By Stewart Scott-Curran and Tim Lampe, Special to CNN
updated 11:40 AM EDT, Sat October 6, 2012
(CNN)
-- In the past 10 years we've seen cell phones transform into
electronic Swiss army knives with a wild variety of functions and
features. They are replacing the watch, the camera, the standalone GPS,
the alarm clock, and many other tools.
But what will the smartphones of the future look like?
Here's what we envision ...
In
five years, the Patent Wars are over and Apple emerges victorious. The
company has trademarks of many design features, including many types of
curves. As a result, competing smartphone manufacturers resort to
triangular or angular forms.
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In 5 years: After the Patent Wars in which Apple emerged victorious, rivals embrace triangular forms.
Fast
forward 15 years. With Google's pioneering work, smartphones evolve
into wearable devices with augmented reality. These smartglasses provide
a constant stream of content and advertisement directly into the user's
field of vision.
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In
15 years: Smartphones evolve into Smartglasses, which provide a
constant stream of content and advertisement directly into the user's
field of vision.
After the fad of wearable phone glasses,
companies go mad with miniaturization in 25 years. Technology allows
for extreme miniaturization and phones become single use, disposable
devices.
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In 25 years: Extreme miniaturization turns phones into single use, disposable devices.
50
years later, wearable phones make a comeback in the form of wristbands.
The wristphone, as it is commonly known, is customized to fit each
user's arm perfectly. It includes state-of-the-art voice-command
features as well as holographic component that let you chat with your
friends as though they are right next to you.
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In
50 years: Wearable phones are trendy again, with the "wristwatch" style
becoming all the rage. It includes voice activation and holograms.
Technology
takes a huge leap in 75 years. Microchip can be installed directly in
the user's brain. Apple, along with a handful of companies, makes these
chips. Thoughts connect instantly when people dial to "call" each other.
But there's one downside: "Advertisements" can occasionally control the
user's behavior because of an impossible-to-resolve glitch. If a user
encounters this glitch -- a 1 in a billion probability -- every piece of
data that his brain delivers is uploaded to companies' servers so that
they may "serve customers better."
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In 75 years: The phone is a microchip in the brain. Thoughts connect instantly when on dial.
In
the year 2112, civilization crumbles because of climate change and
dramatic loss of natural resources. Communication comes full circle as
dialogue between humans revert to individuals throwing rocks at each
other. But rest assured -- people still laugh out loud
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In
100 years: Civilization has crumbled. Communication come full circle as
dialogue between humans revert to individuals throwing rocks at each
other.
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