Postman's Technology Questions

The Apple iPhone was one of the most anticipated new technologies of the previous year; it combines many things (phone, mp3 player, computer, camera, etc.), eliminating the need to carry around multiple devices. The clutter of too many electronic devices was a problem for many members of the technological society of today, ranging from students to soccer moms. The ability to have multiple devices on one platform is a lot more convenient, but a detrimental problem could arise: if the iPhone is broken (which is rather easy to do), the camera, the phone, the mp3 player, everything is incapacitated and unable to be used. If they are lost or stolen, everything is gone. The technology industry outside of Apple will most likely be harmed by this new technology; people will buy the iPhone and have no need to buy separate phones or cameras, as they will have everything they need in one place. The Apple industry will most definitely gain economic power with the new invention. The hype that built up to the iPhone led many to wait on the street in order to get a chance to be one of the first people to own it. The use of the iPhone, along with any other cellular device, will most likely further the implementation of “text speak,” which has been up to this point deteriorating language skills among generally the younger generation of Americans, who find it appropriate to type “ur” instead of “you’re” or “your,” for example.