The Dominance of the iPhone

The iPhone has been a huge hit ever since its introduction to the general public. I personally was never a fan of the iPhone and always thought of it as a rather intelligent marketing ploy rather than a useful piece of equipment but none the less the iPhone has become a huge hit within the general public. Don't get me wrong though i mean i still use a mobile phone(not an iPhone)and find it extremely useful in order to communicate with friends and family each day however dependence on phones has become an increasing trend and one has to wonder whether some of us are borderline addicted to our hand held devices. I for one use my phone for calls and texts only and may check it once every couple of hours however others have been known to demonstrate near compulsive behavior. Harmless as this may be it is still a worrying trend that is growing more and more within our society.

Over the last few years the use of mobile phones has jumped dramatically and with the ever increasing capabilities found within these devices who could blame it. With the addition of internet access as well as nifty features such as touch screens, even someone as skeptical as me just wants to get out there and lash out an exuberant amount of money on a phone. It is clear that the main appeal of the iPhone is the fact that it allows people to readily access social sites such as Facebook and Youtube and in a society where social acceptance is important this is clearly the way to go about it. In a way it can be seen that social networking sites such as these are the main contributors to the dominance of the mobile phone mainly because people want to feel like they are part of something bigger. In a way i guess that's why I have a Facebook account though I am still unclear as to why people feel the need to check it every 10 minutes. Surely other peoples life updates are not that interesting?

As they always say knowledge is power and in the case of today's society power is literally in the hands of all who own an iPhone. Its no wonder the iPhone is so desired because with the press of a few buttons one is able to have the whole internet at their fingertips. But what are the drawbacks of this? As I see it constantly being able to access the internet for answers hinders our way of thinking and may lead us to become mentally lazy. I know that may seem like a bit of a stretch but with knowledge being so easily accessible nowadays its hard to see any reason why people would need to think. I mean there is an app for just about anything nowadays and this restricts the need for creative thinking.

But what does this mean for the future then? Personally I think that as technology allows us to put more and more into smaller devices the appeal for larger computer screens will become redundant as individuals will be able to accomplish all that is needed from their hand held devices. Whether we like it or not the mobile phone will prevail over all other screens and it will only be a matter of time before TV and Computer screens are merely a thing of the past (much like myspace).