In the bag is where your office of tomorrow is now. Well, some of that office. I traveled for 11 years at the very beginning of the mobility age. That was when you had to have lots of batteries for your phone, batteries for your computer and cables. You see, in the early days of digital telephones, or what would become the smartphone, there wasn’t the concept of a personal hotspot. You connected your phone to your PC (laptop) so that you could use the phone as a data connection. If you a call you were no longer on the internet. The concept was called tethering. Today you can set up your smartphone as a personal hotspot and connect multiple devices to the internet quickly.
But the reality for the new age is what are you carrying in your bag. We have moved past the early (and very rough) stage of mobility. Now we are in the growing world of personal productivity. Eventually, we will as a society move into the information age, but that remains on the horizon. Right now we are in the age of personal productivity. How can I do more with what I have? One of the things that we have to consider is what do you have with you and where are you. I adopted a car phone long before it became the law in the state I was living. That is more because holding a phone to my ear and driving meant the likelihood was that I would drop my phone. I am not that coordinated.
As we move into the personal productivity era it becomes interesting not only what we carry, but we use. Where once my bag had 4 to 5 pounds of extra batteries that time is over. I do still carry an external battery, and it has a solar cell so I can while sitting outdoors charge my phone. But that battery doesn’t weigh anywhere near as much as the ones I used to carry did as we move forward, there become the questions. What does a mobile worker require? Noise-canceling headsets are critical for me, as I am on the phone a lot. Having a portable projector isn’t as critical for me now, but that could change over the next couple of years. Being able to take my headset off and use my computer for calls means I need an external speaker. I found a light one (Jabra) that plugs into my computer via USB.
Moving into and past the age of personal productivity will empower more users with more capabilities. 5g does allow you to be talking, moving and using data on your phone. Online meeting software has evolved and supports mobile devices much better now. Translation devices not only support live in-person translation but there is now an online meeting system that supports translation (live).
The office of tomorrow may be in your bag!
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Thanks so much interesting information
Thanks Pam, glad you found value!
Right as this moment I am using my phones hotspot. My wifi has been busted after the thunder storm we had.
The new reality of 5g is that hotspots are going to become bigger deals!
It is cool to be using a solar unit to keep yourself charged on the go. Your posts on connectivity and mobility are always interesting.
Thanks! That was kind of you to say!!
Q: Do you use your phone for translation services?
Yes (3 votes) – 27%
No (8 votes) – 73%
Q: have you ever used the personal hotspot on your phone?
Yes (4 votes) – 40%
No (6 votes) – 60%
Q: Do you or have you ever used online meeting software (Webex, gotomeeting etc)
Yes (1 votes) – 10%
No (9 votes) – 90%
Q: Backpacks can be heavy right?
Yes (6 votes) – 60%
No (4 votes) – 40%
I swear I had to lug around like fifty pounds of books when I was in school
I remember those days! I tore up my shoulder because of the bag I carried back in the day.
sorry to hear it. surprised it didn’t happen to me
ended up having surgery 18 months ago. It is better now than it was.
that’s good to hear. better living thru modern medicine!
Looks like the future you are referring to is very close…
honestly, I suspect it is very close. Some parts probably less than 2 years.
Meanwhile, so many people have been left behind with the technology that exists today, but that’s the future!
I just had a discussion with my wife who was involved as a consultant for the readiness of the national industry to enter the Industry 4.0 era about The Future-Ready Organization.
5g makes things easier. Today most countries have the fiber infrastructure to support their internet.
It is why 5g will be the game changer.
The haves and the have nots is a bad situation.
Your last statement has a big question, can the latest technology bridge the gap?
Honestly m friend I truly believe the newest technology can bridge some of the gap.
The reality of oppression (humans oppressing humans) that i don’t think technology can fix///
Hopefully humans do not create technology that is used to oppress humans
sadly we have, there is technology today that can block cellular signals. That can block traffic on the internet.
so much that can be blocked.
Hmhh… I knew that device when I was near the President’s motorcade. Is that the technology you mean?
that is a form of that yes.
There are other version that are far more effective for removing one persons connection.
Geez! That’s so terrible!!! Also very annoying!
I suspect as we head into the 4th industrial revolution the reality of control and blocking will come to light.
Then the question becomes what can be done about it?
I still love working on PC, and phone is for calling, social sites, and news online.
I use my PC for content creation – I agree with you. But I use my phone for more and more every year.
I already used my phone as a personal access point. I usually use this on trips.
It is a very useful tool for that! Nice to have internet wherever you are!
I am old fashioned and since I work from home on my PC I do not have a smartphone only a filp-top one which is enough for me since no one calls me anyway
i work at home often but with my job, it doesn’t matter where I am physically. you have to have the phone that works for you – flip, smart or tin cans and a string!
I only use my phone for phone and imaging, dear friend … I have never used other features … but for SMS
i suspect my friend that you may never use any of those features. But thank you so much for reading!!!!
You have a good feeling, dear friend … almost certainly not since I don’t need these features …. but I read with interest …. at least I know I don’t know anything
you are like me with motorcycles. I love to read articles about motorcycles but I don’t know anything about them!
Well, we could talk here, dear friend … so that I would know more than you even though I am no longer as current as I used to be
i would love a motorcycle post that teaches me the basics!!!
Softwar has envolved and supports
that is very true – the evolution of software changes everything!