In case any of you missed the the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that wrapped up last week, we saw something new from all the major mobile device manufacturers and to be honest, nothing looked that jaw dropping or groundbreaking (atleast not yet
), but some very cool stuff none the less. A lot of improved rehashes and a few firsts in tech thus far, so we’ll talk about what .PSD’s I’m working on and then we’ll get to the technology. First and foremost!Slave To The .PSD
Yep, that’s what I’ve turned into and I’ve been asked why I keep doing this instead of just flattening the images I post on DA and selling the real .PSD off site to make some profit. Protect your work, man!, they say. Well, I feel like I haven’t gotten to that point yet and to be honest, it will happen at some point, but not yet. <mini rant> People are generally good about asking me about licensing I’d like to think. I do get a lot of inquiries. But it’s obvious there are people making a profit off of my work integrated into their own work. I can’t go to a place like Themeforest.net without finding a device of mine used in a Wordpress theme.. If you have a better suggestion on how to make this work, let me know. I’d be happy to hear it. But for now, I enjoy doing this for educational and non-profits.
Dude, Wheres My Epic 4G?
Okay, before we get into this, I’ve already been asked, “Epic 4G .PSD?” I know it and I’m close to done with it but all the following devices got in my developing way. Sorry, it’s a cool phone, but in my humble opinion, CES offered up better devices to start working on. I will get it done though.
Device Onslaught
We were defined in 2010 as consumers and hobbyist, this year we’ll be defined at OS designers and artist. The volume of different Android devices is going to open the door for quite a few new realms of customization. We’ll be designing and developing for laptops, tablets, phones and media players, all with the ability to receive the custom works that we pump out this year, but in a much higher amount of detail. With that, here are the first sets of devices I’ll be developing.
PSD’s In Development
I told you that only the top tiered devices would get my developing attention but there were so many that are close together, each offering betters traits than the other in specification it’s hard to chose, but here’s what I’d like to get done:
Phones:
• LG Optimus X2 .PSD
• Motorola Atrix 4G .PSD
• HTC Thunderbolt .PSD
• Samsung Infuse .PSD
• Motorola Droid Bionic .PSD>
• Samsung 4G LTE .PSD
Tablets:
• Motorola Xoom .PSD
• Viewsonic ViewPad 7 .PSD
Bear in mind that we have a few more tech shows this spring. Some devices may get priority over others as demand is everything.
Apple Falls From The Tree?
The market is getting ready for a huge change in how we communicate this year. Unfortunately for Apple, the neighbors have resurveyed the property line to a larger percentage and they may have to move to other pioneering technologies, something they are adept to and crafty at. Believe me, we haven’t seen the last of Apple. One thing is certain, everybody and their carrier will have an iPhone available in 2011 and the tablet market may be over for Apple. We’ll have to see how this year pans out. Jobs is not just going to give up.
New Tech
The first true 2Ghz, high performance devices are available this quarter and it was something the industry needed to take care of quickly. Qualcomm, Nvidia and AMD among others, have laced words of 2Ghz mobile processing introductions and with that bolster, we’re going to see bright, colour rich, high definition screens, beyond PS2 quality gaming graphics and memory capacities triple. Carriers will have the 4G bandwidth technology to keep up too. LTE and mobile WiMAX connections will keep the data traffic bridges flowing and most importantly, it’s not just on a phone anymore. Personal tablets will be the biggest breakout the year. You’ll not only see touch screen displays, but intuitive compact mouse and keyboard solutions as well. Bye bye laptops? I could go on with specifics but trust me on this. With iOS passing into its prime, I’ve been convincingly told that the mobile technology chest match will be nothing like it ever has this year. Ever.
Advice
With all the new mind candy coming out there will be so many options. Pick devices that you know will carry you over to the next technology cycle. Understand what your looking for and be patient with product releases. It’s going to be a warzone of “buy me, I have this cool feature or that great price”. Know yourself and your mobile interests, purchase wisely because from here on out, mobile technology will double itself everything 10 months.
Designers: Join Our Movement
Since this is Deviant Art, we’re beginning to see more mobile designers coming on with their own customization and concept design works. We need to get these folks into the right place and that place is Android-Users I encourage you guys to join up and support the Android designing community. Apple users have a great source in apple-fanatic. Join a group and support your interests! We’re the main driving force behind OS customization.
Hope you enjoy my work and my interests. You guys and girls have a safe mobile commute.
