The Convenience Of Convergence: What A Smart Phone Means To Us!

Dont put all your eggs in one basket is a very common refrain

, a legitimate one too considering the potential risk of anything going wrong with that basket. Yet, our daily lives seem to be increasingly driven towards a single gadget that holds the key to everything we hold dear.

The idea of convergence of electronic devices is not a new one at alllong ago, industry watchers had predicted the convergence of computing, communication and commerce. However, what may not have been envisaged to its fullest extent is the extent of convergence that we see today with modern-day smartphones and tablets. These devices are constantly re-defining convergence and stretching the boundaries of convenience to completely new levels, and dare I say, even slightly scary ones (the same fear of eggs in one basket).

In many places around the world, smart phones define the identity of a person. They open doors, literally, thanks to technologies such as near field communications (NFC). Just have a look at this brief video, which is in Spanish though, that gives a snapshot of how the combination of a smart phone and NFC is used in a whole range of applications by University students (http://www.sourcesecurity.com/security-videos/salto-systems-launch-pilot-nfc-project-at-the-university-cat-lica-of-murcia-spain.html ). The use of smart phones and tablets in the home automation industry has been widely written about; these are poised to give the sector a huge boost as they make home automation a lot more affordable and easily accessible to a greater market. Almost all the major players in the home automation sector, as well as third-party application developers, have now developed apps for their smart phones to control their home automation systems. From controlling air-conditioning systems from any location to things like switching on the doorway lights and a host of other applications, home automation has reached a completely new level thanks to its integration with mobile technology.

Security and surveillance is another area that mobile technology will make a huge impact on and I reckon this could be seen not just in the home/ residential surveillance market but also in the B2B sector ie. in offices/ commercial complexes. Its easy to imagine security guards moving around with their smart phones that provide them a continuous feed of surveillance video.

Smart phones are as much a productivity tool as they are an entertainment/ leisure tool, that appeal to anyone from 2 years to 80 years in age! Theyve permeated every aspect of our life, so much so that one of the greatest fears that we will have to contend with in years to come will be the loss of a mobile phone!

by: MeghaBhatt

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