The Future of Smartphones

I've been doing a little reading, and I came across an article that rated smartphones and offered short little reviews for them.

I was intrigued on what other phones were rated so I read on. As I went further and further down the list, passing Samsung Galaxies and iPhones of various shades and colours I realized that my phone (a Motorola MotoX) wasn't on the list, or if it was it was near the bottom.

Now, I don't know how much you know about the MotoX so let me give you some comparisons.

iphone:

Please press and hold the home button to talk to siri

MotoX:

Just say 'OK Google Now" to talk to your phone!

iphone:

If you want to check the time, you're going to need to press a button

MotoX:

Want to check the time or any notifications you have? Just jostle the table that the phone is on, or pull it out of you pocket, or just move the phone a bit

I could go on and on with these comparisons, but I believe my point is made. When I start driving, my phone knows that I am driving and reads my texts to me and starts playing my music over bluetooth without any actions from me. When it's bedtime, my phone knows that it's bedtime and silences all notifications until it's time to wake up. The point is: touchless control is the future of smartphone technology. Sure, you can customize the hell out of the MotoX but what really makes it the phone of the century is the fact that 3 words from you will wake your phone up. You can have your hands covered in paint and ask your phone to set a timer for when your painting will be dry. You can send a message to your Mom in the car without even looking at the phone. The developments that have been made on the MotoX signal the coming of a new age in smartphones and I cannot wait to see what Google puts out next.