Smart Phones [message #69479] |
Tue, 13 September 2011 17:49 |
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gofar99
Messages: 1951 Registered: May 2010 Location: Southern Arizona
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Hi, If any of you other dinosaurs out there want to feel like a dork, just get a new smart phone (I got a Samsung Epic 4G). I am sure my 6 year old grand daughter can figure it out faster than I can. Tap, squeeze, spread, pinch, swish and so on are all terms that were not part of my previous vocabulary, at least not in reference to phones. Anyhow after a week of fiddling, and even reading the 175 page manual that came with it, I can now generally get it to do what I want. They really are something else. I follow technology in many areas but phones were off my radar. They are virtually hand held PCs and entertainment systems that can make phone calls. If you believe the hype there are over 250,000 apps for this one. BTW as I posted elsewhere, it does a credible job on music (any compressed type not just MP3) and will do (it says) HD video. The problem there is that it sucks the battery dry fairly quickly. My MP3 player (a Sony) does a better job and will run continuously for days. My biggest beefs right now are the screen protectors, just a tiny bit of dust under an edge and you are hosed. And the standard ringtones. Gads, if I wanted screaming meanies ..... I fixed that with one of the 250,000 amps. Somewhat more civilized now. I'm beginning to actually like it now
Good Listening
Bruce
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Re: Smart Phones [message #70065 is a reply to message #69479] |
Tue, 08 November 2011 19:30 |
LoveJB
Messages: 174 Registered: October 2011 Location: Cali
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I think Smart Phones are the best new invention ever! I love my phone... I own a Bionic Droid (newest one). I can play games, surf the net, read books, text and make calls! I'm all about smart phones.
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