Oh man, is it 2012 already? Wow, time flies!

Seriously, I think the definition of the “Year of the Mobile” is changing just as fast as the technology. People naturally always want more than they currently have, and mobile technology is no different. I know there’s a lot more functionality to be squeezed out of a small square of silicone, but let’s try to define what the “Year of the Mobile” will look like, otherwise we can’t truly say we’ve reached the “Age of Computing” since desktop computers are still evolving (and always will be).

For me, a mobile device is just a tool. The more I can do with it, the better. But the really important stuff I’ll always have to do myself…like actually eat the pizza from the place that I found on my mobile phone’s browser and ordered using secure mobile online payments.

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I am already thrilled with the mobile internet. Just wish my iPhone did flash. It might not be all handheld devices because of features that would never work well on them like document editing, etc. The devices may be capable of it, but I think the interfaces will remain cumbersome. Even if the whole tactile screen thing works out just think about working with formulas in spreadsheets or editing HTML effectively on the go. I used to have a Treo which was very capable with spreadsheets etc, but it was just too small of a screen and keyboard to work for long periods. Maybe there will be more saturation of laptops with broadband cards in them. I love my tiny little sony with a sprint card!

And isn’t the ‘year of mobile’ darn near upon us? I feel like the Black Berry brought a lot of ideas to fruition, iPhone set a new standard and the latest models are raising the bar. I wish I wouldn’t have left some stats on mobile browsing at home, or I would throw some numbers to back this up, but I feel it will be a lot sooner than people think.

Mobile browsing is already so readily available. It just needs a few tweaks. It’s been made obvious that the masses want it, and the larger players in the mobile industry will now do what it takes to overcome any hurdles to provide a palatable product.

12 years…pfft. I should be “jacking in” to learn Kung-Fu in 12 years.

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