NO LONGER A POCKET DEVICE
Ten years ago cell phones were devices for the chosen few. However, this is no longer the case. Majority now own and operate a cell phone with ease. The mobile industry is growing speedily, with the players therein grappling with the contending forces that shape its structure and competitive behavior. According to John Kieti, more than sixty seven people out of a hundred own (a) handset(s)! This therefore suggests that the mobile industry is indeed a booming business worth considering.
On 17th February 21, 2012, Kabarak Universtiy hosted Mobile innovations Day. In attendance were Mlab East Africa, ESRI, as well as students from Kabarak and Egerton. Discussions on mobile innovations emanated with the insistence that cell phones are more than pocket devices. We use them to pay our bills, transfer cash, check market prices, connect with friends and relatives, browse the internet, book bus tickets among other tasks. How comes that this device, though small in size, has the ability to perform all these?
It takes collective effort
s for these applications to be realized. Innovative minds are thus critical in this case. Courtesy of institutions like Mlab and ESRI, a handset is slowly becoming the darling of many, able to perform tasks that formerly took days to accomplish, yet at the comfort of ones home. By simply keying in some stipulated cords, one can even get the market prices of commodities.
In the workshop, students were called upon to position themselves in this emerging market. As they say, technology is in your hands. As such, coming up with new applications is more than creative: it is a highway to making money. Treating mobile phones with contempt is not a characteristic of today’s generation.
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