My smart phone doesn’t make me feel very smart. I don’t like the constant chirp alerting me to new email. I don’t like the inconvenience of a touch screen keypad when responding to in-call key prompts. I don’t text, ever, and I don’t like responding to emails requiring lengthy explanations on a 4″ QWERTY keyboard. I feel bad for allowing myself to become so mentally dependent on a device.
I really want a phone that has good battery life, doesn’t require a slide and 10 taps to dial and makes noise only when it’s suppose to. Like when a call is coming in. The problem is I’m an IT Director. I’m suppose to be “geeked out” with this hi-tech stuff. The owner and CFO of the company carry smart phones, an iPhone and a HTC Tilt 2 like mine. Wonderful. Now we can all struggle to communicate at once.
Does anyone care if I update Facebook or Twitter announcing what restaurant I’m in? Is it critical I take pics of my kids with a poor resolution camera to upload immediately (I don’t do that anyway)? And how has it gotten to the point where I feel obligated to pick up my phone and check an incoming email whenever I’m driving the car. Which is really cool since it’s illegal now.
Truth is I want a phone to be something unique in the modern world of technology – a phone. Because of corporate image and communication expectations I will carry this convoluted gadget around so all the high school kids will think I’m important because I’m a really connected guy. You know, hangin’ out, texin’ whanot…..