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Re:The end of smartphone innovation by blitmap on Saturday March 25, 2017 @09:04PM (#13958405)
I think we'll struggle for a long while to make the smartphone our main computer. One that can interface smoothly with wireless displays and peripherals at home.

I could totally see a smartphone hooking up to another computer for gamers - like the Thunderbolt 3 chassis allowing you to use an external GPU. Or simply when you walk into your house your phone connects to a more powerful hub giving you sensor data and processing power?

Eventually I think we'll socially "shift" to allowing electronics within our bodies to augment our abilities. We can't fit everything into a smartphone and we can't keep shrinking it. We can make things more efficient but it's more likely we'll begin building onto humans. Bodies are bigger than phones.

I'm more excited than terrified about an implant attached to my optic nerve for true augmented reality. Imagine everyone having a photographic memory. I'd love to see more done to store data on crystal - or on DNA.

Let's get freaky. :-)

Re:The end of smartphone innovation by toothbrush on Saturday March 25, 2017 @11:35PM (#13958969)
You should watch Black Mirror S1E3, entitled "The Entire History of You". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Entire_History_of_You