The year 2007 was the year the smart phone appeared. It was made by Apple and they named it the iPhone. The iPhone is the original smart phone. It was basically an iPod that could make phone calls, take pictures, surf the Web and check email. Ever since the invention of the first cell phone, technology has come to the point that a smart phone is now a major part of society. Granted, the iPhone has made many people’s lives a lot simpler since it was first introduced. I feel lately people have begun to take advantage of the iPhone, especially students here on campus.
Having direct access to the Internet may make time pass by quicker, and it sure helps when you are in a rut or stranded with a flat tire. However, with that said, you can live without it. It does not hurt to be able to work and surf the Web right from your phone, but now it’s almost become a “necessity.” A regular telephone, one that makes phone calls and sends text messages, is like something from the The Great Ice Age. Often when walking to class, I realize that iPhones are everywhere. Within five minutes, I have usually seen five or six people cradling their smart phone like it’s a newborn child. Half of the time, they can’t look away from the screen to cross the street.
iPhones have created a gateway to other smart phones, and in turn it’s the only phone people seem to want these days. The way technology has affected this campus and its students is absurd. Every semester, the majority of my teachers start their lectures with pointing out that cell phone use in class will not be tolerated. On the first day of class last spring, the person sitting next to me had something of what I like to call “iPhone syndrome” or “thumbs