She spends the first half of the video describing how important mobile phones have become to us and that they have become so ubiquitous that a third of the global population owns one. The second half is spent on the challenges facing cellphones today and how new usage models will solve social problems that we as humans have always had to deal with.
The sensor application is pretty wicked, but a little creepy at the same time.
I like how she shows off Kevin’s photo gallery. Kevin recently started blogging on the S60 Multimedia Blog, I’ve always known him as LonelyBob. He takes a picture of every meal he eats.
Can’t embed this video, so you’ll have to check it out directly at The New Yorker.
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