The Wallet-Sized
Planet : A Beginner’s Take on the iPhone
As
a true-blue tech-savvy, I’ve always wondered about the massive influence of the
Apple iPhone. Well, I’ve always been a Sony Ericsson type of guy, amazed by its
user-friendly interface and the cool Android operating system. However, since
the launch of Apple’s first iPhone, eventually altering the playing field among
current mobile phones, I couldn’t let myself be eluded by such a noteworthy
fuss. This is why I decided to purchase an iPhone!
After
unboxing and turning it on, I did what I always do whenever I get a new phone:
I downloaded lots and lots of gaming apps! The ones I chose, “Fruit Ninja” and “Lazer
Racer,” did not disappoint me, pulling me to play until the wee hours of the morning.
After having grown tired of constantly losing at “Fruit Ninja,” I then tried to
tinker with messaging app to compose text messages, which mind you, is not at
all easy for a guy with pudgy fingers typing on a touchscreen. However, after
about 30 minutes of having a conversation through text, I finally got the hang
of it. No biggie.
While
in awe of iPhone’s ease of use and practicality, it was hard to stop
downloading app after app after app. There seems to be an application for everything
you are interested in, which makes the iPhone extremely convenient; so
convenient in fact that you will find yourself getting more and more reliant on
the phone. It was a way of being one with the world without the hassles of
bringing along a clunker device. You no longer need your laptop to log on to
Facebook and change your status or post the latest deets about you on Twitter. As
long as 3G technology is on, you can do all that with your iPhone.
But
my iPhone story isn’t all happiness and joy: I can cite two dismal instances.
The first incident included myself, my iPhone and the calm waves of a beach in
Cape Cod. Obviously, the iPhone doesn’t swim and did not share my inclination
to breezy sea sides. It got drenched when one of my friends pulled me in the
water while the iPhone was still in my pocket. Second, while driving along the US
Route 20, I received an SMS from a colleague that required an immediate
response. As any stubborn, traffic rule-flouting guy like me would do, I
started to text on my iPhone while driving. To make the long story short, I
focused too much on typing the message and paid less attention to the road,
resulting in my crashing into the car in front of me. It’s probably my fault that
I got into that car accident, but I find it more comforting blaming it on the
iPhone.
Despite
that, I cannot emphasize enough how much the iPhone has revolutionized, not
only mobile phones, but communication in its entirety. It allows you to communicate
through different media in real time. It also allows us to keep in touch with one
another, more informed, and more “in the know.” It has made the world small
enough to fit inside your pocket.
That’s
the might of the Apple iPhone.
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