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In July, the FDA announced its intentions to regulate smart-phone apps that are used as an accessory to a medical device already regulated by the FDA, or that use attachments, sensors, or other devices to transform the phone into a medical device.
It promises to transform the phone system with new competition, plunging prices and a passel of new features.
To launch the camera, simply slide open the Kodak lens cover to transform the phone into an ultra-fast 5 megapixel camera with auto-focus, a Xenon flash, 4GB of optional external memory3 and optimized settings for low-light environments.
If Apple can transform the phone into a freewheeling controller that interacts with the multitude of gadgets you have laying around, it could do much to bridge the gap between hardware categories.
The company hopes that by enabling buyers to transform the phone into a personalized electronic Swiss Army knife of sorts, it can boost sales.
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Though it does that by, in effect, transforming the phone into a glorified feature phone.
There is also an "adaptive app search" that Mozilla claims "transforms the phone to meet your needs at any moment": "For example, search for your favourite music artist and get results to buy your favourite song, concert tickets or even listen to your favorite song instantly.
Overall, the update transformed the phone.
The LG Versa supports productivity tools – such as Visual Voice Mail so they can prioritize their messages – while Verizon Wireless' VZ NavigatorSM service transforms the phone into a navigation device at a fraction of the cost of most GPS systems.
This week at Mobile World Congress, Motorola followed suit, inviting Amazon on stage to help unveil a partnership that will bring the company's smart home assistant to its hardware moving forward, including, most notably, a Harman Kardon speaker Mod concept for the Moto Z that essentially transforms the phone into a portable Echo.
That strategy, engraved on the company since it began operations in September 1993, has been to transform the mobile phone from a business tool into something with genuine mass-market appeal.
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