With the iPhone 3GS barely out of the box, let the rumors of future iPhone commence…. While not liking to spread rumors, I like the analysis that Jason Ankeny has done relating to recent patents from Apple.
Two caught my eye.
- Fingerprint ID – This will be a great addition to my iPhone since I am horrible with passwords ( ie an idiot when it comes to remembering them… ). This will excite the IT security guys and make life easier for folks like me… Now the question is how reasonable is this technology since I believe it has been available for years on laptops and I don’t see as many as I would imagine with that feature…
- RFID Reader – This one isn’t as exciting for ordinary folks…. Unless RFID chips starting hitting the store shelves in droves. The same technology that make Wal-Mart excited about supply chain management could make advertisers salivate and grocery store shopping lists a thing of the past… However, I believe that iPhone with RFID readers will open much larger aspects of corporate use than personal use.
What do you think of these two iPhone / general smart phone improvements?
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Posted July 7, 2009 8:00 AM
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