The 24 / 7 Marina
 Mobile Computing
 (Smartphones / Tablets)
It was revolutionary…
It was state of the art…
Every generation finds a better way
How did we get here?
PDAs         Smartphones   Tablets
1998 - 2003      2002+       2010+
2005
2010
Source: http://gdgt.com
Source: http://gdgt.com
Cloud computing changed
       everything…
Cam Collins
cam@exumatech.com
http://exumatech.com
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24/7 Marina: Mobile Computing Introduction

Editor's Notes

  • #8 Palm Pilot was introduced in 1996. Note taking, Giff handwriting, contacts, to do lists
  • #9 Apple Newton called the “father of the smartphone” released in 1997
  • #10 Although the original blackberry was introduced in 1999 using paging technology, In 2003, the more commonly known smartphone BlackBerry was released, which supports push e-mail, mobile telephone, text messaging, Internet faxing, Web browsing and other wireless information services.
  • #20 Lenovo x200 tablet – fragile, runs windows
  • #21 Motion computing pen tablet
  • #27 These are raw numbers from gdgt – tablet sales by device in 2011. Doesn’t include 2010 – a year in which iPad was really the only player.
  • #28 Tablet sales in 2011 by operating system