Smartphones. What are they and what are they good for?

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1 Smartphones What are they and what are they good for?

2 What is a Smartphone? No standard definition The definition changes with time as technology advances One definition: A device that lets you make telephone calls, but also adds in features that you might find on a personal digital assistant or a computer.

3 Unique Smartphone Features Advance Messaging: Sync and handle multiple accounts QWERTY Keyboard High Speed Web Access, i.e., 3G-4G High Level Operating System: Can run productivity applications May also have: GPS, Accelerometer, Digital Compass, Proximity Detector

4 What Can a Smartphone Do? Phone Service Text Messaging Still and Video Camera Music & Video Player Web Browsing Organizer, i.e., calendar & address book Run Applications

5 Smartphone Applications Apps are user-installed software You name it and There is an App for that Lots of Apps for Different OS: Operating System Apps Available Palm 500+ MS Windows Mobile 800+ Blackberry 3,000+ Google Android 20,000+ iphone OS 100,000+

6 Smartphone Data Connectivity Data Connectivity is needed to: Access & Manage Accounts Browse the Web Provide Data Flow for Apps Fast Data Connectivity is Important! 3G & EDGE (2G) (Cell Phone Provider) Wi-Fi (LAN/WAN)

7 Phone Provider Network (2G vs. 3G Data Flow) Network Type Download Speed (Mbps) * 2G (EDGE) G (UMTS) (~5-10x 2G) 4G (future) Up to 10x 3G (or more) Wi-Fi (LAN) 2.3 ** (~1½-5x 3G) * AT&T Network Speed at my home in Walnut Creek ** Home LAN with AT&T DSL Pro Plan = Up to 3 Mbps

8 How do Phone Carriers Compare in the East Bay? A comparison of the Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Alamo, Danville, & Concord Area Only Voice Data Speed No. Not Download (kbps) % Max Avail. Min. Max. Avg. AT&T 56% Verizon 59% Sprint 77% T-Mobile 62%

9 Top 5 Smartphones (cnet- 1/04/10) Phone Service Provider OS Cost * Apple iphone 3G S AT&T iphone $ Motorola Droid Verizon Android $ HTC Touch Pro2 RIM Blackberry Bold 9700 Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon MS Windows $ AT&T, T-Mobile Blackberry $99.99 Palm Pre Sprint Palm $ Other top phones: Google Nexus, HTC MyTouch 3G * 2 year contract commitment typically required

10 Smartphone Costs AT&T Cost 3GS iphone w/ 16G $199 * Voice Plan $30-70/Mo. Text Plan (if desired) $5-20/Mo. 3G Unlimited Data Plan $30/Mo. SMS= $0.20/Msg, MMS= $0.30/Msg * With 2 Year Commitment

11 Smartphone Web Browsing

12 App Examples Included Apps

13 Video App (included) YouTube, Movies, TV Shows, etc.

14 Purchasing Smartphone Apps Apps purchased via phone or online from App store, i.e., itunes, VCast, etc. Many Apps are free Most Apps cost less than $5 Some Apps cost as much as $ Load as many Apps as memory allows Movies, Videos, TV Shows & Music may also be purchased from App Store

15 Now Some App Examples

16 News/Sports Apps (free)

17 AroundMe (free)

18 Wikipanion (free)

19 Location Services Apps (free) Yelp Urban Spoon Local Eats

20 Bing Mobile (free)

21 DailyFinance (free)

22 Tom Tom GPS ($99.99)

23 Golfshot GPS ($29.99)

24 MotionX GPS (free/$2.99)

25 BMW F1 ($1.99)

26 PS Mobile (free)

27 RedLazer ($1.99)

28 MS Tag Reader (free)

29 AppBox ($0.99) 21 Mini Apps for $0.99

30 iaccounts ($4.99)

31 Personal Assistant (free/$6.99)

32 Dragon (free)

33 Shazam (free)

34 AAA Roadside (free)

35 TravelTracker ($7.99/$8.99)

36 Southwest Airlines (free)

37 Wi-Fi Finder (free)

38 ibart (free)

39 CardStar (free)

40 Grocery Gadget (free/$4.99)

41 Facebook (free)

42 Movies (free)

43 Streaming Music Apps Wunder Radio ($6.99) Pandora (free)

44 Augmented Reality (AR) Apps New creative type of App Augmentation of the real world with computer generated imagery Uses GPS, Accelerometer, Digital Compass inputs Point at something and AR can give info on what you are looking at

45 AR App Examples Urbanspoon Wikitude (free) (free)

46 Lets Review Smartphone: A device that lets you make telephone calls, but also adds in features that you might find on a personal digital assistant or a computer. It can t do everything a PDA or computer can do, i.e., run large/complex programs But it can do many things that they can t because it is has microphone, camera, gps, accelerometer data inputs and it s mobile (fits in your pocket or purse).

47 Smartphones of the Future Faster Processing Speed Better Still/Video Camera Capability Longer Battery Life Faster Internet Access, i.e., 4G Improved Virus Protection More Creative Applications Perhaps a blending of stand-alone cameras, GPS and/or netbooks

48 The End... Area 2 Computer & Tech. Web Site:

49 March 2010 C&T Meeting Gadget : ereaders Looking for members with ereaders to bring them to the March meeting to demonstrate their Kindle, Nook, Reader, etc.