Oh my goodness, a new iPhone the 6 or the 6 plus or maybe the iWatch will be available for me to buy around September 19th. That is, of course, if I can stand in the long lines that will form at the iStore. It is convenient that I can definitely wait till way past the date, say about fifty years, then I can buy it as an antique. It might be cheaper then.
Don’t get me wrong, these fancy phones are absolutely amazing in what they can do. Phones are a part of life in these days. Just like smoke signals were lo these many years ago. We all have a need to communicate. Disclosure here, we own Samsung Galaxy3”s and Samsung is up to at least 5. They aren’t even paid for yet because of the two year deals.
By contrast the land line phone on my desk is at least twenty years old and it still works fine for phone stuff. No pictures though. No built in calculator or calendar. I use my old fashioned desk top computer for e-mail , Google, games and such stuff. Mainly because, I can’t type on those little keys on the cell phone screen.
When I get a picture from my daughter I just love expanding it. My wife is much better with her Galaxy. She plays scrabble with folks and gets lots of pictures from her children. She does e-mail and solitaire on her laptop. She also shops on line with it. Safe to say neither of us is really with the smart phone phenomenon. Especially, if we don’t buy the newest one every year.
That reminds me of when I was much younger and the big deal was what the increase in horsepower would be for this year’s new cars. Bigger horsepower was all the rage, till gas got so darn expensive. It is still important but not enough to buy a car just because of its horsepower rating.
It seems that listening to the ads and stuff of TV that either features or apps are the horse power rating of smart phones. I even notice that the new iThings are getting something to pay your bills with and it’s probably not money.. That could be exciting if the hackers of the world figure out how to hack it and get your money.
All of that power in your pocket or purse is awesome. When I first started working with those computers they took up great big rooms and needed lots of power and air conditioning. They got it down to little batteries now; those batteries do need frequent charging. When I am in a place where this 4GLTE stuff is the battery goes down lightning fast.
Well, I just don’t think one needs a new phone every so many months. I know they can last several years, cell or old fashioned. One needs a phone but does one need all those bells and whistles?
