue-esque poses to get that perfect shot!

92BuickLeSabre

Embedded Phones Will Cure What Ails Ya, Says Father of Cellphones

SkoGoody — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:48:03 EDT

This technology was referenced years ago by a one, Kosmo Kramer if I do recall. Nice to see one of his ideas finally coming to fruition.

SkoGoody

Embedded Phones Will Cure What Ails Ya, Says Father of Cellphones

mtopper — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:47:27 EDT

@92BuickLeSabre:

the embedded phone doesnt seem like such a leap given that current pacemaker technology allready includes communications capability (so that the hospital can remotely monitor etc)

i could get past the electrodes in skin part

mtopper

Embedded Phones Will Cure What Ails Ya, Says Father of Cellphones

oakie — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:45:46 EDT

@92BuickLeSabre: "So I guess if I needed a pacemaker and they asked me if I wanted the "cell-phone add-on" I might say yes. Actually that would be cool."

only if they could make my nipple the cameraphone's lens.

oakie

Embedded Phones Will Cure What Ails Ya, Says Father of Cellphones

ripfire4 — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:41:25 EDT

ArrayComm = Ouch!

ripfire4

Embedded Phones Will Cure What Ails Ya, Says Father of Cellphones

flyboy — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:40:04 EDT

yeah and they won't sell it to us cos we can't see the commercials - unless its into our optic nerve - who are we kidding?

Finally - the blind get 'sight' - although between 5 mins commercial sections sigh.

flyboy

Embedded Phones Will Cure What Ails Ya, Says Father of Cellphones

92BuickLeSabre — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:35:18 EDT

Yeah, I'm not so keen on subcutaneous electronics either.

Unless it's a pacemaker.

So I guess if I needed a pacemaker and they asked me if I wanted the "cell-phone add-on" I might say yes. Actually that would be cool.

Unless the phone interfered with the pacemaker.

Nope. Not cool after all.

92BuickLeSabre

Embedded Phones Will Cure What Ails Ya, Says Father of Cellphones

flyboy — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:32:20 EDT

hos do you pop the battery out to reboot the effing thing if its under your skin?

Don't tell us it will work flawlessly either.

flyboy

Embedded Phones Will Cure What Ails Ya, Says Father of Cellphones

Samifumi — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:31:34 EDT

"• Phone features need to get simplier. Today's shoddy interfaces explain how much more development is needed before thought controls are feasible."

Even the old fogeys take shots at Windows Mobile.

Samifumi

Embedded Phones Will Cure What Ails Ya, Says Father of Cellphones

emergeoriginal — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:26:19 EDT

Its interesting that many of the founders of current technology are fans of the KISS principle.

keep it simple stupid.

emergeoriginal