smartphone

                                                        Smart phone
     “I-phone is everything? Your thoughts control it! Neural interface revolution” This is the statements made to sell the I-phone on an internet commercial. All my friends really want a smart phone. A heavy wind of smart phone is everywhere. It is all over the world. When I watched television, I see many mobile phone commercials; especially the smart phone. A Smartphone’s definition is “a mobile phone that offers more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary basic 'feature phone.”(Wikipedia) Why are smart phones so popular? My entire friends have a smart phone in the United States and also in Korea. I am from South Korea. My country developed the IT industries that make smart phones, like a Samsung and LG. In my country people are so trendy. Especially young people, who really must keep up with current trends. For example, if short skirts are in fashion, everyone wears mini skirt, and if long skirts are popular, every girl wants maxi skirts next year. Trends pass quickly and extremely.
     When I first came to the United States few years ago, many people did not have the smart phones that were so popular in Korea. However, a few years later, many of my American friends now have a smart phone. I asked about my American friend, why American like that? He told me “Americans were just slower to adopt the new technology”. Smart phones now lead the cell phone market. Many people choose smart phone for their way of life. Why did smart phone become popular so rapidly? Smart phone has operating system, software, web access, QWERTY keyboard, and messaging. How are cell phones different from smart phones? The most important aspect of the smart phones is that they have a mobile operating system. Giving people the internet on the go. It can power your life at work or home. Many of us depend on the internet that we cannot image life without internet.
     The first smart phone was designed by IBM in 1992. It was called Simon. After 18 years, it has becomes popular all around the world. I talk with my mother every day by internet phone and I can see my sister by cam on the computer. I live in the United States, but sometimes I feel like still live in Seoul. I bought 4G smart phone in July. Now I can see my family pictures on my phone after a few seconds. My sister just sent me a picture to my smart phone from Korea. Young people want to have the newest cool phone. Some people wait over 10 hours in outside Apple store, because they want to have the I-phone on the first day it comes out. Many people want a smart phone. Not just young people but also old people. It has become trendy all ages and class to have the latest technology. It's convenient; they can use internet without a big computer. When someone has a trendy new smart phone, it feels like you are wearing designer clothes.