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humidity detectors? Samsung worked those into its Galaxy S4
phone. Future phones are likely to build in electrical and health
sensors to detect everything from air quality to your heartbeat.
Many phones are already certified on the
Miracast standard
,
which is essentially an
HDMI
over wi-fi connection, allowing
you to project anything on one device—such as photos on your
smartphone—to another compatible device, such as a television.
In the future, smartphones are likely to become evenmore aware
Inventors are looking for ways to put 3D scanning technology like this into a smartphone
or tablet, which might revolutionize design and innovation.
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