subject: More Smarts Than Just A Phone [print this page] I recently returned from a two thousand mile road trip with the family in tow. Call me crazy, but we decided to drive half way across the country to visit family in no less than three states rather than fly to one single destination.
What I consider even more impressive than crossing multiple time zones with my wife, a pair of pre-teens, and a toddler is that we reached each and every destination without stretching a single map out across the hood of the car, or without stopping once to ask for directions. At one point we even detoured across the Nevada desert to avoid near three hour delays crossing the Hoover damn.
I owe it all to my often overused and highly coveted blackberry tour. My blackberry gave me flawless GPS directions, on the fly mapping, and even pointed me towards several bank locations, and at one point the nearest auto parts store for an emergency battery purchase. Thanks to Blackberry Mission Accomplished.
Almost everyone I know has either a blackberry or android phone by now. While smart phones may have been all the rage a few years ago, smart is simply not smart enough anymore. Todays cell phone needs to meet a plethora of demands and perform multiple functions simultaneously on the fly.
One of the greatest features about owning a blackberry is the numerous applications available through various Blackberry Development companies. There are applications for any need a technophile like myself may need. Want real time updates on your stock portfolio? Theres an app for that. How about a game of hangman or asteroids to pass the time in line at the MVD? Blackberry has you covered. With the numerous applications on the market, and many more being developed every day, anything a person wants or needs is bound to be available at your fingertips.
Mobile Developmentis still an emerging technology. However, with the advances in each generation of smart phone its the fastest growing software segment out there. In fact, the accomplishments of mobile development companies like Sourcebits has even begun to replace traditional technologies. For example, Night Stand is an iPhone application developed and released by Sourcebits which allows you to turn your iPhone into a virtual alarm clock complete with a customizable digital face. Just set the alarm, prop your phone up on the nightstand and fall asleep. Why anyone would buy a bulky old alarm clock any more is beyond me. Night Stand is just one of hundreds of examples on the way in which Mobile Development for the blackberry and iphone is changing technology forever.
The bottom line is if you are looking for a new phone and you havent yet convinced yourself that a blackberry, iphone, or android is for you think again. With a world of technology at your fingertips you will most definitely find a few applications to reinvigorate your life. Who knows, you might even find yourself racing across the Nevada desert towards a setting sun without worrying about deviating off the beaten path. If you do, look for a tired family of five at one of the roadside diners and Ill give you a nod with my blackberry. Yes theres an app for that too.
