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Video: Synaptics is really building the future of mobile phones

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By: , IntoMobile
Wednesday, January 17th, 2007 at 9:12 AM

Another semi non Nokia related story but I think I can make you understand why I’m sharing this with you.

First off watch this video from Nokia World 2006:

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Now look at what Synaptics showed off at CES (the frame rate is poor but it is satisfactory enough to get its message across):

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Source: Tech Fresh

See any relation? I know I did! Touch really is the future and I’ve been beating that drum since starting this blog. Sure Symbian owns greater than 50% of the smart phone market but it’s closest competitor, Windows Mobile, is quickly catching up. What differentiates them? Touch (as well as an easier platform for developers to build applications on … but that’s another blog post entirely)

I know a Nokia employee isn’t going to answer this, but when do you guys think we’ll see mobiles implement this sort of tech? I’m not talking about niche $700 N95 class devices, I mean when will this saturate the market?

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Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

  • romeo26

    hahaha…i remember watching about the onyx a while back! pritty interesting but i have to dissagree with you about touch screen is the future. the only reason why i say this is because you cant use a touch screen with one hand, and on phones that are touch screen only it would be hard to walk around while txting someone.

    oh i remember reading somewere that that the onyx uses two nokia screens put together for the prototype.

  • Stefan Constantinescu

    Romeo I disagree with you: have you ever used a Treo? The QWERTY keyboard in combination with the touch screen makes for a highly pleasurable experience.

    I’m not saying that Nokia should make a device that is PURE touch. That is probably what you think I said. What I’m trying to engage those Finn’s to do is to open up to more than one input method.

    Ever used a tablet pc? Especially these new ones on the market with multi touch? You can use your finger, you can use a stylus, you can use a keyboard.

    Think how much more natural touch is for certain applications like GPS, think about how much more natural a jog dial is for things like MP3 playback.

    One can easily use a Treo with one hand and everyone I know who owns one uses the touch screen in combination with the keypad to achieve maximum efficiency.

  • romeo26

    yah i was talking about a pure touch screen! but i do like the touchscreen with the keypad.