Cell P hones Today

1. Cell Phones Today By: AJ Santillano Per. 4

2. What are “cell phones”? • “Telephone with access to a cellular radio system so it can be used over a wide area” • New Oxford American Dictionary

3. Demand for cell phones • 1990 - 5,283,000 subscribers • 2000 – 109,478,000 subscribers • 2009 – 285,646,000 subscribers • More than doubles every decade

4. Why the demand? • Living in the “digital age” • Information readily available because of the internet • People want this information anywhere • People wanting more convenience in their lives • Technology always trying to make life more convenient

5. Decade of cell phone technology

6. Nokia 1100, 2003 • Screen – 96 x 65 pixels • Monochrome screen • No internet connection • No camera • Games like snake, simple “application”

7. Motorola Droid, 2009 • Screen – 480 x 854 pixels • Touch screen, 16 million colors • Internet connection • Able to browse the web • 5 megapixel camera • Thousands of downloadable games and apps

8. Samsung Galaxy S II, 2011 • Screen – 480 x 800 pixels • 4.3 inch touch screen, Super AMOLED display • Internet connection • Dual Core processor • Like laptops • 1 GB RAM • Mobile computing

9. Uses of cell phones • Calling • Able to talk to people anywhere there is a signal* • Texting • Send short texts to other people, convenient • Games • Form of entertainment *And no cords

10. More than a phone… • Internet • Looking at websites like you were on a computer at home • Video chatting • Front facing cameras, now you can also see the person you are talking to! • Gaming Console • Closer to a dedicated gaming console with improved technology

11. Apps

12. Apps • Helps you find things, makes life easier, adds convenience • Yelp & Urban Spoon – Helpful for finding a place to eat, uses GPS technology • Google Maps – No need for paper map, also provides directions on whenever you need it • Facebook and Twitter – update status anywhere • No need to use a computer, just look it up on your phone • Pay bills, use coupons, scan items, online banking • Watch videos, share with friends

13. Impact on US • Living more mobile lifestyles • Smartphones, able to have the internet and information whenever you want it • Availability to virtually everyone makes everyone more connected • Able to send texts to them • With smartphones, Facebook updates go out to all your friends • Less personal relationships • People spend too much time on cellphone

14. Pre-21st Century America • Development of the automobile • Led to a more mobile lifestyle • Introduced a new way of life • Living in suburbs, driving to work. Now able to commute to work and live farther away. • New opportunities for leisure, reaching places became easier • Started out as a luxury, eventually moved towards a virtual necessity

15. Questions! • How many cellphone subscribers were there in 2009? • What are 2 things that you can do on a cellphone today that you couldn’t have done on one in 2003? • In what ways was the development of the car similar to the cellphone? • As cellphone technology has improved, how have those changes changed society?

16. Answers! • 1. Over 250,000,000 subscribers. • 2. Can’t download apps, use it to find maps, find restaurants, etc. • 3. The car introduced a new way of life as did the cellphone. People could go further places and live farther away from work. The cellphone made life more mobile for people, not needing a computer for simple tasks. Both also started out as luxuries, but have become something difficult to live without today. • 4. Cellphones now have more capabilities than before. You don’t need a paper map to figure out how to get somewhere. If you are hungry, you can find places to eat almost instantly. Society is more mobile as well as social, having access to social networks virtually anywhere.

17. Bibliography • http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/information_communications/telecommunications.html • Statistics on cell phone subscribers. Shows how cell phones have grown and how many people have it. • Cell phone specifications. Shows the technology available today. • http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9100_galaxy_s_ii-3621.php • http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_milestone-3001.php • http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_1100-512.php • https://market.android.com/ • Android applications. Shows the different kinds of things you can do with apps and cell phones.

18. More Sources • Pictures I used • http://www.flickr.com/photos/rickyromero/2672913333/sizes/z/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/mister_phede/3562669411/sizes/z/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/7635994@N05/4055214390/sizes/m/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/taopauly/5225366827/sizes/z/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/tastytouring/4339065043/sizes/z/ • http://phaseoneesa.com/images/Doug%20Photo%204%20Cell%20Tower.jpg • http://www.maniacworld.com/snake-game.jpg • http://www-bgr-com.vimg.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/moto-droid.jpg • http://images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/original_samsung-galaxy-s-II.jpg • http://www.mobiletor.com/images/facebook-application-android.jpg • http://www.cellphonesmarket.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Deposit-a-Check-with-your-iPhone.jpg • http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2009/10/340x_google-maps-navigation.jpg • http://obamapacman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Fruit-Ninja-HD-iPad-game.jpg • http://appchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/AngryBirdsXmas-640.jpg • http://www.nataliedee.com/042805/i-hate-talking-on-the-phone.jpg