11.Your mobile is now much more than just a communication device-more like a remote control for your life.You still call it a"mobile"from habit,but it is an organizer,entertainment device,payment device and security(安全) center,all developed and manufactured by engineers.
What we do need is better mobiles and more intelligence.Because it knows your travel timetable it can check for problems on the roads or with the trains,giving you the best route into work.It can control your home,reprogramming the central heating if you need to get up earlier and keeping an eye on your home by connecting your mobile with the home security system.It is your payment system-you can pay for tickets for journeys or buy items in shops by placing the phone near a sensor(感應(yīng)器).With an understanding of location,the mobile can also provide directions,or even tell you if your friends or family are nearby.
Usually it will start work even before you wake.It will work with your home entertainment system while you sleep to find programmes that will interest you and download them as a podcast to watch on the train or in other spare moments.It will intelligently work out what to do with incoming phone calls and messages.Because it knows your diary it will also know,for example,to direct voice calls to voicemail when you are in a meeting,perhaps providing a discrete text summary of the caller and the nature of their call.
With its understanding of almost all aspects of your life; many new services become possible.For example,a"Good Food"meal planning service could send daily suggestions for your evening meal based on learned preferences,previous selections made and the likely contents of your refrigerator.
Ten years ago the mobile was purely a device for making voice calls.Now it is a camera,MP3player,and texting device.This is only the start of an evolution that will turn it into our trusted and indispensable companion in life.
Mobile phones |
Your mobile phone is not only a phone but also a remote control for your (76)life. |
Functions of your mobile phone | Organizer | *(77)Checkfor problems on the roads or with the trains and find the best (78)routeinto work for you. *Control your home's central (79)heating. *Deal with your phone calls and messages and (80)directvoice calls to voicemail when you are in a meeting. *Send daily (81)suggestionfor your meals through a"Good Food"meal planning service. |
(82)Entertainmentdevice | *Find and (83)downloadprogrammes for you to watch. |
Payment device | *Pay for tickets for journeys or (84)buyitems in shops. |
Security center | *You can look after your home by (85)connectingyour mobile phone with the home security system. |
Conclusion | Mobile phones will be our trusted and necessary helpers in life. |