Nokia 2030 Cellphone Concept!

Here’s the Nokia cellphone concept of 2030, in case you wanted a taste of the future… Created by Jim Chan, the Nokia 2030 features a scratch-resistant finished body, plus a full color display and an illuminated touch keypad.

Fast messaging is the purpose of this unit and we learn that the phone measures 2 x 4.75 x 0.25 inches and attaches colored films at the rear, to change its color. Polished titanium is the choice of metal for the case area that protects the screen. This handset looks like some sort of futuristic keycard that grants access to a high tech facility and we bet it’ll have e-wallet features and a transparent UI.

Samsung Jot: Rotary Dial Cellphone.

Developed as a concept for Samsung, the “Jot” by designer Raymond Bessemer is a mobile communication device that uses a capacitive OLED display, removable stylus and physical rotary dial to allow mobile communication in a fun and intuitive way. Developed for the year 2015, the new communication device replaces the keypad with a rotary dial for making calls.

Communation in modern world.

In today's modern era communication has transformed in a vast manner. The time of emails, internets, mobile, etc have been introduced in this 21st century. There were times when there were the system of letter and gramophones. The gramophones then were also very rare amongst the people. The system of letters were very much use in the olden times. People used letters as a medium of communication. They wrote letters to their beloved ones who were away from them. The letters then were sent and received very late.

But now it is not so .The developing technologies have brought many useful devices for communication. Devices such as computers, mobiles, telephones, emails, and internet have made life of the people very easy in communication amongst their own ones. One can easily get the condition and life of other people who is away from home. The inventors today have been developing new technologies every second. The invention of internet has made us very comfortable because the letters that use to take days to be sent now is sent in some seconds. Mobiles have made us easy as it can be carried from one place to another. It can also be taken to the places where there are no land phones. So this is another great invention by the inventors.
So the communication in modern world is very fascinating as it is very comfortable and easy to use. One can easily see the changes that have been brought from the old period to this modern era by the skilled people. So in conclusion one can easily read that the communication of modern world is far more better than that it was in the old days of the world.

Stick Talk – Universal Communication Device For Deaf And Blind.

Communication with the hearing and visually impaired usually gets chaotic, especially when you don’t have any idea of Braille or sign language. Providing a solution, Korean designer Sungjun Cha has come up with an innovative device called the “Stick Talk” that when talking to a deaf person displays your spoken words on a screen to ensure easy communication. While on the other hand, the hearing impaired can express his/her thoughts by writing sentences on the palm with the stick, which senses the text to either display it on the screen or verbalize it for the listener. The Stick Talk not just makes conversation possible between a normal person and the deaf or blind, but between the deaf and the blind as well.

What will communication devices look like in 2033?

Twenty-five years after the creation of the cell phone, designers at Motorola imagined what cell phones might look like in another twenty five years. The Consumer Xperience Design (CXD) team created a portfolio of sketches that look beyond what is possible today and imagine the possibilities of the future.

A design submission from the UK uses holographic projection and gesture detection with an added virtual layer of information and avatars. Second Sight lets users see the world in a whole new way through touch screens and holographic displays to make the communications experience more interactive.

Seoul engineers envision a gel-type phone that adheres to skin, with the display worn around the eye area and an interface worn on the arm. These adhesive devices work as a connector and sensor with interaction between the two allowing for communication and expression of personal style.

In 2033, the “cell phone” could be an extension of our bodies and senses, where information could be exchanged and communication could be achieved through universal gestures. Moreover, embedded technology could become more accepted, designs could be more varied and shape-shifting technologies could enable people to adapt devices for different needs.

Similar to a scrapbook, the MEM, also from UK engineers, saves experiences and allows users to share memories with others throughout life. As more memories are made and stored, intricate patterns begin to form on the outside surface, a metaphor for the creation of our brain’s neural networks.

North American engineers also came up with a slick, wearable device with holographic images that follows a user’s hand to signal incoming calls and messages. Users simply turn their palm upward to receive messages, flip their wrist outward to send and bring their hand to their ear to take a private call.

By 2033:
— Communication could be ambient, always on, and people could live online
— Computers and mobile devices could be embedded in the ordinary
— “Using Software” could vanish; only interface and human interaction would remain
— Device interaction could become natural, predictive, and fluid
— Mollecular manufacturing could revolutionize production
— Objects could access ‘The Cloud’ at will

By opening the transponder cap, the display mode of this design from Latin American engineers activates and allows users to define the display in any shape and size. The touch screen, set in motion by oxygen-activated liquid crystals, appears once the cap is taken off. To end connectivity close the cap and the display will dissolve.

The CXD teams from around the globe, including China, Korea, North America, Latin America and the UK sketched their visions of what cell phones could look and function like in 2033. Based on both technological advances and regional preferences, the design teams created sketches tailored to each region’s unique priorities and tastes.

The portable satellite solution.

The portable satellite solution was up and running within minutes in Tully and Cardwell, providing always-available bandwidth for voice and data communications when all other communication connections failed.

ReadyCONNECT™ will be used by the Department of Community Safety (DCS) in devastated areas of tropical North Queensland as required, assisting the efforts of emergency relief agencies and individuals now facing the tough task of returning life to normal for thousands of Queenslanders.

State Fire Commander Assistant Commissioner Steve Rothwell said: "The ReadyCONNECT™ satellite system supported our fire operations in both Cardwell and Tully in the immediate aftermath of TC Yasi. We were in a situation where we had initially no power or communications and the system allowed us to communicate and effectively manage tasking, resources and damage assessments.

"Just today, the system is being moved into our base of operations where we are providing support to Red Cross and a number of other agencies that will provide a wireless network for all to use. The system has been of great advantage to us during this period and supplemented our existing systems well."

Paul Krzystoszek, ASC’s Operations and Marketing Manager, said that the Adelaide-based satellite communications specialist pulled out all the stops to respond to the request from DCS.

“It was a logistical challenge to get the unit, which fits in four flyaway cases, to the location due to lack of flights and road closures,” Mr Krzystoszek said.  “ReadyCONNECT™ had to be airlifted to its destination and was delivered within 24 hours of the request from DCS.”

ASC launched ReadyCONNECT™ last year, making high capacity, multi Mbps (megabits per second) commercial communications available anywhere in the Asia Pacific region that might experience an emergency or natural disaster.

ASC covers the region from its owned and operated teleport in Adelaide and hub in Hawaii via GE23 satellite.

 “With so many disasters around the world, one always hoped that a disaster of this magnitude would not occur in Australia," ASC Managing Director Chris Joseland said. "Lack of communication puts lives at risk and creates massive logistical problems.  Our solution is one that can be on hand immediately in the event that the unthinkable happens, as while we cannot predict disasters, we can prepare for them. "

Communication Media.

Following are the major communication media used today.
1. Twisted-Wire Pair: Twisted wire pairs are commonly used in local telephone communication and for short distance digital data communication. These are usually made up of copper and the pair of wires is twisted together. Data transmission speed is normally 9600 bits per second in a distance of 100 meter. They are affected by noise. They get weakened over long distances and therefore need to be boosted.

2. Coaxial Cables: Coaxial cable is a group of specially wrapped and insulated wires that are able to transfer data at higher rate. They consist of a central copper wire surrounded by an insulation over which copper mesh is placed. They are used for long distance telephone lines and local area network for their noise immunity and faster data transfer.

3. Microwave: Microwave system uses very high frequency radio signals to transmit data through space. The transmitter and receiver of a microwave system should be in line-of-sight because the radio signal cannot bend. With microwave very long distance transmission is not possible. In order to overcome the problem of line of sight and power amplification of weak signal, repeat ersare used at intervals of 25 to 30 kilometers between the transmitting and receiving end. This is a non-physical or un-guided communication media.

4. Communication Satellite: The problem of line-sight and repeaters are overcome by using satellites, which are the most widely used data transmission media in modern days. A communication satellite is a microwave relay station placed in outer space. INSAT-IB is such a satellite that is accessible from anywhere in India. In satellite communication, microwave signal is transmitted from a transmitter on earth to the satellite in space. The satellite amplifies the weak signal and transmits it back to the receiver. The main advantage of satellite communication is that it is a single microwave relay station visible from any point of a very large area. In microwave the data transmission rate is 16 giga byte per second. They are mostly used to link big metropolitan cities.