the mobile device being "always available" par excellence, it is not surprising that little by little you begin to find new uses, some actually do something unthinkable a few years ago . The convergence has led to a camera, camcorder, recorder, calendar and more, all within the same device. But, as processing power grows, they begin to develop applications that involve control of external devices to the mobile.
An application for the iPhone eliminates the need for car keys. Used by a car rental company, the application sends a list of the cars closer to where the user (located by GPS), it targets one of the cars and get into the car, and an application using Bluetooth installed on the iPhone can open the car and then on again. At the end of the rental period, the user just parked the car and from the iPhone itself closes and becomes available for the next user. No need to visit the office because all electronic transactions are conducted via cell phone (including rent).
Home automation refers to the control of home devices using electronics, has existed for some years and is now much easier, more comfortable because there is the possibility of using the mobile device as a master control. Now there are applications that, through SMS, to control the status of household appliances (turning on a light, set to record a program), and there are applications surveillance, to detect suspicious activity, send an SMS or an MMS (with a picture of where abnormal activity is detected). In a field
a little blurry from the legal viewpoint, and cell phones can be controlled from another cell phone (the term in English is called "Bluejack"), with such ability as to activate the microphone without having to be the phone in use (and the person who controls can hear everything they speak).
In conclusion, as we have Web 2.0 Convergence 2.0, where we not only have multiple devices integrated into one, but this integrated device is physically able to control external devices.
The day we use the phone at all?
- central home automation remote control: TV
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- Refrigerator. Microwave
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- water heater.
- Lights. Etc.
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- Control utility consumption:
- Water.
- Light / Electricity.
- Gas. Etc.
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- Keys to enter the house.
- virtual wallet to purchase items.
- Control remoto para el auto:
- Entrar.
- Activar/Desactivar seguros.
- Encender/Apagar el auto.
- Ponerlo a calentar mientras se está desayunando.
- Etc.
- Verificación de identidad.