The rest, they say, is history.
Cooper expected millions, not billions, of cell phone users to use his product. This image is a replica of the original 2.2lb. cell phone that had a 20-minute battery life.
Today, there are 6,915,756,494 people in the world and over five billion cell phone users.
More people have access to cell phone networks than have access to...
- clean running water
- electricity
- regular dental hygiene
But Cooper doesn't bear the stigma for these social inequities - he is still hopeful that mobile technology can help solve some of the world's most pressing disease burdens.
"Technology doesn't mean a thing unless it makes people's lives better..."...he said at the Keynote Speech kicking off the American Telemedicine Association 2011 annual conference in Tampa, Florida.
"People are mobile, they're naturally mobile - they want to move around".Cooper envisions mobile technology implanted in our bodies - able to detect the genesis of new cancer cells and call that finding into a doctor who will then call the patient back for an appointment.
"Every disease can be actionably prevented," he said, "The cellular industry is still in its infancy..."I admire Mr. Cooper's optimism.
I wonder what creative uses physical therapists can find for cellular technology to encourage our patients to "move around"?
