Those people who are unhappy with the depersonalizing evolution of technology will be delighted to discover the Heartbeat Mobile Phone. This concept by Sang-hoon Lee envisions a fully functioning smartphone with integrated human features.
The revolutionary handset takes a soft and streamlined form with rounded edges and a flat profile to subtly reference the bulbous shape of the blood-pumping organ. It even flaunts a light pink color. But where this heart-imitating apparatus truly assumes its more cardiac characteristics is through the way that it reacts to the reception of calls and messages.
The Heartbeat Mobile Phone begins to bulge and pulsate when someone attempts to make contact. If both parties are using the innovative cellphone, they can share their emotional states and heart rates and the recipient's phone behaves accordingly.
What's Driving This Trend
- Humanized Technology
- The trend of incorporating human features into technology devices such as the Heartbeat Mobile Phone could lead to greater emotional connections between users and their devices.
- Physically Interactive Devices
- Trend towards devices that provide physical feedback to users such as the Heartbeat Mobile Phone could offer new opportunities for communication and interaction.
- Biometric Sensing
- Trend towards integrating biometric sensing and monitoring technology such as heart rate monitoring in mobile devices like the Heartbeat Mobile Phone.
Who This Affects Most
- Smartphone Manufacturing
- Smartphone manufacturers may explore incorporating heart rate sensing and other biometric features into their devices to tap into the trend of biometric sensing.
- Wearable Tech
- The wearable technology industry could learn from the Heartbeat Mobile Phone's emphasis on physical feedback and consider integrating similar features into their products.
- Telecommunications
- The telecommunications industry could consider new ways of utilizing biometric sensing and feedback technology in facilitating communication between users.
