Smart phones...

Smart phones have been something big that has incredibly changed the world and how we as individuals interact with one another. Not so long ago – less than a year ago – the iPhone 4 was considered to have been the "phone that changed everything." This phone was very different and to this day is very different to the other smart phone we see in the world today. 

Before going into how this phone has impacted and affected this world we live in and how we interact with one another; let me first state some of the features from this phone. Ever since the iPhone came out – earlier generations – it has always been really attracting to us as individuals because of it touch screen, and the different applications it came with.

Some of the features and application that we find in the iPhone are some like:

-         Video Camera                     -   Camera phone

-         Visual voicemail                  -         Portable media player

-         E-mail                                -         Web browsing

-         Wi-fi                                   -         3G network (more recent versions)

-         Multi-touch screen               -         Virtual keyboard (other than a physical)

-         Games                               -         App Store (not found in the 1^st iPhone)

-         Reference                           -         GPS navigation

-         Video calling (iPhone 4)       -         Social networks – Facebook, twitter, etc.

Looking at all these different features that are found in the iPhone it is interesting to see how we bring them into the way we interact with one another in our daily lives. Take for example the video calling; it has substituted the process of actually being in a certain place at a certain time, and taking part of a special moment without physically being there.

We could see this in the following video (an advertising for the iPhone 4).

          Furthermore another similar feature that is found in every phone not just smart phones is the text messaging. Text messaging is another way where one can still talk to others without verbally talking to the other person over the phone or in person. Another feature would be all the social networking tools where individuals can share, with others online, something that they are doing at the moment, etc. These smart phones and the features they come with have in fact changed the way we interact with one another, and limit the quality time we spend with close one – family and/or friends. So before I close this post let me leave you with a couple of questions, do you think smart phones and their features have affected the way you interact with others? If not, try going a day or two without a phone and any other device that may have similar features and see how much you really are dependent on your phone and how much time you spend with close one in person.