Recently, the technology are developing and making our life convenient. For example, computer, games, and smartphones. Especially, the smartphone had developed so much. Each year every electronic maker sales new type of smartphones, and sometimes those made a trend. It made people to buy them, so when people look around on the street I think most of the people has smartphones and staring at them. Though these developments, the internet become an unnecessary system for people who use these devices. Internet can make us buy things, make things meet peoples. Spread of smartphones, the internet especially the SNS; social network systems become popular. These are exists before the smartphone appeared, however, smartphone made SNS popular. SNS is …show more content…
Based on the statistics, children in United States now are more likely to one a mobile phone than a book, with eighty five % of kids owning a phone as to only 73% owning books.”(An Exploratory Study on the Trend of Smartphone Usage in a Developing Country, Osman, et al) Most of the people are using smartphone, and also, some of them has several devices, so the usage of it is unfathomable. Then, what people are using smartphone for? In the New York Times’s article the most used category of app in past 30 days was playing games. Second one was checking whether, third one was checking maps/using navigation/searching. Using SNS was in the fourth place. 49% of the smartphone users are using SNS. The number went higher then when people was using feature …show more content…
SNS can make user possible to do many thing. However, it might cause a bad influence to the user. For my opinion, SNS might stealing the user’s time. While, they checking SNS, they losing their time to communicate with people in the real word. When people starts eating lunch in the restaurant, they suddenly stars using their phone. Even if people are in the theme park, I saw some people were keep staring at SNS screen. The bad reason for this is, SNS will keep changing in every second. I think they are missing the real moment at the
About a month ago I attended a dinner with some close friends. As we all sat in the restaurant waiting for drink orders to be taken, I looked around the table and what I saw made me feel more than a little annoyed considering I had not seen some of these people (or spoken to some of them) in over a month. Everyone at the table had sat down and immediately took out their phone. After reading the article “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?”, by Jean M. Twenge, the feelings experienced that evening at dinner were validated and broadened by the depth and scope of the article. Jean Twenge was persuasive because of the statistical data in her article.
This significantly more than half the day when only waking hours are counted. One of the biggest uses, especially for those of younger age, is the smart phone. More and more people have been converting to smartphones and, with the use of applications or “apps”, anything can be done on them (Statista). There are apps for dieting, exercising, gaming, music, photography, reading, and an app for anything one could think of can be found in the “app store.” With so many options on how to use smartphones, people cannot find reason to stop using them. Journalist David Bauder wrote that, “People stare at screens while waiting in line for fast food, riding in elevators or walking down the street…People check messages in bed before falling asleep, and reach for the devices upon waking up.” His statement may be perceived as exaggerated, but Bauder writes the reality. Looking around at any event or place, it can be seen that Bauder tells the truth and it could be concluded that the addiction to electronics should be put to a stop, or it may have an unsuspecting effect on mental
A smart phone has an enormous amount of abilities for the public to use to their advantage, and many are doing just that. In a survey in 2014, smart phone owners talked about how they used their phones in the past year. Of the users surveyed, 62% of them said that they looked up information about a health condition. Over ninety percent of every age group had sent a text and made a voice or video call to another person (Smith). Smart phones usage for everyday endeavors is the future, and the future starts
In a world that is rapidly becoming faster paced, finding various means to keep up with the changing environment is a must. Cell phones are one of the most practical inventions of time that make this possible. However, the subtle effect they have on our culture today, their invasion of our privacy, and the possible health risks they may cause are reasons to reassess the value of this intriguing device. While cell phones may be valuable, they are also potentially harmful.
The cell phone is a great thing. Did you know that about 90% of the population owns a cell phone(Madrigal, Alexis C)? Our society is affected greatly by the use of cellphones in such ways as; sleep deprivation, communication, and Distraction. There are many things that the cell phone is good for but there are just as many negatives that come from them, if not there are more. The number of people who own cell phones has gone up about 27% since year 2004(Madrigal, Alexis C).
Maps, phone books, payphones, CDs, and disposable cameras. Many current children and teens would have a puzzled look on their faces if they were asked to use any of the aforementioned objects. These technologies that were once trendy are now nearly obsolete. On the other hand, if a child is given a smartphone, (s)he could most likely get directions to a location, find a phone number, play music, and so on. The smartphone has not only taken the place of numerous inventions, but it has also taken over the lives of millions of people. Jean M. Twenge, in her article “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?”, discusses the impact that the smartphone has had not only on adults, but most importantly on today’s generation of children and adolescents,
Nowadays, mobile phones have become one of the first (if not the first) needed technologies of the century. People lives are becoming more dependent of the usage of this device and the users have not being able to administer their time they dedicate to text and to talk. Years pass and people keep on depending more and more on this gadget to keep on living. It is really different from past times where people didn’t even have phones at their homes. Now everybody has gotten used to making these devices their only way of getting what they want or need at any time. Nevertheless, all of this is to be expected from the actual society because they were born in times where this technology has already taken the majority of the importance, so they are not used to using other options. Cellphones came to the world to never disappear. They hav...
By having own cellphone, the data could be accessed right on time when and wherever the user are. Therefore, it has been popular interaction in American society nowadays. In this modern era, in which rely on technology within success helping mankind to fulfill every activities. One of the essential things is media become number one source of publication globally.
Therefore staff are permitted to use cell phones in these locations under the following conditions: - They are educated about the potential for cell phones to interfere with energized medical devices, and to report all incidents involving the malfunction of medical devices to Clinical Engineering promptly for evaluation.
The modern society has a high rate of using technology devices including computers and smartphones. Notably, the development of the smartphone that are available at different prices to meet common requirements has played a significant part in reshaping the use of technology in the society (Gargiulo, 2015). Importantly, the use of smartphones is high across the population with the young adults aged between 18 and 24 being the highest users. However, reports from the Deloitte Global Mobile Consumer Survey predicts that the use of smartphones among the elderly (64 and above) is on the rise from 30 percent to 50 percent (Deloitte, 2012). Specifically, this is influenced by the demographic changes where most of the baby boomers are
The smart phones have affected our culture in many possible ways which leads to increase in personal efficiency and communication. Even though, smartphone can become a tool for constant connection with the world; the smartphone also makes people disconnect with the world around them such as friends and family. As Zackary suggests that “The invention and rising popularity of the smartphone has completely transformed our culture of socialization and interaction.”(2015) Smartphones are very powerful tools that can allow people to use many functions such as phone, text, internet, apps, games, and social media and so on. Smartphones are readily available and so easy to use that people are less willing to interact with another people more than their smartphone. Smartphone becomes a necessity for many people of their life because of their usefulness. We constantly see people who are using their smartphone more often, which a
Since 2008, the smartphone, a device that combines a normal cell phone with a computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, e-mail capability, etc. all in your hand was deemed as ground-breaking technology and created one of the largest and most competitive markets in terms of technology to date. Their increased popularity continued to grow and today, it is very hard to encounter someone without a smartphone. These devices allow people to disconnect from reality and grant them access to the world as a whole. People use these devices to manage their daily routine, dictating what they should do and when they should do it.
The world today is a result of centuries of evolution; one of the major adaptations is technology, specifically the invention of the smartphone. The smartphone is a cellular phone that has the capabilities of performing similar functions to that of a computer (Oxford Dictionaries’ online dictionary, n.d.). The smartphone is owned by youth for the most part; however, adults and seniors are also turning toward using this device. This in turn demonstrates the popularity of this marvelous device, and is the reason why it is constantly monitored by its users. The continuous evolving of the populations' wants and needs such as communication, searching of information, entertainment and recording, makes owning a smartphone essential, and beneficial as it is portable, reliable and efficient.
Cell phones have changed from an item of luxury to an everyday necessity for some people. Twenty five years ago, a phone was just a way to contact someone. Mobile phones have become one of the most common tools of communications for both young and old. Cellular devices have redefined relationships and social conduct, and transformed the daily lives of many individuals. Cell phones no longer function just as a communication device. Today it has many other uses. Cell phones are used for games, calculators, texting, calendars, social sites, and pictures. In addition, there are many apps that one can download on a phone. Mobile phones help us keep track of our lives.
In the United States, using a smartphone or tablet has been an unstoppable trend. According to the report from Pew Internet, in the United States, 56% of all adult population is smartphone user, 35% have cellphone, which is not a smartphone, and only 9% do not own any cell phone (Smith). At the same time, the tablet computer has been growing substantially since 2010, especially with the advent of Windows 8. Pew Internet shows that 34% of the United States adult population owns a tablet computer, representing a growth of more than 30% in three years (Zickuhr). Although these reports were based on the adult population, many children their own mobile devices. Such a device will provide them the accessibility to browse the Internet, listen to music, watch videos, play games both instantly and with unlimited quantity.