Mobile Attachment
People say their smartphone is “attached at the hip” meaning their phones are highly valuable and the people would not be able to survive without their phones. I was able to name 50 electronic and other devices the functions of which a smartphone can perform. In order to do that the smartphone has to be a "mobile attachment."
Attachments can be psychological too and smartphones users have undoubtedly bonded with their mobile devices. There are now terms like mobile phone overuse, addiction and dependence. “Some mobile phone users exhibit problematic behavior related to substance use disorders.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone_overuse
How does Holdware relate to this topic? It doesn’t … yet! I believe that the designers, manufacturers, marketers and salespeople of mounting, positioning and holding products have sold their wares without any attention given to the smartphone psychological problem. I doubt that there is a single design element in their products to combat the problem.
There are two reasons why:
1. No one knew or could predict that conditions like mobile device overuse or smartphone addiction would appear and become so pervasive;
2. No one recognized that is any connection between mounting, positioning and holding products and these medical conditions.
What IS the connection?
I believe the close tactile physical presence of the smartphone during transport and use contributes to the psychological attachment. Therefore, I propose that mounting, positioning and holding apparatus be designed such that the users touch the smartphones as few times as possible. For example, rather than holding a phone in ones hand when talking, perhaps the phone can clip onto an article of clothing and still do the job. Additionally, when showing someone a video on their device, users could set the device quickly on a table with a built-in prop -- that also can be mounted on stands. #Holdware