{"id":18912,"date":"2016-03-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/smartphones-could-be-gone-within-five-years-according-to-new-study\/"},"modified":"2016-03-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-03-23T00:00:00","slug":"smartphones-could-be-gone-within-five-years-according-to-new-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/smartphones-could-be-gone-within-five-years-according-to-new-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Smartphones could be gone within five years, according to new study"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>A new consumer study of more than 100,000 people across 40 countries has found that one in two people believe smartphones will be gone within the next five years.<\/h3>\n<p>The finding is included in a new Ericsson ConsumerLab\u2019s report of people\u2019s views of technology in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Half of all respondents felt mobile technology would be replaced by artificial intelligence by 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A smartphone in the hand, it&#8217;s really not that practical,\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/technology\/12039813\/Smartphones-to-die-out-within-five-years-says-new-study.html?sf22947775=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">says Ericsson\u2019s Rebecka Cedering \u00c5ngstr\u00f6m<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor example, not when one is driving a car or cooking. And there are many situations where display screens are not so good. Therefore, one in two think that smartphones will belong to the past within five years,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<h3>WATCH HERE:<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Ms \u00c5ngstr\u00f6m also said people\u2019s leisure time would be increasingly impacted by technology in the coming years.<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Just imagine watching football and being able to choose from where you want to see the game from different places in the stands, or perhaps even from the pitch. Shopping is also an area where you could [virtually] try on shoes and see how they fit on your own feet,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ericsson.com\/res\/docs\/2015\/consumerlab\/ericsson-consumerlab-10-hot-consumer-trends-2016-report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ericsson\u2019s 10 Hot Consumer Trends for 2016 report<\/a>, AI and virtual reality will be big areas of growth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some of these trends may seem futuristic,\u201d says Head of Research at Ericsson ConsumerLab Michael Bj\u00f6rn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut consumer interest in new interaction paradigms such as AI and virtual reality (VR), as well as in embedding the internet in the walls of homes or even in our bodies, is quite strong.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This means we could soon see new consumer product categories appearing &#8211; and whole industries transforming &#8211; to accommodate this development,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"http:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/rowey-bicks\/port-adelaide-fans-should-be-on-their-knees-says-graham-cornes\">POWER FANS SHOULD BE ON THEIR KNEES, SAYS GRAHAM CORNES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"http:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/the-optical-illusion-that-can-detect-a-serious-mental-illness\">THE OPTICAL ILLUSION THAT CAN DETECT MENTAL ILLNESS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new consumer study of more than 100,000 people across 40 countries has found that one in two people believe smartphones will be gone within the next five years. 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