8. Nokia Matrix 1996
QuickTime™ and a
decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
9. Use of mobile phone
Contract or PAYG
How much do you spend?
Could you go 24 hours without
mobile?
How do you use your mobile
EMERGENCIES ONLY
CALL FOR LIFTS - “DAD I’M READY”
BUSINESS
SOCIAL
TEXTING
WEB BROWSING
10. Task
Make a list of the functions on
your mobile phone
12. Original mobile phones
had
Carrying handles - Weighed x
kgs
Patchy reception at best
2 metre aerials
Talk time of minutes
Battery life of hours
Crazy expensive
What made it possible?
13. Enabling technology
Massive increase in battery
technology
Increased life
Smaller
Quicker charging
Reliability
Low energy microchips
ARM Holdings
Minaturised electronics/IC
14. Activity
Take your mobile phone
Weigh the battery and the phone
separately
Calculate
the total weight
Weight of battery + weight of phone
% of total weight which is battery
Weight of battery * 100÷total weight
16. Future of Mobiles
Size
Functions
Technology
Draw a picture of the phone
of the future
17. Summary
Mobile phone technology is
Changing rapidly
Getting cheaper
Influencing the way we run our
lives
Becoming more a digital
interface
18. Homework - Essay
The mobile phone is influencing
the way we run our lives.
In what way are mobile phones
reaching new and wider
audiences?
What changes are we likely to see
in the next 20 years?
400 words
Deadline