I have always wanted to be an Entrepreneur. A bit like this guy:
For those of you who can’t watch the video, this guy is a 12 year old app developer. Quite remarkable that he asked for a developer kit for a present instead of a typical 12-year old’s choice of video games. That said, a wise choice given the makers of Angry Birds make over $1,000,000 per month in advertising revenue from the free version of angry birds! What an amazing business model!
How I use my Smart Phone
It is quite remarkable what you can do on a smart phone these days. Here are some of the things that I do with mine:
- Text message (SMS)
- Email – I respond to almost all potential SavvyScot advertisers and all personal email
- Skype / Facetime
- To store PINs / membership details / insurance policies – obviously through a secure app
- Mobile internet browsing – anything from reading blogs to googling on the move
- As a mobile camera
- For Social Media – Personal and Savvyscot – Facebook, twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, LinkedIN, Google +
- Music (Spotify) and Podcasts
- Calendaring – My life is organised through this calendar (also synced to my macbook)
- Games – Not a huge gamer, but occasionally Angry Birds or Bad Piggies
- Managing Paypal
- News apps – BBC, Yahoo, Bloomberg etc.
- Shopping – eBay, Amazon etc.
Oh yeah and I occasionally use it for calling people! A few weeks back I even played a live game of the World Series of Poker on my phone! Gone are the days of needing a computer to perform these daily tasks. If it wasn’t for this blog, I would actually hardly use my laptop. What does this mean for the future of computing? Will smartphones become so powerful that they will completely replace conventional laptops?
I read that Microsoft are working on an application to translate language on the fly. In the future, we might well be able to talk to anyone without having to learn a word of another language. Generations will look back at us and find it funny that we once had to learn things word by word, for ourselves.
The future is unknown and the future is actually quite scary. Our generation have made progress over the last 15 years that has literally transformed how the world works. This is only the beginning.
What do you use your phone for? Does the future excite you or scare you? What is the one thing you wish your phone could do?
Wow, those are some crazy numbers! I use my phone for pretty much most of the things you mentioned, least of which is making calls. 🙂 I had heard about this kid, great for him!
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Haha! The making calls bit was definitely an after-thought 😉
Savvy Scot would you still love me if I didn’t have a smart phone. Because I don’t. I can’t rationalize the $60/month plan costs (mobile costs are more in Canada) I’ve been tempted lately to get one, especially as my blog is growing gangbusters, but I also know if I had one I’d be using it all the time. Right now when I’m not at the computer I’m offline, and with my kids and hubby 🙂
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WHAAAAAAAAAAAT?! Mental! haha. I think you will change your mind as MMM grows 🙂
Time will tell….
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This kid is amazing. I hope my future kids are half as smart.
I use my ipod for all you listed but still am more comfortable with a laptop. I like maps too on the ipod, and notes.
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So do I Pauline. He is an inspiration to us all!
Crazy stuff here! I have a smart phone but not a tablet. I use my smart phone, but only when I’m not around my laptop. I also can’t use my smart phone much at work so I use my laptop a ton as I see it as much easier to use than the apps that people have created. With that being said, if I did have a tablet I’m sure I would use apps more than my smart phone.
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Makes sense DC! I have found that I don’t use my classic iPad very much, it is either the smartphone or the laptop!
That kid is incredible. Reminds me of a similar story I read a few weeks ago. It is amazing the opportunities that kids will have to make money if they just grab on to it.
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Absolutely… Gone are the days of University being a requirement to make it big!
I’m actually making a game for iPhone and Android which I hope to have finished early next year.
Even if I never make a dollar, its a really fun process.
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Wow! That sounds great… want to share anymore details?
Soon enough – I will post about it when I am closer to completing it 😉
Awesome my friend
Honestly, I don’t get so excited hence why I don’t have a smart phone. Not until and if they ever do the prices in Canada are so unreasonable it’s not worth it. I remember paying proper prices in the UK for a cell until I moved here. I never even bothered activating my phone so now it’s used as an alarm clock. My mate uses his smart phone for almost everything you do except games as he loathes them as bit time wasters in life,( to each their own). MR.CBB
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I have heard that you guys have a raw deal with smartphones… maybe when MR CBB becomes the next GRS, you will have to bite the bullet to stay on top of things!
I wish my smartphone would cook me dinner and clean my apartment. 🙂
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HAHHAHA!
Words with friends, twitter, and checking the web. Oh and I text my wife twice a day. Other than that, not much.
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Words with friends… HOw could I forget?! What is your username?
i think that smartphone usage is only going to increase in the future.. it can be annoying when you go to hang out with a group of friends and everyone just stares at the their phones all night, but i dont see it changing any time soon.
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I agree… that frustrates me incredibly!
My phone definitely helps with productivity, in terms of emails and information-checking and blog work. I also use it as a replacement for other gadgets – guitar tuner, calculator, dictionary… the list goes on. 🙂 I’m lost without it.
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Guitar Tuner! That is a new one to me – amazing!
It’s so weird how phone use has changed. I almost couldn’t do my job without mine now and I mostly just text and do email on it. I rarely ever talk on it- like maybe once a month!!!
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I am the same.. I only ever use a couple of hundred minutes, yet seem to use multiple Gbs of data!
The future certainly excites me, but I’m also a bit worried about how dependent we are on our phones. I personally don’t have a smart phone so I only use my phone for texting and talking. I will be getting a smart phone at the beginning of the year though!
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Can’t wait to hear how it changes your life 😀
What a little geek! Good for him. We are really coming into the mobile age now, my current smartphone is the first one where I’ve truly thought, yep, this one does exactly what I need it to do, all the others in previous years have been more novelty, promising so much but delivering so little. I’m really excited about the future of mobile technology, guess I’m just a big geek too!
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That kid is adorable! So smart for 12 years old!
Absolutely!
I’m like Mandy and don’t have a smart phone. It does sound handy. My contract is up in July and we’ll see what the prices are. I think we can do a prepaid one for a reasonable price. I have a great app idea. Kind of like GPS for your glasses so you can’t lose them, but I have no idea how to develop one.
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That sounds like a great plan! I have seen similar concepts for ‘find your keys’
This kid is amazing – what an articulate 12 year old! I’ve been toying with an app idea lately but no idea how to take it forward – but if this kid can it inspires me to try. Loving your infographic too – you always have such good ones! Surprised that there are more female gamers than males – would have thought it was the other way round.Re smartphones – mine was stolen in a break-in in August and I’m only getting round to replacxing it now. I haven’t missed it half as mch as I thought I would – the main issue for me has been having to call Directory Enquiries(remember them?!) when I want a phone number, rather than googling it on my phone. It feels very nineties to do that!
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Thanks very much! Sorry to hear about the theft 🙁 – I do vaguely remember directory inquiries… however they are fast becoming a thing of the past! What is your app idea?