iPhone

Do you need to fins the closest bathroom no matter where you are in the world? There's an app for that. What if you want to find a french bistro to eat at? There's an app for that. Do you need to travel back in time to do better on your economics final? There's probably an app for that too.
It seems as though any want or need you could have can be fulfilled by the iPhone's application software. The iPhone has changed the cell phone industry and started a whole new cultural movement that shows no signs of slowing down.

I personally own an iPhone and it's incredible how much it can do. It has navigation, e-mail, texting, weather updates, Internet, a camera, and of course over 100,000 apps. It has taken many separate products and put them all into one small device, which is perfect for Americans. We all want the most modern technology and the iPhone is the perfect example of this. The device leaves no need for things like nav systems, yellow pages, organizers, and even computers to an extent.

The iPhone does however come with a hefty price tag. The producers of the phone must assume that consumers will pay anything for the most modern and new pieces of technology, and they're right. When it first came out in 2007, the iPhone was between 400-500 dollars. That didn't stop people. I remember everyone wanted to get their hands on the iPhone, no matter what the price. It was a revolution in a sense. Now at only 100 dollars for the iPhone, "every pocket can have one".

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Is Google really changing the way we think? Upon further thought I think that it is. I remember back in grade school I could sit down and read for hours. I read through the first two Harry Potter books, both over 300 pages, with ease. Once I started getting larger assignements that required research, I'd use Google to skim through and do quick readings. I think that this trained my brain in a way to only stay focused on reading for a short amount of time then move on to something else. Now I find it hard for me to thoroughly read a novel without loosing focus. In fact, I usually use Google to try and find sparknotes for books. Google is just a way to make research and finding information more efficient.

Is Google Making Us Stupid?

To say that Google is making us stupid is being pretty harsh. In my opinion, Google is a wonderful advancement in our society. The world we live in today is extremely fast paced and Google is a perfect example of a tool that makes our hectic lives easier. Have a question? Ask Google. You'll get 8 million responses in .023 seconds. If anything, Google is making us smarter by exposing us to so much information. Instead of sifting through giant encyclopedias, Google can lead you straight to the fats you need to know.
In the article Nicholas Carr says that he, and many others, have trouble staying focused when reading for long periods. The immediate thought is that this phenomenon is because of Google. When you need to get information, Google will lead you to small excerpts that tell you what you need to know. Rarely will you ever read through pages of online text. However, I feel that not being able to sit and read for long periods of time just means we are advancing and adapting to new, more convenient, ways of gathering information. If I need to figure out who the General of the Union was during the Civil War, I'm not going to read through a whole Civil War book until I find the answer. Google saves time and makes doing research more efficient.