Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Technology Adaption
As far as I'm concerned technology and innovation is supposed to help the human race and it should mold to our needs, not the other way around. Enter the Thumbell. This is a little weight that you place on you thumb in order to strength train those texting muscles. Thumbells isn't the first product to target those with
smartphone-enduced thumb problems. The Xtensor, a thumb and hand
exercise glove, was marketed a few years back at those with "BlackBerry thumb." And before that there were remedies offered for video gamers who had "Gamer's thumb." Of course, touchscreen smartphones, which now dominate the smartphone market, have put less strain on thumbs. When I read about this new product, I really was not sure what to think of it. What does it say about humanity when we need to exercise our thumbs to be better at using certain phone services such as texting? Any thoughts on this?
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We need to have control over phone service, not the other way around. As far as Facebook goes, we fail.
ReplyDeleteOur phone services should be secure in today's world. The people ruin it with their garbage though.
ReplyDeleteThis is a sad thing to read. Phone services like texting and writing emails has done this to us.
ReplyDeleteThere are plenty of mobile applications that have helped people in all different areas. Though for every one there is one that is rather distracting.
ReplyDeleteWeb development is starting to look like the mobile websites because more people are using mobile devices. Companies have to be able to keep up.
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