This little mini tablet media
device does all sorts of things like access documentation applications, an ebook reader, and web browser.
Not exact matches
The
device does some
of the same
things that other fitness trackers
do, but it comes packaged together, working as a one - stop - shop
of sorts for getting your health and wellness on track.
Voice - activated
devices could soon tap into knowledge graphs to
do all
sorts of things.
Don't get me wrong, there are several parts
of my daily routine that
do rely on supplements or health - boosting devices of some sort, but I also firmly believe that none of these things will be very effective without these foundational aspects of health (that don't cost a thing
do rely on supplements or health - boosting
devices of some
sort, but I also firmly believe that none
of these
things will be very effective without these foundational aspects
of health (that don't cost a
thing!)
While this may be something to
do with my old - school attitude towards what constitutes a book, I think there's also an issue with
devices that are partially touch - sensitive: Their user interfaces are
sort of «neither fish nor fowl» – they require a conscious toggling between the
things you can achieve by poking a finger directly at the
thing you want to
do something and poking a finger at something other than the
thing you want to
do something.
The
device does different
things based on how much you unfold it and how you arrange it — It's some
sort of mini-laptop in this image, a wide - screen movie player when folded out, an alarm clock when folded halfway (
sort of), and a cellphone when all folded up.
With the
device, you can
do all
sorts of things, including checking your messages and taking pictures.
Now probably you're using multiple
things in your house and thus might be thinking this is nonsense, but the way the router
does this is by acting as a
sort of machine gun, firing off bits
of data to each
device one by one.
We've
done all
sorts of things from video games for the web and mobile
devices to interactive experiences for popular theme parks.
Once it becomes available, the HomePod with Siri inside will be able to
do the
sorts of things other AI assistants in smart speakers are able to
do, like play music, set reminders, and control smart home
devices.
And who knows, perhaps this
sort of thing could catch on to the point where handsets are sold as barebones
devices that allow users to select the OS
of their choice during the setup process (it doesn't hurt to dream, eh?).
Your mobile
device can't handle the kind
of video processing necessary to
do this
sort of thing immediately, and making a local client for Nest to run on Windows / Mac / Linux would be a tremendous undertaking that would never result in a service that ran as smoothly as the current implementation
of the Nest experience.
Over time, we're likely to see more
of this
sort of thing for the Galaxy S7, but it
does take time for custom ROMs and such to arrive for
devices like these.