If your phone isn't smart, is it dumb?
Jonas Dees
Issue date: 10/1/08 Section: Technology
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Mobile phone and computer would probably rank one and two with the other three devices behind in an order based on the individual's preference. With this ranking one could discern that the most important devices a person would need on a day-to-day basis would be a mobile phone and a computer.
A person would need these two particular devices to stay in contact with friends and family and also to stay current with all other information. The music player, digital camera, and video game system already mesh perfectly with the computer but it can't be brought everywhere and even a laptop can be cumbersome in situations such as riding on a bus or even for use during the short time between classes. The mobile flexibility of a phone separates itself from the computer and if the phone is built to handle other needed devices, the phone starts to become the smarter choice for getting information and staying entertained.
Smart phones are so smart they defy definition. Really, even experts disagree on the exact definition of a smart phone. What most can agree on is that smart phones are mobile telephones (I will avoid calling them cellular or cell phones till the end of time) built with the ability to do more than make phone calls and text messages.
Students have been content with using the regular phones for too long mainly because they are cheap and available. If anyone signs a new two-year contract with any company in town, they can get a free phone. What is odd is that most students are completely content with using these mobile phones for making calls and texting when there are other phones available which could be much more useful and not that much more expensive. Instead of texting on the phone while riding the bus to and from class, wouldn't it be nice to use a phone to check email and Facebook, so time at school could be dedicated to other things, like studying and learning?
Web sites are going mobile, media outlets are making their information available to mobile devices, and eventually any Web site viewable at home on a huge monitor will also be viewable on a 3"-5" screen. However, if a person intends to view Web sites on their mobile device they have to have the correct mobile device to do it. Smart phones such as the iPhone and T-Mobile's new G1 are built for email and Web-browsing. Basically, the right equipment is needed for the important tasks.
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Briana
posted 10/08/08 @ 9:00 AM CST
I want a smart phone... but if I had the option of internet where ever I went would I use it? Or do I just want the option?
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