Slow Down

Slow Down
December 19, 2011

This post is really about tablets, and smart phones. I recently bought a Dell Streak 5 supersmartphonetablet (it deserves one word, okay). Mind you the, I bought the phone used in pristine condition (thanks, Gazelle) and have been a fan ever since. I read all the articles, for and against the Dell Streak 5. It’s too big for a phone, too small for a tablet, but just right for me. I’m an IT Analyst. I connect the dots. When I began to investigate the Dell Streak 5 I realized it fit my main criteria for technology devices that I recommend for corporations, universities, and personal use- it can do three separate things independently. I rarely buy any type of technology that can do only one thing, and that’s because intend to use things for at least five years to recoup my investment. Back to the Dell Streak 5. Presently the de facto screen size for most touchscreen smart phones is between 4 inches and 4. 5 inches, but the screen has five inches of screen real estate, nice. Now back to my point, the phone is over a year old and Dell has already discontinued it and its big brother the Dell Streak 7. The phone was clearly ahead of its time, but now other manufacturers are making supersmartphonetablets such as the Samsung Galaxy Note (5.3 inch screen). And the public? Well the smart phone market is really dominated by high spending geeks, and not mass consumers. So why does this matter? It matters because since the VCR ( most people still do not know how to program a VCR) people have never really caught up with technology, and there comes a time and point where they cross axis points and technology begins to control people and instead of the other way around. I know this sounds far fetched, but if the masses of people do not know how to operate technology and the technology is doing all the work, well you figure it out. To me the really first  US Smartphone was the Palm Treo (RIP Palm). It was a handheld computer that made phone calls with Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6.0. it totally operated as a handheld computer, I loved mine ( bought used of course). People are too quick to jump at the newest technology, buying in too quickly. Take a step back. Products are now being made that people will never see, because as soon as it is made, the next “new” one is made. These companies are actually shooting themselves in the foot, because at this pace, they will have to make more models in less quantity. Their engineers will be burnt out, and some items will be recycled before or if they are ever used. My advice, slow down.