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Cell Phones TodayBy: AJ Santillano

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What are “cell phones”?

“Telephone with access to a cellular radio system so it can be used over a wide area” New Oxford American Dictionary

Demand for cell phones

1990 - 5,283,000 subscribers 2000 – 109,478,000 subscribers 2009 – 285,646,000 subscribers More than doubles every decade

Why the demand?

Living in the “digital age” Information readily available because of the internet People want this information anywhere People wanting more convenience in their lives

Technology always trying to make life more convenient

Decade of cell phone technology

Nokia 1100, 2003

Screen – 96 x 65 pixels Monochrome screen

No internet connection No camera Games like snake, simple “application”

Motorola Droid, 2009

Screen – 480 x 854 pixels Touch screen, 16 million colors

Internet connection Able to browse the web

5 megapixel camera Thousands of downloadable games and apps

Samsung Galaxy S II, 2011

Screen – 480 x 800 pixels 4.3 inch touch screen, Super AMOLED display Internet connection Dual Core processor

Like laptops 1 GB RAM Mobile computing

Uses of cell phones

Calling Able to talk to people anywhere there is a signal*

Texting Send short texts to other people, convenient

Games Form of entertainment

*And no cords

More than a phone…

Internet Looking at websites like you were on a computer at home

Video chatting Front facing cameras, now you can also see the person

you are talking to! Gaming Console

Closer to a dedicated gaming console with improved technology

Apps

Apps

Helps you find things, makes life easier, adds convenience

Yelp & Urban Spoon – Helpful for finding a place to eat, uses GPS technology

Google Maps – No need for paper map, also provides directions on whenever you need it

Facebook and Twitter – update status anywhere No need to use a computer, just look it up on your phone Pay bills, use coupons, scan items, online banking Watch videos, share with friends

Impact on US

Living more mobile lifestyles Smartphones, able to have the internet and information

whenever you want it Availability to virtually everyone makes everyone more

connected Able to send texts to them With smartphones, Facebook updates go out to all your friends

Less personal relationships People spend too much time on cellphone

Pre-21st Century America

Development of the automobile Led to a more mobile lifestyle Introduced a new way of life

Living in suburbs, driving to work. Now able to commute to work and live farther away.

New opportunities for leisure, reaching places became easier

Started out as a luxury, eventually moved towards a virtual necessity

Questions!

How many cellphone subscribers were there in 2009? What are 2 things that you can do on a cellphone

today that you couldn’t have done on one in 2003? In what ways was the development of the car similar

to the cellphone? As cellphone technology has improved, how have

those changes changed society?

Answers!

1. Over 250,000,000 subscribers. 2. Can’t download apps, use it to find maps, find restaurants, etc. 3. The car introduced a new way of life as did the cellphone. People

could go further places and live farther away from work. The cellphone made life more mobile for people, not needing a computer for simple tasks. Both also started out as luxuries, but have become something difficult to live without today.

4. Cellphones now have more capabilities than before. You don’t need a paper map to figure out how to get somewhere. If you are hungry, you can find places to eat almost instantly. Society is more mobile as well as social, having access to social networks virtually anywhere.

Bibliography

http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/information_communications/telecommunications.html Statistics on cell phone subscribers. Shows how cell phones have

grown and how many people have it. Cell phone specifications. Shows the technology available today.

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9100_galaxy_s_ii-3621.php http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_milestone-3001.php http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_1100-512.php

https://market.android.com/ Android applications. Shows the different kinds of things you can do

with apps and cell phones.

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