An interesting phenomena has occurred over the last decade. According to a new article from the Washington Post, with the rise of text messaging among teenagers and young adults has come a demise of talking on the phone. The preference of texting over talking is not limited to teenagers, may adults in their 20's and 30's also prefer to text message. According to Nielsen, the national average monthly voice minutes have gone from 1,200 to 900 from 2008 to 2010. And amongst teenagers and young adults (18 to 24) the monthly average went from 600 messages a month in 2008 two years ago to more than 1,400 in 2010. The cost of text messaging has also declined over the past few years, according to Nielsen, the average customer in the US now pays about 1 penny per text message, thus making it a very accessible form of communication.
I think this information is relevant to K-12 education and teachers. Knowing that the preferred form of communication is quickly changing from a phone call to text message informs educators that schools should be taking full advantage of that form of communication. While some schools are stating to use Text Message Alert systems (I like the free system of http://txtblaster.com), and a few educators are now doing some integrating of text messaging into their core curricula (such as this English teacher who has his students texting poetry ), many are still shying away from this new literacy (even dismissing it as a negative form of communication). Knowing that text messaging is fast becoming the #1 form of communication reminds me that it will also be an important literacy for the 21st century job force.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Monday, August 2, 2010
Classic Cell Phone Form Factors
Over the years, cell phones have changed their features as well as form factors. We look at the most successful form factors in recent times.
Cell phones have changed a lot since the past few years in all aspects, right from the features to the form factor. When the cell phone was first launched,it was a clumsy candy shaped clunker which put off many people. Today, there are several form factors that you can choose from. We take a look at the famous form factors and which lifestyle it would suit.
Candy:
The candy form factor cell phones are definitely the oldest, and yet are a formidable piece in the market. What makes the candy form factor work is that it is rugged and can be used by almost anybody in a jiffy. Also, with the enhancement in form and design, the candy form factor has had several makeovers and today is as beautiful and elegant as the most stylish form factor in cell phones.
Swivel Form Factor:
The swivel form factor was a short-lived fashion that died along with the Sony Walkman phone. In the swivel form factor, the display and the keypad were joint at a circular moving hinge, which allowed the screen part of the cell phone to make a 180 degrees turn. However, the swivel form factor cell phones from Sony have to be recognized as the ones that gave everyone the assurance that even the most delicate looking form factor is actually rugged and strong and wouldn't break during everyday wear and tear. Who can forget the 'kat kat kat' noise when we unraveled the Sony W580i?
Clam shape Form Factor:
The clam shaped form factor was basically a design where the screen part and the keypad part of the cell phone were joined together at the hinge, and the cell phone could be opened and shut like a door. The clam shape form factor was a great hit with women, with its elegant curves and general circular body.However, Motorola revolutionized the clam shaped cell phone market with their Motorola Razr series, which was supposed to be the slimmest phone in the market in those times.
Push Pull Form Factor:
With emerging technologies and changing times, mobile users wished for a larger screen. Back when touch screen cell phones were still at blueprint level,this gave rise to the push and pull form factor cell phones. Basically, the push pull form factor had the keypad and the display lying on top of each other,and the user had to push the display in a vertical manner to access the keypad.
These are just some of the successful form factors in the mobile market.
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Cell phones have changed a lot since the past few years in all aspects, right from the features to the form factor. When the cell phone was first launched,it was a clumsy candy shaped clunker which put off many people. Today, there are several form factors that you can choose from. We take a look at the famous form factors and which lifestyle it would suit.
Candy:
The candy form factor cell phones are definitely the oldest, and yet are a formidable piece in the market. What makes the candy form factor work is that it is rugged and can be used by almost anybody in a jiffy. Also, with the enhancement in form and design, the candy form factor has had several makeovers and today is as beautiful and elegant as the most stylish form factor in cell phones.
Swivel Form Factor:
The swivel form factor was a short-lived fashion that died along with the Sony Walkman phone. In the swivel form factor, the display and the keypad were joint at a circular moving hinge, which allowed the screen part of the cell phone to make a 180 degrees turn. However, the swivel form factor cell phones from Sony have to be recognized as the ones that gave everyone the assurance that even the most delicate looking form factor is actually rugged and strong and wouldn't break during everyday wear and tear. Who can forget the 'kat kat kat' noise when we unraveled the Sony W580i?
Clam shape Form Factor:
The clam shaped form factor was basically a design where the screen part and the keypad part of the cell phone were joined together at the hinge, and the cell phone could be opened and shut like a door. The clam shape form factor was a great hit with women, with its elegant curves and general circular body.However, Motorola revolutionized the clam shaped cell phone market with their Motorola Razr series, which was supposed to be the slimmest phone in the market in those times.
Push Pull Form Factor:
With emerging technologies and changing times, mobile users wished for a larger screen. Back when touch screen cell phones were still at blueprint level,this gave rise to the push and pull form factor cell phones. Basically, the push pull form factor had the keypad and the display lying on top of each other,and the user had to push the display in a vertical manner to access the keypad.
These are just some of the successful form factors in the mobile market.
Looking for cheap cell phones? We have a great range.
Go for the cheap cell phones, search cell phones for sale & cheap mobile phones sale.
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