Tech companies are enthusiastic about an emerging class of wearable computers that adhere to the skin-like temporary tattoos.
When it comes to the future of computing, there is one major known and a principal unknown.
The known, with almost guaranteed certainty, is that the next era of computing will be wearables. The unknown, with commensurate guaranteed uncertainty, is what these wearables will be and where on your body they will live.
Apple and Samsung, for example, are betting on the wrist; Google, the face. A slew of tech companies believe clothing will simply become electronic. Yet there's a whole new segment of startups that believe all of the above are destined for failure and that we humans will become the actual computers, or at least the place where the technology will reside.
Their enthusiasm is on an emerging class of wearable computers that adhere to the skin like temporary tattoos, or attach to the body like an old-fashioned Band-Aid.
Many of these technologies don't look anything like today's gadgets. Instead, they are stretchable, bendable and incredibly thin. They can also be given unique designs, to stand out like a bold tattoo, or to blend in to the color of your skin.
While these wearables raise novel privacy concerns, their advocates say there are numerous benefits. Attachable computers will be less expensive to make, provide greater accuracy because sensors will be closer to a person's body (or even inside us) and offer the most utility, as something people won't forget to wear.
MC10, a company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is testing attachable computers that look like small rectangular stickers, about the size of a piece of gum, and can include wireless antennas, temperature and heart-rate sensors and a tiny battery.
"Our devices are not like wearables that are used today, where people wear them for a little bit and then throw them into a drawer," said Scott Pomerantz, the chief executive of MC10.
"Ours are always on you. We have the smallest, most flexible, stretchable, wearable computer, and you can collect all sorts of biometric data tied to your motion."
MC10 recently teamed up with John A. Rogers, a professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who has been working for nearly a decade to perfect flexible devices that can be worn on the skin or implanted internally.
How would these gadgets work? Imagine being able to slap a few Band-Aid-size sensors to your body when you go for a run, then seeing a micro-level reading of your exercise on your phone.
Maybe you want to figure out which deodorant would be best for you. This would be done with a sticker that tracks your sweat level, then emails you a few brand recommendations. Or if you want to monitor your baby's breathing, you would stick a little sensor on the baby's chest that will alert you to any problems.
"We'll eventually see a more intimate integration of electronics and biological systems," Rogers said in a phone interview. "Without that kind of intimate physical contact, it's going to be difficult, or maybe even impossible, to extract meaningful data."
The health applications are enormous. Over the past year, Rogers and his team of scientists have been working with patients with Parkinson's disease to monitor their motions, dermatologists to treat skin diseases, and beauty companies like L'Oreal to develop digital stickers that track skin hydration.
Wearable-computer advocates are also giddy about the infinite style possibilities. "It turns out that the mechanics of these devices are 100% compatible with kids' standard temporary tattoos," Rogers said. Meaning, they can be made to look like tattoos, with each segment containing different sensors.
Anke Loh, the chairwoman of the fashion department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, has been experimenting with making the attachable computers look like body art. "You see these patches and you really want to put them on your skin, even without knowing what the function is," Loh said, noting that most wearable computers today are clunky and ugly. "There's a lot of potential to combine fashion and technology."
On a more futuristic front, scientists at the University of Tokyo have been working on an "e-skin," which, as you may have guessed, is an electronic skin that sits on top of real skin. It looks like a flexible and stretchable sheet of plastic wrap, yet contains lots of health-related sensors.
In another iteration of e-skin, scientists are working to add a layer of LEDs, turning it into a functional screen that sits on the body.
Digital skins offer numerous applications, not only in monitoring a user's health, but also as a visual user interface. They can be used on lifelike prosthetics and even replace smartphones one day. (Imagine your forearm as a touch-screen display.)
But don't throw aside your smartwatch or say goodbye to Google Glass just yet. It will be a while before our wearable future becomes known.
The known, with almost guaranteed certainty, is that the next era of computing will be wearables. The unknown, with commensurate guaranteed uncertainty, is what these wearables will be and where on your body they will live.
Apple and Samsung, for example, are betting on the wrist; Google, the face. A slew of tech companies believe clothing will simply become electronic. Yet there's a whole new segment of startups that believe all of the above are destined for failure and that we humans will become the actual computers, or at least the place where the technology will reside.
Their enthusiasm is on an emerging class of wearable computers that adhere to the skin like temporary tattoos, or attach to the body like an old-fashioned Band-Aid.
Many of these technologies don't look anything like today's gadgets. Instead, they are stretchable, bendable and incredibly thin. They can also be given unique designs, to stand out like a bold tattoo, or to blend in to the color of your skin.
While these wearables raise novel privacy concerns, their advocates say there are numerous benefits. Attachable computers will be less expensive to make, provide greater accuracy because sensors will be closer to a person's body (or even inside us) and offer the most utility, as something people won't forget to wear.
MC10, a company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is testing attachable computers that look like small rectangular stickers, about the size of a piece of gum, and can include wireless antennas, temperature and heart-rate sensors and a tiny battery.
"Our devices are not like wearables that are used today, where people wear them for a little bit and then throw them into a drawer," said Scott Pomerantz, the chief executive of MC10.
"Ours are always on you. We have the smallest, most flexible, stretchable, wearable computer, and you can collect all sorts of biometric data tied to your motion."
MC10 recently teamed up with John A. Rogers, a professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who has been working for nearly a decade to perfect flexible devices that can be worn on the skin or implanted internally.
How would these gadgets work? Imagine being able to slap a few Band-Aid-size sensors to your body when you go for a run, then seeing a micro-level reading of your exercise on your phone.
Maybe you want to figure out which deodorant would be best for you. This would be done with a sticker that tracks your sweat level, then emails you a few brand recommendations. Or if you want to monitor your baby's breathing, you would stick a little sensor on the baby's chest that will alert you to any problems.
"We'll eventually see a more intimate integration of electronics and biological systems," Rogers said in a phone interview. "Without that kind of intimate physical contact, it's going to be difficult, or maybe even impossible, to extract meaningful data."
The health applications are enormous. Over the past year, Rogers and his team of scientists have been working with patients with Parkinson's disease to monitor their motions, dermatologists to treat skin diseases, and beauty companies like L'Oreal to develop digital stickers that track skin hydration.
Wearable-computer advocates are also giddy about the infinite style possibilities. "It turns out that the mechanics of these devices are 100% compatible with kids' standard temporary tattoos," Rogers said. Meaning, they can be made to look like tattoos, with each segment containing different sensors.
Anke Loh, the chairwoman of the fashion department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, has been experimenting with making the attachable computers look like body art. "You see these patches and you really want to put them on your skin, even without knowing what the function is," Loh said, noting that most wearable computers today are clunky and ugly. "There's a lot of potential to combine fashion and technology."
On a more futuristic front, scientists at the University of Tokyo have been working on an "e-skin," which, as you may have guessed, is an electronic skin that sits on top of real skin. It looks like a flexible and stretchable sheet of plastic wrap, yet contains lots of health-related sensors.
In another iteration of e-skin, scientists are working to add a layer of LEDs, turning it into a functional screen that sits on the body.
Digital skins offer numerous applications, not only in monitoring a user's health, but also as a visual user interface. They can be used on lifelike prosthetics and even replace smartphones one day. (Imagine your forearm as a touch-screen display.)
But don't throw aside your smartwatch or say goodbye to Google Glass just yet. It will be a while before our wearable future becomes known.
Just
few weeks into the unveiling of the first Firefox OS device in the the
Indian market, Mozilla announced further partnerships with popular
mobile device brands and app partners in India to launch new smartphones
and content services.
After Spice, Intex and Alcatel, it’s now the turn of Zen Mobile to launch the next Firefox OS device for the Indian market.
Zen Mobile will launch a Firefox OS phone in the ultra-low cost category in India in October. This will bring the number of devices for sale in that country to four.
Alcatel had launched the Fire C smartphone in India this month. Fire C is available on Flipkart at Rs 1,990. The other two devices are Spice Fire One Mi and Intex Technologies’ Cloud FX. Both these smartphones are available on Snapdeal.
Intex’s Cloud FX was the first Firefox-powered smartphone to be launched in India, priced at Rs 1999. Intex sold 15,000 units of Cloud FX in just three days of launch.
Deepesh Gupta, Managing Director of Zen Mobile said, “Most of the buyers in India are still price conscious and most of them still find owning a smartphone very expensive… The new Firefox OS phone redefines the smartphone category, breaks new price barriers and makes it possible for a huge untapped Indian audience to now own a smartphone.”
Meanwhile, Mozilla said it is growing the Firefox OS ecosystem through partnerships and collaborations with distributors, app developers and other OEMs as new devices are being launched in India.
Mozilla said key apps providers including eBay India, ESPN, Vuclip and Zomato will partner with the company to enrich Firefox marketplace and expand Firefox OS ecosystem in India.
Li Gong, President of Mozilla, said, “The expansion of Firefox OS into a brand new category of smartphones, along with the continued growth of new form factors holds great promise for the adoption of open Web technology and for enabling millions more people to access the Web.”
Neil Mawston, Executive Director of Strategy Analytics, said the flexibility and open foundations of Firefox OS give operators more choice and empower OEMs to deliver smartphones at more affordable prices.
“As Firefox OS continues its expansion into key growth markets such as Asia, Central and Latin America, it has emerged out of the ‘other’ category as one of the top platforms for the global smartphone industry,” he added.
E-tailers Flipkart and Snapdeal said the Firefox smartphones have caught the consumer’s fancy, specially in tier II and tier III cities as the the affordable price tag made it possible for every Indian to own a smartphone just under Rs 2,000.
- See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/mobile-tabs/zen-mobile-to-launch-low-cost-firefox-smartphone-in-october/#sthash.jH5TMEJS.dpuf
Just
few weeks into the unveiling of the first Firefox OS device in the the
Indian market, Mozilla announced further partnerships with popular
mobile device brands and app partners in India to launch new smartphones
and content services.After Spice, Intex and Alcatel, it’s now the turn of Zen Mobile to launch the next Firefox OS device for the Indian market.
Zen Mobile will launch a Firefox OS phone in the ultra-low cost category in India in October. This will bring the number of devices for sale in that country to four.
Alcatel had launched the Fire C smartphone in India this month. Fire C is available on Flipkart at Rs 1,990. The other two devices are Spice Fire One Mi and Intex Technologies’ Cloud FX. Both these smartphones are available on Snapdeal.
Intex’s Cloud FX was the first Firefox-powered smartphone to be launched in India, priced at Rs 1999. Intex sold 15,000 units of Cloud FX in just three days of launch.
Deepesh Gupta, Managing Director of Zen Mobile said, “Most of the buyers in India are still price conscious and most of them still find owning a smartphone very expensive… The new Firefox OS phone redefines the smartphone category, breaks new price barriers and makes it possible for a huge untapped Indian audience to now own a smartphone.”
Meanwhile, Mozilla said it is growing the Firefox OS ecosystem through partnerships and collaborations with distributors, app developers and other OEMs as new devices are being launched in India.
Mozilla said key apps providers including eBay India, ESPN, Vuclip and Zomato will partner with the company to enrich Firefox marketplace and expand Firefox OS ecosystem in India.
Li Gong, President of Mozilla, said, “The expansion of Firefox OS into a brand new category of smartphones, along with the continued growth of new form factors holds great promise for the adoption of open Web technology and for enabling millions more people to access the Web.”
Neil Mawston, Executive Director of Strategy Analytics, said the flexibility and open foundations of Firefox OS give operators more choice and empower OEMs to deliver smartphones at more affordable prices.
“As Firefox OS continues its expansion into key growth markets such as Asia, Central and Latin America, it has emerged out of the ‘other’ category as one of the top platforms for the global smartphone industry,” he added.
E-tailers Flipkart and Snapdeal said the Firefox smartphones have caught the consumer’s fancy, specially in tier II and tier III cities as the the affordable price tag made it possible for every Indian to own a smartphone just under Rs 2,000.
- See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/mobile-tabs/zen-mobile-to-launch-low-cost-firefox-smartphone-in-october/#sthash.jH5TMEJS.dpuf
After Spice, Intex and Alcatel, it’s now the turn of Zen Mobile to launch the next Firefox OS device for the Indian market.
Zen Mobile will launch a Firefox OS phone in the ultra-low cost category in India in October. This will bring the number of devices for sale in that country to four.
Alcatel had launched the Fire C smartphone in India this month. Fire C is available on Flipkart at Rs 1,990. The other two devices are Spice Fire One Mi and Intex Technologies’ Cloud FX. Both these smartphones are available on Snapdeal.
Intex’s Cloud FX was the first Firefox-powered smartphone to be launched in India, priced at Rs 1999. Intex sold 15,000 units of Cloud FX in just three days of launch.
Deepesh Gupta, Managing Director of Zen Mobile said, “Most of the buyers in India are still price conscious and most of them still find owning a smartphone very expensive… The new Firefox OS phone redefines the smartphone category, breaks new price barriers and makes it possible for a huge untapped Indian audience to now own a smartphone.”
Meanwhile, Mozilla said it is growing the Firefox OS ecosystem through partnerships and collaborations with distributors, app developers and other OEMs as new devices are being launched in India.
Mozilla said key apps providers including eBay India, ESPN, Vuclip and Zomato will partner with the company to enrich Firefox marketplace and expand Firefox OS ecosystem in India.
Li Gong, President of Mozilla, said, “The expansion of Firefox OS into a brand new category of smartphones, along with the continued growth of new form factors holds great promise for the adoption of open Web technology and for enabling millions more people to access the Web.”
Neil Mawston, Executive Director of Strategy Analytics, said the flexibility and open foundations of Firefox OS give operators more choice and empower OEMs to deliver smartphones at more affordable prices.
“As Firefox OS continues its expansion into key growth markets such as Asia, Central and Latin America, it has emerged out of the ‘other’ category as one of the top platforms for the global smartphone industry,” he added.
E-tailers Flipkart and Snapdeal said the Firefox smartphones have caught the consumer’s fancy, specially in tier II and tier III cities as the the affordable price tag made it possible for every Indian to own a smartphone just under Rs 2,000.
- See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/mobile-tabs/zen-mobile-to-launch-low-cost-firefox-smartphone-in-october/#sthash.jH5TMEJS.dpuf
Just
few weeks into the unveiling of the first Firefox OS device in the the
Indian market, Mozilla announced further partnerships with popular
mobile device brands and app partners in India to launch new smartphones
and content services.
After Spice, Intex and Alcatel, it’s now the turn of Zen Mobile to launch the next Firefox OS device for the Indian market.
Zen Mobile will launch a Firefox OS phone in the ultra-low cost category in India in October. This will bring the number of devices for sale in that country to four.
Alcatel had launched the Fire C smartphone in India this month. Fire C is available on Flipkart at Rs 1,990. The other two devices are Spice Fire One Mi and Intex Technologies’ Cloud FX. Both these smartphones are available on Snapdeal.
Intex’s Cloud FX was the first Firefox-powered smartphone to be launched in India, priced at Rs 1999. Intex sold 15,000 units of Cloud FX in just three days of launch.
Deepesh Gupta, Managing Director of Zen Mobile said, “Most of the buyers in India are still price conscious and most of them still find owning a smartphone very expensive… The new Firefox OS phone redefines the smartphone category, breaks new price barriers and makes it possible for a huge untapped Indian audience to now own a smartphone.”
Meanwhile, Mozilla said it is growing the Firefox OS ecosystem through partnerships and collaborations with distributors, app developers and other OEMs as new devices are being launched in India.
Mozilla said key apps providers including eBay India, ESPN, Vuclip and Zomato will partner with the company to enrich Firefox marketplace and expand Firefox OS ecosystem in India.
Li Gong, President of Mozilla, said, “The expansion of Firefox OS into a brand new category of smartphones, along with the continued growth of new form factors holds great promise for the adoption of open Web technology and for enabling millions more people to access the Web.”
Neil Mawston, Executive Director of Strategy Analytics, said the flexibility and open foundations of Firefox OS give operators more choice and empower OEMs to deliver smartphones at more affordable prices.
“As Firefox OS continues its expansion into key growth markets such as Asia, Central and Latin America, it has emerged out of the ‘other’ category as one of the top platforms for the global smartphone industry,” he added.
E-tailers Flipkart and Snapdeal said the Firefox smartphones have caught the consumer’s fancy, specially in tier II and tier III cities as the the affordable price tag made it possible for every Indian to own a smartphone just under Rs 2,000.
- See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/mobile-tabs/zen-mobile-to-launch-low-cost-firefox-smartphone-in-october/#sthash.jH5TMEJS.dpuf
After Spice, Intex and Alcatel, it’s now the turn of Zen Mobile to launch the next Firefox OS device for the Indian market.
Zen Mobile will launch a Firefox OS phone in the ultra-low cost category in India in October. This will bring the number of devices for sale in that country to four.
Alcatel had launched the Fire C smartphone in India this month. Fire C is available on Flipkart at Rs 1,990. The other two devices are Spice Fire One Mi and Intex Technologies’ Cloud FX. Both these smartphones are available on Snapdeal.
Intex’s Cloud FX was the first Firefox-powered smartphone to be launched in India, priced at Rs 1999. Intex sold 15,000 units of Cloud FX in just three days of launch.
Deepesh Gupta, Managing Director of Zen Mobile said, “Most of the buyers in India are still price conscious and most of them still find owning a smartphone very expensive… The new Firefox OS phone redefines the smartphone category, breaks new price barriers and makes it possible for a huge untapped Indian audience to now own a smartphone.”
Meanwhile, Mozilla said it is growing the Firefox OS ecosystem through partnerships and collaborations with distributors, app developers and other OEMs as new devices are being launched in India.
Mozilla said key apps providers including eBay India, ESPN, Vuclip and Zomato will partner with the company to enrich Firefox marketplace and expand Firefox OS ecosystem in India.
Li Gong, President of Mozilla, said, “The expansion of Firefox OS into a brand new category of smartphones, along with the continued growth of new form factors holds great promise for the adoption of open Web technology and for enabling millions more people to access the Web.”
Neil Mawston, Executive Director of Strategy Analytics, said the flexibility and open foundations of Firefox OS give operators more choice and empower OEMs to deliver smartphones at more affordable prices.
“As Firefox OS continues its expansion into key growth markets such as Asia, Central and Latin America, it has emerged out of the ‘other’ category as one of the top platforms for the global smartphone industry,” he added.
E-tailers Flipkart and Snapdeal said the Firefox smartphones have caught the consumer’s fancy, specially in tier II and tier III cities as the the affordable price tag made it possible for every Indian to own a smartphone just under Rs 2,000.
- See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/mobile-tabs/zen-mobile-to-launch-low-cost-firefox-smartphone-in-october/#sthash.jH5TMEJS.dpuf
Just
few weeks into the unveiling of the first Firefox OS device in the the
Indian market, Mozilla announced further partnerships with popular
mobile device brands and app partners in India to launch new smartphones
and content services.
After Spice, Intex and Alcatel, it’s now the turn of Zen Mobile to launch the next Firefox OS device for the Indian market.
Zen Mobile will launch a Firefox OS phone in the ultra-low cost category in India in October. This will bring the number of devices for sale in that country to four.
Alcatel had launched the Fire C smartphone in India this month. Fire C is available on Flipkart at Rs 1,990. The other two devices are Spice Fire One Mi and Intex Technologies’ Cloud FX. Both these smartphones are available on Snapdeal.
Intex’s Cloud FX was the first Firefox-powered smartphone to be launched in India, priced at Rs 1999. Intex sold 15,000 units of Cloud FX in just three days of launch.
Deepesh Gupta, Managing Director of Zen Mobile said, “Most of the buyers in India are still price conscious and most of them still find owning a smartphone very expensive… The new Firefox OS phone redefines the smartphone category, breaks new price barriers and makes it possible for a huge untapped Indian audience to now own a smartphone.”
Meanwhile, Mozilla said it is growing the Firefox OS ecosystem through partnerships and collaborations with distributors, app developers and other OEMs as new devices are being launched in India.
Mozilla said key apps providers including eBay India, ESPN, Vuclip and Zomato will partner with the company to enrich Firefox marketplace and expand Firefox OS ecosystem in India.
Li Gong, President of Mozilla, said, “The expansion of Firefox OS into a brand new category of smartphones, along with the continued growth of new form factors holds great promise for the adoption of open Web technology and for enabling millions more people to access the Web.”
Neil Mawston, Executive Director of Strategy Analytics, said the flexibility and open foundations of Firefox OS give operators more choice and empower OEMs to deliver smartphones at more affordable prices.
“As Firefox OS continues its expansion into key growth markets such as Asia, Central and Latin America, it has emerged out of the ‘other’ category as one of the top platforms for the global smartphone industry,” he added.
E-tailers Flipkart and Snapdeal said the Firefox smartphones have caught the consumer’s fancy, specially in tier II and tier III cities as the the affordable price tag made it possible for every Indian to own a smartphone just under Rs 2,000.
- See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/mobile-tabs/zen-mobile-to-launch-low-cost-firefox-smartphone-in-october/#sthash.jH5TMEJS.dpuf
After Spice, Intex and Alcatel, it’s now the turn of Zen Mobile to launch the next Firefox OS device for the Indian market.
Zen Mobile will launch a Firefox OS phone in the ultra-low cost category in India in October. This will bring the number of devices for sale in that country to four.
Alcatel had launched the Fire C smartphone in India this month. Fire C is available on Flipkart at Rs 1,990. The other two devices are Spice Fire One Mi and Intex Technologies’ Cloud FX. Both these smartphones are available on Snapdeal.
Intex’s Cloud FX was the first Firefox-powered smartphone to be launched in India, priced at Rs 1999. Intex sold 15,000 units of Cloud FX in just three days of launch.
Deepesh Gupta, Managing Director of Zen Mobile said, “Most of the buyers in India are still price conscious and most of them still find owning a smartphone very expensive… The new Firefox OS phone redefines the smartphone category, breaks new price barriers and makes it possible for a huge untapped Indian audience to now own a smartphone.”
Meanwhile, Mozilla said it is growing the Firefox OS ecosystem through partnerships and collaborations with distributors, app developers and other OEMs as new devices are being launched in India.
Mozilla said key apps providers including eBay India, ESPN, Vuclip and Zomato will partner with the company to enrich Firefox marketplace and expand Firefox OS ecosystem in India.
Li Gong, President of Mozilla, said, “The expansion of Firefox OS into a brand new category of smartphones, along with the continued growth of new form factors holds great promise for the adoption of open Web technology and for enabling millions more people to access the Web.”
Neil Mawston, Executive Director of Strategy Analytics, said the flexibility and open foundations of Firefox OS give operators more choice and empower OEMs to deliver smartphones at more affordable prices.
“As Firefox OS continues its expansion into key growth markets such as Asia, Central and Latin America, it has emerged out of the ‘other’ category as one of the top platforms for the global smartphone industry,” he added.
E-tailers Flipkart and Snapdeal said the Firefox smartphones have caught the consumer’s fancy, specially in tier II and tier III cities as the the affordable price tag made it possible for every Indian to own a smartphone just under Rs 2,000.
- See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/mobile-tabs/zen-mobile-to-launch-low-cost-firefox-smartphone-in-october/#sthash.jH5TMEJS.dpuf
Just
few weeks into the unveiling of the first Firefox OS device in the the
Indian market, Mozilla announced further partnerships with popular
mobile device brands and app partners in India to launch new smartphones
and content services.
After Spice, Intex and Alcatel, it’s now the turn of Zen Mobile to launch the next Firefox OS device for the Indian market.
Zen Mobile will launch a Firefox OS phone in the ultra-low cost category in India in October. This will bring the number of devices for sale in that country to four.
Alcatel had launched the Fire C smartphone in India this month. Fire C is available on Flipkart at Rs 1,990. The other two devices are Spice Fire One Mi and Intex Technologies’ Cloud FX. Both these smartphones are available on Snapdeal.
Intex’s Cloud FX was the first Firefox-powered smartphone to be launched in India, priced at Rs 1999. Intex sold 15,000 units of Cloud FX in just three days of launch.
Deepesh Gupta, Managing Director of Zen Mobile said, “Most of the buyers in India are still price conscious and most of them still find owning a smartphone very expensive… The new Firefox OS phone redefines the smartphone category, breaks new price barriers and makes it possible for a huge untapped Indian audience to now own a smartphone.”
Meanwhile, Mozilla said it is growing the Firefox OS ecosystem through partnerships and collaborations with distributors, app developers and other OEMs as new devices are being launched in India.
Mozilla said key apps providers including eBay India, ESPN, Vuclip and Zomato will partner with the company to enrich Firefox marketplace and expand Firefox OS ecosystem in India.
Li Gong, President of Mozilla, said, “The expansion of Firefox OS into a brand new category of smartphones, along with the continued growth of new form factors holds great promise for the adoption of open Web technology and for enabling millions more people to access the Web.”
Neil Mawston, Executive Director of Strategy Analytics, said the flexibility and open foundations of Firefox OS give operators more choice and empower OEMs to deliver smartphones at more affordable prices.
“As Firefox OS continues its expansion into key growth markets such as Asia, Central and Latin America, it has emerged out of the ‘other’ category as one of the top platforms for the global smartphone industry,” he added.
E-tailers Flipkart and Snapdeal said the Firefox smartphones have caught the consumer’s fancy, specially in tier II and tier III cities as the the affordable price tag made it possible for every Indian to own a smartphone just under Rs 2,000.
- See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/mobile-tabs/zen-mobile-to-launch-low-cost-firefox-smartphone-in-october/#sthash.jH5TMEJS.dpuf
After Spice, Intex and Alcatel, it’s now the turn of Zen Mobile to launch the next Firefox OS device for the Indian market.
Zen Mobile will launch a Firefox OS phone in the ultra-low cost category in India in October. This will bring the number of devices for sale in that country to four.
Alcatel had launched the Fire C smartphone in India this month. Fire C is available on Flipkart at Rs 1,990. The other two devices are Spice Fire One Mi and Intex Technologies’ Cloud FX. Both these smartphones are available on Snapdeal.
Intex’s Cloud FX was the first Firefox-powered smartphone to be launched in India, priced at Rs 1999. Intex sold 15,000 units of Cloud FX in just three days of launch.
Deepesh Gupta, Managing Director of Zen Mobile said, “Most of the buyers in India are still price conscious and most of them still find owning a smartphone very expensive… The new Firefox OS phone redefines the smartphone category, breaks new price barriers and makes it possible for a huge untapped Indian audience to now own a smartphone.”
Meanwhile, Mozilla said it is growing the Firefox OS ecosystem through partnerships and collaborations with distributors, app developers and other OEMs as new devices are being launched in India.
Mozilla said key apps providers including eBay India, ESPN, Vuclip and Zomato will partner with the company to enrich Firefox marketplace and expand Firefox OS ecosystem in India.
Li Gong, President of Mozilla, said, “The expansion of Firefox OS into a brand new category of smartphones, along with the continued growth of new form factors holds great promise for the adoption of open Web technology and for enabling millions more people to access the Web.”
Neil Mawston, Executive Director of Strategy Analytics, said the flexibility and open foundations of Firefox OS give operators more choice and empower OEMs to deliver smartphones at more affordable prices.
“As Firefox OS continues its expansion into key growth markets such as Asia, Central and Latin America, it has emerged out of the ‘other’ category as one of the top platforms for the global smartphone industry,” he added.
E-tailers Flipkart and Snapdeal said the Firefox smartphones have caught the consumer’s fancy, specially in tier II and tier III cities as the the affordable price tag made it possible for every Indian to own a smartphone just under Rs 2,000.
- See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/mobile-tabs/zen-mobile-to-launch-low-cost-firefox-smartphone-in-october/#sthash.jH5TMEJS.dpuf
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Zen Mobile will launch a Firefox OS phone in the ultra-low cost category in India in October.
Tech Desk | New Delhi | Posted: October 11, 2014 3:49 pm
Just few weeks into the unveiling of the first Firefox OS device in
the the Indian market, Mozilla announced further partnerships with
popular mobile device brands and app partners in India to launch new
smartphones and content services.
After Spice, Intex and Alcatel, it’s now the turn of Zen Mobile to launch the next Firefox OS device for the Indian market.
Zen Mobile will launch a Firefox OS phone in the ultra-low cost category in India in October. This will bring the number of devices for sale in that country to four.
Alcatel had launched the Fire C smartphone in India this month. Fire C is available on Flipkart at Rs 1,990. The other two devices are Spice Fire One Mi and Intex Technologies’ Cloud FX. Both these smartphones are available on Snapdeal.
Intex’s Cloud FX was the first Firefox-powered smartphone to be launched in India, priced at Rs 1999. Intex sold 15,000 units of Cloud FX in just three days of launch.
Deepesh Gupta, Managing Director of Zen Mobile said, “Most of the buyers in India are still price conscious and most of them still find owning a smartphone very expensive… The new Firefox OS phone redefines the smartphone category, breaks new price barriers and makes it possible for a huge untapped Indian audience to now own a smartphone.”
Meanwhile, Mozilla said it is growing the Firefox OS ecosystem through partnerships and collaborations with distributors, app developers and other OEMs as new devices are being launched in India.
Mozilla said key apps providers including eBay India, ESPN, Vuclip and Zomato will partner with the company to enrich Firefox marketplace and expand Firefox OS ecosystem in India.
Li Gong, President of Mozilla, said, “The expansion of Firefox OS into a brand new category of smartphones, along with the continued growth of new form factors holds great promise for the adoption of open Web technology and for enabling millions more people to access the Web.”
Neil Mawston, Executive Director of Strategy Analytics, said the flexibility and open foundations of Firefox OS give operators more choice and empower OEMs to deliver smartphones at more affordable prices.
“As Firefox OS continues its expansion into key growth markets such as Asia, Central and Latin America, it has emerged out of the ‘other’ category as one of the top platforms for the global smartphone industry,” he added.
E-tailers Flipkart and Snapdeal said the Firefox smartphones have caught the consumer’s fancy, specially in tier II and tier III cities as the the affordable price tag made it possible for every Indian to own a smartphone just under Rs 2,000.
After Spice, Intex and Alcatel, it’s now the turn of Zen Mobile to launch the next Firefox OS device for the Indian market.
Zen Mobile will launch a Firefox OS phone in the ultra-low cost category in India in October. This will bring the number of devices for sale in that country to four.
Alcatel had launched the Fire C smartphone in India this month. Fire C is available on Flipkart at Rs 1,990. The other two devices are Spice Fire One Mi and Intex Technologies’ Cloud FX. Both these smartphones are available on Snapdeal.
Intex’s Cloud FX was the first Firefox-powered smartphone to be launched in India, priced at Rs 1999. Intex sold 15,000 units of Cloud FX in just three days of launch.
Deepesh Gupta, Managing Director of Zen Mobile said, “Most of the buyers in India are still price conscious and most of them still find owning a smartphone very expensive… The new Firefox OS phone redefines the smartphone category, breaks new price barriers and makes it possible for a huge untapped Indian audience to now own a smartphone.”
Meanwhile, Mozilla said it is growing the Firefox OS ecosystem through partnerships and collaborations with distributors, app developers and other OEMs as new devices are being launched in India.
Mozilla said key apps providers including eBay India, ESPN, Vuclip and Zomato will partner with the company to enrich Firefox marketplace and expand Firefox OS ecosystem in India.
Li Gong, President of Mozilla, said, “The expansion of Firefox OS into a brand new category of smartphones, along with the continued growth of new form factors holds great promise for the adoption of open Web technology and for enabling millions more people to access the Web.”
Neil Mawston, Executive Director of Strategy Analytics, said the flexibility and open foundations of Firefox OS give operators more choice and empower OEMs to deliver smartphones at more affordable prices.
“As Firefox OS continues its expansion into key growth markets such as Asia, Central and Latin America, it has emerged out of the ‘other’ category as one of the top platforms for the global smartphone industry,” he added.
E-tailers Flipkart and Snapdeal said the Firefox smartphones have caught the consumer’s fancy, specially in tier II and tier III cities as the the affordable price tag made it possible for every Indian to own a smartphone just under Rs 2,000.
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