Scott Brind

Mobile technology is becoming more prevalent in our society today. Mobile technology has swept the world and completely changed our lives. We are now more connected than ever before. Is this a good thing? People argue that mobiles are of a great annoyance due to the constant interruptions. However, I feel that mobiles have become than a communication device and more of a fashion accessory that tries to become too many gadgets in one. For example, take the so called ‘revolutionary’ device the iPhone. The iPhone claims to be a phone, an iPod, an internet device, a calendar, a GPS device and a camera all rolled into one device. What part takes importance in this?

A few years ago people bought a mobile phone for the ability to call or text a person but now it is the other features that people are looking for. Companies are making fashion phones such as the LG Prada phone and the Giorgio Armani Samsung phone. These devices appeal to the fashion conscious crowd. Then there is the camera phone group with phones such as the Nokia N95, the Samsung SCH-V770 and the Sony Ericsson K850i. These phones have camera that take 5 mega pixel and even 7 mega pixel photographs. Then you have the business phones such as the Blackberry pearl, Palm Treo 750 and the T-Mobile dash. These devices have good data connections and are more concerned with getting things done rather than looking good. I personally own a smartphone and I think it is great because it enables me to have a phone but also my email and the internet. It has a QWERTY keyboard which I think it is great as I do not like touch screen keyboards, like on the iPhone. My recommendation is to get a phone that suits your needs.