I am extremely biased when it comes to anything about the iPhone because I am an iPhone user. The only negative thing I have to say about the iPhone is my own fault because I dropped it and now the screen cracked. AT&T has never let me down and neither has Steve Jobs and Apple. The iPhone has put everything I need in one cool, sleek package. If I need to send an important e-mail, I can do it in seconds. If I need to text message my friend because I'm running late, I can do that so she doesn't worry. If I need to update my Twitter for Media class, I can do that instantly because I've got an app for that. Maybe Steve Jobs should hire me to be in an iPhone commercial, haha. I think that the iPhone is revolutionary because it took everything you could possibly need or want and put it into one item. Sometimes I wonder what I did before the iPhone where with one touch of my finger to the screen I can be thrust into a world of new information and innovation. That being said, I did not really understand or enjoy the article, "After China Ships Out iPhones, iPhone Make the Return Trip". I didn't realize that smuggling iPhones was so popular but I guess because of how much they cost, desperate times call for desperate measures, haha.
The "Geekipedia: Disruptive Technology" tidbit was interesting. I had never thought of technology in the way that Wired magazine offered. Wired magazine shows that there are two types of media: disruptive innovations and sustaining innovations. Disruptive innovations are usually cheap, simple, and inferior to sustaining ones. However, disruptive innovations have the power to develop new markets and uses like "text messaging instead of e-mail" and Twitter instead of Facebook or even texting.
Upon reading the article, "The Cell Refuseniks, an Ever-Shrinking Club", I thought that it was virtually impossible for me not to have a cell phone. For some people, I presume that it's easy for them not to have a cell phone if they've never had one before. I use my cell phone to keep in touch with family members and friends that went away to college and I also use my cell phone to get in touch with my parents to ask them a question or just see how their day is going. Cell phones are one of the biggest innovations in my mind. I understand that some people like not having a cell phone because they won't be bothered but they could just turn it off or just choose not to answer it. There's no pressure. I will say that one of my pet peeves is when people are constantly on their phone and not paying attention to the people and world around them. I have one friend who is always on her phone when we're talking and it makes me feel like she's not paying attention or that our conversation is less important than the one she's having with someone else. When I'm around my family especially, I rarely have my cell phone out because I feel like that's just a respectful thing to do...not to mention I love getting together with my family so I wouldn't want anything impeding on spending time with them.
