MOHBs will employ a combination of sensory interface controls, with voice commands, image projection, motion, temperature and light sensors, and accelerometers. Though all MOHBs will be able to access the Cloud, they will continue to be differentiated in the marketplace by physical interface.
Voice commands will allow people to send messages when their hands are otherwise busy, driving or doing work around the house. Many phones now use voice recognition, and there are outside voice-to-text transcription services available at this time, but one day voice-to-text (and vice-versa) will be easy and effective within the device itself. This could be a great help for the visually impaired as well.
Students in the MIT Media Lab have created a prototype for a "wearable computer" that, if realized, could have great implications for sensory interface technology. One could make physical commands to one's phone. The iPhone already recognizes when you bring it close to your ear, and the MOHB could go even further. Move or hold the device a certain way, and you could access the web. Move it close to your mouth, and it will start a voice call. There are many other ways that a user can interact with their phones that have yet to be realized.
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