6 technologies that have reached smartphones and did not succeed in Europe

At the end of the last century, we started to see the first mobiles, large and weights of weights that even had telescopic antennas and that They were focused on public purchasing power And, normally, with certain works. In Europe, there were PDAs, but they were not normal.

Little by little, the systems they used evolved and were integrated during the first years of this century in larger than the most normal mobiles, but with many similarities with them. Also, little by little Programmers began to create applications as they did for computers.

At the end of the first decade, the sector was established with the iPhoneAnd with all the Android models that arrived at him and that looked more and more like this mobile. Apple marked a before and after Regarding industrial design, although there are brands like Nokia that have tried to create very emblematic and different models.

In these first years, we also saw Differentiation hangings with technologies that have not become successfulAlthough behind them, there were big prestige companies, such as Samsung, LG, etc. There were also bets of minor companies that wanted to get out of the trend and create a new market, without success.

After the failure of many of these technologies, we lived an era in which the vast majority of mobilesA metal device, with a huge screen in the rear area and a few cameras on the back. And that makes the consumer believe that all the mobiles are the same.

Only folding seems to be able to create a different type of smartphone, although for the moment, the price is not an alternative for all audiences. Maybe it changes with the mobile that Samsung is preparing this year, but it's still early to say. Hopefully these mobiles do not support the rest of the technologies that would have succeeded, but failed.

3D -free 3D screens

At the beginning of the 10 years, we saw how brands like HTC or LG were launched to create mobiles that Authorized 3D content consumption without using special glasses. It was something that was also applied to televisions, in order to make everyone change the model for that.

The problem is that often the 3D experience was incoherent, could cause visual fatigue or dizzy and had a limited angle of vision. As if that were not enough, suitable content was necessary and more battery. The few mobile phones sold with this technology, such as the HTC EVO 3D or the LG Optimus 3D, had no successors.

Modular phones

LG was also the company that tried that the concept of modular mobiles was successful. With Motorola and its motorcycle mods, the Korean company thought that the idea of ​​buying accessories for a mobile was a way of not having to change it so often, something that has never become a reality.

Not being a system compatible between brands, we do not see many modules and their price was not particularly attractive. In addition, Neither LG nor Motorola have gone through their best moments When they bet on this technology. If Samsung or Apple had done, their future may have been different.

Integrated projectors

But Samsung also has its own missed bet. We refer to the idea of Integrate a Pico projector on the mobileSo that we can have a large diagonal screen without having to use external accessories. The mobile that led to reality was the Samsung Galaxy Beam.

It was a device Very thickWith a battery that was not large enough to use the projector without having to use the charger after a short period of time. In addition, The brightness of the projection was not particularly highAnd in 2010, video streaming fever had not yet fired as we know today.

Double e-ink screen

Minor companies, such as yotaphone, have also made risky bets. In the case of this company, they bet on a terminal with Two screens, an LCD advantage and another rear in electronic inkPerfect to read prolonged or maintain something even when the mobile was left without battery.

This model had several iterationsBut he did not take the necessary traction and the higher level notes did not bet on the creation of alternatives. We are currently seeing models that only use an electronic ink screen, but do not maintain this double petrol so characteristic of the yotaphone.

Physical commands

When the iPhone tried to position itself as the most important mobile, some brands wanted to distant themselves by creating smartphones designed to play. One of the most important, Nokia, created the N-hugwho had a successor. Sony also opted for this thanks to his game division with the Sony Xperia game.

But neither the American or Japanese brand obtained people to buy massively mobile, they had dedicated checks, but they were more uncomfortable than smartphones and not as versatile and powerful as portable consoles. Time clearly indicated that mobile games would be a success, but not for equipment, but for other reasons.

3D interface

The latest strange technology that was not a success was implemented in which it was the first and last mobile phone of Amazon. When the company created by Jeff Bezos launched its first mobile made a very solid bet for a system which allowed, via a 3D interface based on the suite of the head -UP, create images of relief.

In addition, I was designed to buy on Amazon And integration was so strong that it rejected many potential users. The company was quickly descended by Fire Phone, but it had the Tablets Fire, which were a success for the price at which the company had sold them.