With smartphones today, we can check what is on the movies and paying for admission. Looking up maps on the fly to find nearby stores and restaurants.
Smartphones come with Internet access and range of clever applications and this is changing the way we shop.
The growing popularity of Web-enabled smart phones do far more than simply send text messages and make calls. Consumers increasingly have access to a world of information at their fingertips, and at the moment they’re making buying decisions.
Software developers are responding by introducing new cell phone programs that help compare prices or list coupons, and retailers are also working to adapt.
Since the iPhone’s debut two years ago, other manufacturers have introduced similar models and Google has introduced a new operating system called Android for smart phones.
Of the roughly 270 million cell phones in use in the U.S. today, smart phones make up around 13 percent, but annual smart phone sales are projected to double by 2013.
Smart phones will increasingly and seamlessly merge with Smart stores to assist in connecting consumers with products and services that they want, when they want. Currently the door is wide open for developers with vision and execution to fulfill the needs of smart consumers and early adopters of technology that is useful to them. This trend will give rise to many innovative services and programs on smart phones which could turn out to be a huge business opportunity for developers.
