He thinks long term the addressable market for smart phones is 2 billion units, in effect suggesting that only a quarter of the market has been penetrated so far.
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And it is not even a third of the global market for smart-phones in 2009.
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The co-inventors have now formed a company called Fingerworks to make and market the smart pad system.
However, the question really is whether HP can gain traction in an already crowded market for smart-phones and tablet PCs.
The news comes even as MIPS reported progress in its efforts to capture more of the market for smart phones and tablet computers.
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For Fujitsu, the market for smart phones is far more attractive than its earlier North American foray into ordinary cell phones because smart phones can provide the company with higher margins.
By contrast, four years after the introduction of the iPhone the market for smart phones has been flooded with me-too models that mix snappy web browsing, third-party mobile apps, and big touch-screens.
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Instead of creating a spectrum market, argues Yochai Benkler, a law professor at New York University, it should now be possible to rely on the market in smart radio equipment without anybody having to control the airwaves.
While ARM designs dominate the market for smart phones right now, Intel is determined to bring its manufacturing prowess to bear on the problem of building a version of its x86 processors for smart phones and tablets.
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"Even thought the Smart TV market is in its infancy, LG is constantly introducing new features and upgrading existing ones in order to deliver the richest, most convenient Smart TV experience in the market today, " said Havis Kwon, President and CEO of LG Home Entertainment Company.
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It dominates the market for digital music players and has routed Microsoft in the smart phone market.
South Korea's LG is among the latest to join the market with its Smart Activity Tracker - a bracelet device which resembles Nike's bestselling Fuelband.
Nokia has lost market share in smart phones to it competition since its last widely adopted high-end smart phone, the N95 all the way back in 2006.
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Fixated upon putting out an updated operating system for personal computers (Vista then later Windows 7) it let its 45% market share in smart phones circa 2007 disappear.
Both companies simply missed the market shift in smart phones.
When the stock market stumbles, smart investors look for alternatives.
For many months now, Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi has been making the case that Apple (AAPL) basically has two options for taking more market share in smart phones.
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Overall, given the outlook for strong growth in the mobile gaming market and the smart steps that Glu is taking to expand its business, I think shares of Glu Mobile are attractive.
According to Canalys, a consulting and market research firm in the U.K., the global smart phone market will grow from 53 million units in 2005 to 100 million units this year and to 250 million units in 2008.
According a recent market report by Gartner, Nokia, Research in Motion and Apple led the smart phone market in 2009 with a share of 47%, 20% and 14%, respectively.
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For the purpose of American buyers and readers, it was the Penske Automotive group that brought the Smart Fortwo to market in 2007 and began the process of leasing 100 electric-drive train Smart fortwo cars in 2011.
In its struggle to remain relevant in the fast-growing and lucrative smart-phone market, Microsoft is going after a young, always-connected audience with its new line of Kin smart phones.
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No other company comes close to its market breadth in powering smart-phones, tablets and infrastructure.
This dedication to innovation will make Samsung a leader in the SMART CAMERA market.
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Yes, I know A123 also pursued the smart grid market to provide utility-scale storage.
By the end of last year, Apple's share of the smart phone market was 27%.
For practical purposes, the smart phone market has become a two horse race between Apple and Samsung.
Apple still trails Android in the U.S. smart phone market, according to NPD.
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But like the Mac, the iPhone quickly redefined the young smart phone market.
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