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BBC News has a couple of interesting articles on trends for 2009, emanating from Silicon Valley. I’d like to pick up on the second of the two articles on the site (here and here), since it’s got some neat trends…
First up is Mobility – whether it’s devices, consumption of the InterWeb, or Advertising, apparently 2009 will be a year everything goes large on Mobile devices.
Next up is The Game Changer – which is actually a small text about Apple’s App Store. There’s no doubt this was massive in 2008, and I wouldn’t bet against it expanding even further in 2009.
Last up is Online Video – the point being that it’s consumption will shoot up this year.
I would add to this a couple of things – first of combining the first and third points that were made in the article, to form Mobile Video – I really think we are there now for consumption of feature-length content on Mobile – for a combination of reasons, including screen size, ease of use, and battery.
Next, I would add 3D to this – 3D is being punted at CES, in Cinemas, in the Broadcast World (BSkyB are trialling it), and also in the Mobile World. Vuzix provide a pretty good example of this:
(Check out my post on the 920AV glasses here)
So as I was saying, I think it’s going to be the year of both Mobile Video, and perphaps a ton of that content in 3D – I for one think that experiencing 3D would be something best done with specialist glasses connected to a Mobile device – what say you readers?
[You can read the "Silicon Valley looks towards 2009" BBC News articles here and here]
About The Author
Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
