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Research on customers’ attitudes towards smartphones as an intermediate between embedded systems and general purpose devices

Development and implementation of embedded systems in everyday lives is so high that people have become so accustomed to the conveniences these systems provide that they become unaware of their existence. As new technological advancements become available so the improvements of consumer electronics and other goods through implementation of additional embedded systems becomes more prominent. In fact, as the predictions of the industry experts a decade ago foresaw mobile devices are being transformed form embedded systems for wireless communication into more general purpose devices. Smartphones can be viewed as transitional form between embedded systems and general purpose devices. The goal of this paper is to discover whether the users of smart phones are aware of the possibilities their smart phones hold as well as their potential as a general purpose remote control for any digital device. The main concern of the survey presented in this paper is to estimate users’ awareness of the potential and inclination to future services that will or may be provided throughsmart phones in the future. This is a valuable guideline for the smart phone industry and mobile software industry. The survey was conducted among third year students at the Faculty of Economics and Business and the results showed that almost 70% of the students use smart phones because of their functions and possibilities that they offer in everyday life.

embedded systems; smart phones; consumer electronics

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