Personal Smart Devices

1. Personal Smart Devices

2. Agenda Introduction What is a Smart Device Types of Smart Devices Why have a smart device Factors when buying a device Questions

3. Types of Smart Devices Phone (Apple iPhone, Samsung Note II, etc) Tablet (Apple iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Amazon Kindle Fire, etc) E-Readers (Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, etc) Televisions (Sony Google Television, Samsung Interactive TV, etc) Blu-Ray Players Refrigerator

4. Why have a smart mobile device • Phone and PDA all-in-one • Ability to access data (email, contacts, calendar, Internet) • Added functionality (Camera, GPS, Bluetooth, Music player, mobile hotspot, etc) • Applications improve productivity (kids, students) • App usage over web browser • Harder to find “dumb phones” • Partial laptop replacement • Not for word processing, not for video/graphic editing • Great for travelling, lightweight, only needs internet connection • Tablets – Great educational tool for young kids

6. Factors when buying a device Operating System Email Multimedia Storage / Battery 3G / 4G Camera Phone Design / Size Keyboard / Screen Carrier Plans (voice, data, messaging)

7. Operating Systems Apple iOS Google Android RIM Blackberry OS Windows Mobile Symbian

8. Email Ability to access email at all times Gmail Yahoo Hotmail Microsoft Exchange Ability to sync email, contact, calendar, tasks, notes

9. Multimedia Capable movie players (tablet) Capable music players (smartphone/tablet) Streaming Media (Youtube, ESPN, Pandora, Netflix, Amazon VOD, etc) Voice Recording apps Facebook, Twitter, Google+, MySpace

12. Storage / Battery • Storage calculated in GB (gigabytes) • 1000 MB – 1GB • Used for apps, pictures, videos • Internal Storage vs External Storage • microSD card expansions • iDevices – no storage expansions • Recommended – 16GB • iDevices – no battery removal • Average battery life ~ > 1day (depending on usage)

13. 3G / 4G GSM (ATT & T-Mobile) CDMA (US Cellular, Verizon & Sprint) Europe & Asia uses GSM 3G and 4G run at different frequency 4G – high speeds 4G – not everywhere 4G – battery life drain (some older devices)

14. Camera / Video Camera Front / Back Facing Camera Front facing used for web meeting apps (Skype, Facetime) Back facing used for general picture taking Recommended resolution – 5 megapixel (back facing) Popular camera apps – Instagram & Pixl-o-matic

15. Phone Design / Size • Slider Phones – Keyboard hidden behind screen (slides out) • Candy-bar phones – Sturdy, cuboid shape • Size of phones – manufacturer dependant • iPhone 5 – 4inch • Samsung Galaxy III – 4.8inch • Samsung Galaxy Note II – 5.5inch • Tablets – • iPad – 9.7inch • iPad mini – 7inch • Samsung Galaxy Tab – 7inch / 10inch • Kindle Fire HD – 7inch • Google Nexus – 7inch / 10inch

17. Keyboard / Screen Physical Keyboard Virtual keyboard Don’t Text & Drive Gorilla Glass (unscratchable) Gesturing – Pinching, swiping OLED / Retina / LCD displays Accessories for tables (soft touch pens, bluetooth keyboards)

18. Carriers • Major Carriers • ATT • Verizon • Sprint • T-Mobile • Regional • US Cellular • MetroPCS • Cricket • Plans (individual vs family) • Minutes vs data vs messaging • Data plans ~ $30 (required for smartphones)

19. Mobile Applications or Apps What are apps? Wikipedia - A mobile application (or mobile app) is a software application designed to run on smartphones, tablet computers and other mobile devices Free vs Paid Apple App Store, Google Play, Windows Phone Market, Blackberry App World Reduce the need to use a browser

20. Mobile Applications or Apps

24. Questions?