Peripheral devices are setting the stage for the true self-revolution: All Apples stores now carry the Withings Blood pressure monitor, a peripheral device that plugs into the ipad,
iphone or ipod Touch and takes the user s blood pressure. Data can be sent directly to a doctor or saved (confidentially) to the cloud.
Every new peripheral device will create a market for hundreds of new apps, and we haven t even scratched the surface of
what will seem like a massive influx of brilliant new peripherals over the coming months.
I ve written extensively on the topic of smartphone peripherals and how the use of smartphones will expand by over 1, 000%in the coming decade.
But the piece getting very little attention is the exploding field of smartphone peripherals that extend our current communication systems far beyond simple person-to-person communications.
While there are literally thousands of peripheral devices either in existence or being contemplated for the marketplace, I ll focus on just a two pieces of technology smart dust
and supporting peripherals were everywhere. But as the industry was getting sucked towards the gravitational allure of these technologies, many others,
I presented my thoughts on the Future of Mobile Apps & Peripherals#at our monthly Night with a Futurist event.
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