Nokia in 2015

As we have just entered a new decade, Nokia released a video with their vision on the future of modern life, based on two major technology development: total personal data storage on the Internet (a.k.a. Cloud Computing) and mobile devices. They believe that within five years, our lives will be more connected to the Internet then ever, where most of our activities will be recorded digitally in multiple dimensions: time, location, social connection, context…etc. See the video here:

Thoughts:

• Again, two major terms: cloud computing and ubiquitous Internet access.
• Cloud Computing: I am not an advocate of this term, because the so-called cloud computing is what the Internet has fundamentally been since day 1. To me, the term is basically an acronym of “server-client model”, “network storage”, and “protocols that allow data exchange”. The only difference is that the amount of personal data being collected and processed is growing exponentially.
• Ubiquitous Internet Access: is not the business of Nokia, but rather the network/Internet service providers. Just like the old TV technology, no matter how sophisticated your HDTV is, it is just a piece of junk if there is not cable network infrastructure and content providers. We can only see a major leap when the Internet connection is being considered as a public utility service just like water and electricity.
• This video shows all devices, services and concepts under the Nokia franchise. Of course, it is Nokia’s attempt to envision how they are going to develop their products and services in the coming decade. But in order to make richer than ever Internet-based experience, it is inevitable to make the data more liberated and open than ever, where Nokia devices are merely an integration platform to put all these different services together. Accept Skype video calls, upload photos to your Flickr / Picasa album, chat with Facebook or MSN friends, Digg a funny news article or TV episode, listen to online radio and your favourite podcasts, see the satellite weather image overlaid on Google Maps. I don’t want to use only the Nokia wrapped services, cos’ I already got my friends and content on the web already. Isn’t it supposed to be the real meaning of cloud computing?

Speaking of Nokia wrapped products, it’s educational to see some of their projects like Friend View, N-Gage and Nokia Beta Labs.

Original blog post: Dawn of a new decade for Nokia (via Daniel Szuc)

Nokia OVI suite: http://europe.nokia.com/support/download-software/nokia-ovi-suite