The most recent incarnation of mobile phones (cellular phones) are now called "smartphones" -- because they upgrade their predecessors.
But that terminology is not sustainable.
First - the phones are not so smart. They may seem so now, but in the next two years this crop will be functionally challenged and seem inadequate.
Next - these contraptions are no longer simply phones. They are computer, camera, GPS, audio recorder, music player, etc. The phone function & characteristics are not so central to product definition now.
We need a new name for them gizmo. A good name can be used for decades.
I suggest "commby"
Commby is "communications" paired with "By" because it's near (proximity). And it's a communication combination machine, with multiple functions.
Commby - a short sweet name for great technology.
Manufacturers are busy creating their own machines and devising proprietary names. This name should be open source.
Where's my commby?
But that terminology is not sustainable.
First - the phones are not so smart. They may seem so now, but in the next two years this crop will be functionally challenged and seem inadequate.
Next - these contraptions are no longer simply phones. They are computer, camera, GPS, audio recorder, music player, etc. The phone function & characteristics are not so central to product definition now.
We need a new name for them gizmo. A good name can be used for decades.
I suggest "commby"
Commby is "communications" paired with "By" because it's near (proximity). And it's a communication combination machine, with multiple functions.
Commby - a short sweet name for great technology.
Manufacturers are busy creating their own machines and devising proprietary names. This name should be open source.
Where's my commby?