Do Smartphones Increase or Decrease Social Interaction?
Do smartphones increase or decrease social interaction?
Samuel Walendowsky
English Composition I
Mrs. Meinhardt
November 25, 2012
Abstract
Everyday more smartphones are sold around the world, nowadays there are about 1 billion smartphones being used in the entire world. Now it is much easier and faster to share information, experiences, pictures and ideas to everyone. We are getting so used to all of these technologies that soon we will not be able to live without them anymore. But sometimes people overuse their devices and this can be very dangerous once you may lose all of your human interaction skills.
Do smartphones increase or decrease social interaction? The first smartphone was developed in 1992 by the company IBM and sold by BellSouth Cellular Corp. It was nicknamed, “Simon” and had the following features: a calendar, an address book, a calculator, an email service, and a touch screen. They offered Simon for $899 with a two-year service contract and for $1099 without a contract. BellSouth Cellular sold approximately 50.000 units. Following Simon, the company Nokia released the Nokia 900 in 1996. The Nokia 900 was a palmtop computer-style phone combined with a PDA from HP. In the late 90s people were still used to have a palm top and a cell phone as the cell phones only had the basic features. Later, in 2004, the company HP released the iPaq h6315 which was a device that combined their previous PDA, the HP2215 with cellular capability. Now, 20 years later, the company Apple sells the new iPhone 5 with a lot more features such as internet, voice command, camera to take pictures and record videos, GPS and music player for the price of $200 with a two-year service contract and for $650 without a contract which makes it much easier for anyone to acquire a smartphone. As the price
Samuel Walendowsky
English Composition I
Mrs. Meinhardt
November 25, 2012
Abstract
Everyday more smartphones are sold around the world, nowadays there are about 1 billion smartphones being used in the entire world. Now it is much easier and faster to share information, experiences, pictures and ideas to everyone. We are getting so used to all of these technologies that soon we will not be able to live without them anymore. But sometimes people overuse their devices and this can be very dangerous once you may lose all of your human interaction skills.
Do smartphones increase or decrease social interaction? The first smartphone was developed in 1992 by the company IBM and sold by BellSouth Cellular Corp. It was nicknamed, “Simon” and had the following features: a calendar, an address book, a calculator, an email service, and a touch screen. They offered Simon for $899 with a two-year service contract and for $1099 without a contract. BellSouth Cellular sold approximately 50.000 units. Following Simon, the company Nokia released the Nokia 900 in 1996. The Nokia 900 was a palmtop computer-style phone combined with a PDA from HP. In the late 90s people were still used to have a palm top and a cell phone as the cell phones only had the basic features. Later, in 2004, the company HP released the iPaq h6315 which was a device that combined their previous PDA, the HP2215 with cellular capability. Now, 20 years later, the company Apple sells the new iPhone 5 with a lot more features such as internet, voice command, camera to take pictures and record videos, GPS and music player for the price of $200 with a two-year service contract and for $650 without a contract which makes it much easier for anyone to acquire a smartphone. As the price
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