Recombu got Richard Warmsley, T-Mobile’s head of new proposition into discussing the future of smartphones. He admitted that since he lacks sooth-sayer abilities, he has no idea. But it’ll be quite different to what we’re used to today: “I don’t think it will necessarily be a smart phone or look like [a phone] does now”.
When asked about what they will be called, He says “Even the term ‘phone’ is becoming patronising to the device when it is capable of so much more than just phone calls.” As more devices get their own OS and built-in SIM cards – like the home appliances running Android that were showcased at this year’s CES – Richard thinks we’ll come to rely on a series of screens rather than an individual handset, TV, fridge and so on. So everything throughout the house will be seamlessly integrated – at least that’s the idea and it’s an area T-Mobile is already venturing into with its kitchen-based tablet for family organisation.
