The expanding range of smart handheld devices
sors, which enable mo
The inclusion of new systems such as accelerometers and movement sen-
with RFIDs and Wi-Fi in all mobile phones.
vement as part of device handling functionality, along
The spread of new applications for
of these sensor-supported applications will enable monitoring of health, blo
medical uses included in handsets. Some
od sugar levels, etc.
-
Mobile devices able to use M2M (machine-to-machine) services.
consumers and the carrying out of v
The inclusion of new functions boosting the ex
arious transactions.
change of information between
The option of personalizing mobile devices.
ged in recent months that may change the w
New manufacturers ha
a
ve emer-
ced if their business models succeed. They giv
sign their own devices. F
e users the opportunit
y mobile handsets are produ
y to de
-
-
mers select the colors, features and softw
or example, the compan
are.
y zzzPhone
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lets custo-
The falling prices of handsets.
An increased
data services increases.
concern for security, which will become apparent as usage of
handsets (e.g.
An increased concern for the en
, green mobile). Of particular note in this area is the increase
vironment in the use and manufacture of
in the use of nanotechnology and en
There are also v
vironmentally friendly energy sources.
ternativ
arious initiatives for recycling handsets, of which the best al-
zations are following this trend tow
e seem to be those that increase their useful life. Numerous organi
Greenphone
ards recycling handsets:
-
–
developing inno
98
: This compan
vative new measures for promoting this field, b
y, a pioneer in recycling mobile phones, is
an attractive rewards system. The program mainly targets y
y offering
who are the people who have access to millions of used handsets.
oung people,
– ReCellular
http://www
97
ZzzPhone:
.zzzphone.com/.
other organizations working on collecting and reselling recy
99
, Collective Good
100
and GRC Wireless Recycling
cled handsets.
101
, are
www
98
GreenPhone:
.greenphone.com.
Other projects are also contributing to the preserv
example, the new brand of intelligent universal chargers
ation of the environment. For
www
99
ReCellular:
.recellulartradein.com.
patible with ov
iGo
102
, which are com-
100
merous appliances that are currently necessary for charging the batteries on all
er 9,000 mobile devices and allow users to dispense with the nu-
www
Collectiv
.collectiv
e Good:
egood.com.
mobile devices.
www
101
GRC Wireless R
.grcrecycling.com.
ecycling:
4.4.1. Factors influencing the sale of mobile devices
http://corpor
102
IGo:
index.htm.
ate.igo.com/iGo_Green/
The F
device sales in the coming y
TF experts analyzed the char
ears and concluded that the first consider
acteristics that will determine the success of
ation will
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