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Smartphones and tablets are largely for entertainment, which in turn are designed to grab your attention to the fullest. They're kind of bad (there's always th
by hello_moto 15y ago
Smartphones and tablets are largely for entertainment, which in turn are designed to grab your attention to the fullest.
They're kind of bad (there's always that other excuse: limit yourself) seeing how the majority users are hooked like a drug addict lately (crackberry is an example)
- gbog 15y ago> Smartphones and tablets are largely for entertainment I don't know for tablets, I don't own one yet (Kindle e-ink doesn't count, does it?), but for smartphones I do not agree. They are tools. Powerful tools, like a Swiss army knife on crack. They can be overused, and there is a full "phone politeness" to build, but it is not a reason to luditely dismiss them as useless toys. Things my smartphone allow me to do: - Get GPS turn-by-turn navigation from a link received in chat or direct search, including traffic info. (In China it is GPS is a near necessity) - Find a nice mountain path when hiking around. - Get an answer immediately when some wikipediable question arise in a discussion. - Get translations from and to Chinese, English, French. - Quickly prefill some new contact info and expand it on my computer later. Take a pic of the contact so I remember better how that is. (Helps with this Chinese names). - Best: Build my own tailored Fuzzy Pinyin to English dictionary and push it to my phone, so I get a faster search. No dictionaries I know are that fast. Needed for catching up during meetings. I won't say I never use it for games or news checking. It happens, mostly on the toilets, but it is not the main use.
- hello_moto 15y agoYou're a rare breed sir. Most people are using it for entertainment.