The Blackberry
Remember when cell phones were large and bulky? I remember pulling up next to a car at the red light and talking on my cell phone with the big battery on the back. This person looked over at me like I had just landed from Mars. They started laughing with the person beside them while looking over in my direction. No doubt the topic was the enormous size of my cell phone.
When it comes to the latest in technology, I am clueless. My thirteen year old niece helps me operate the features on my cell phone. She was really impressed when I upgraded to a flip phone. I figure I just need to make calls and receive calls.
Blackberries are pretty cool and fascinating for cave people like me.
It functions as a cell phone and digital organizer. It has a calendar, address book, alarm clock, and email capabilities. Internet browsing, navigation system, text messaging, photos, music, blog, video, games, and a social life wrapped up in one. What does this thing not do?
Okay I know for you advanced tech fans with blackberries and other fancy gadgets this conversation is redundant so just consider it to be a refresher.
In the the article, Watching TV Makes You Smarter (Johnson, 2005) the author talks about the developmental benefits of watching television via intellectually challenging shows such as “24”, “The West Wing”, and “ER”. The author argues that these shows mentally stimulate viewers with the use of complicated plot threads with realistic characters and relevant social issues. I assert that blackberries can make one smarter by developing technological skills and driving efficiency and effectiveness both professionally and socially.
The demand and popularity of blackberries are evident in the consumption, manufacturing, and revenue of this impressive gadget. I’m going to get me one.
What does a blackberry phone do? Retrieved on January 13, 2010 from http: //www.ehow.com/facts
Johnson, S. (2005) Watching TV Makes You Smarter. Retrieved on January 13, 2010 from Petracca, M. & Sorapure, M. (2007) in Common Culture 5th Ed.
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Hey Leslie:
ReplyDeletevery funny post!
I remember back in the 90s those wall street guys had gigantic cellphones the size of a milk carton pressed against their ears and talking loudly on it like it was cool... back then they were sort cool. now anyone who read this will probably laugh at me.
I just got my first smart phone upgrade last year and it's ton of fun. It's not a blackberry, but blackberries are really good for business users with practical app stuff. Have not owned flip phones yet... probably won't unless someone gives it to me.
I remember big and bulky cell phones. My first one was a bag phone. I am not sure, but I believe these were the first ones on the market. You plugged the phone cord into your cigaratte lighter in your car. The place where you dialed the number was like the face of a wall phone. The ear piece had a cord almost the same size as a real phone that was attacher to the dial thing. They were a pain to hook up and use.
ReplyDeleteThe managers where I work that have Blackberries are addicted to them. The downside to having one is that you are never really not working. They are expected to monitor the Blackberries on the weekends and on vacations. I carried one for a while and was relieved when the company reduced the number of people who could have one. I now check one out when I go out of town or when my boss is overseas.