I think the first time I thought about owning a smartphone was when someone was describing how it came with a web browser. You could, in effect be online wherever you were.
Now of course, this is standard, but in 2007 or whenever this was, it seemed intriguing.
XKCD, as it always seems to do, summed it up best. What would you get if you combined the power of something like a Kindle with the availability of always-on internet?
Why, the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, of course.
But while it would be nice to be able to see the wonders of the universe on less than 30 Altarian dollars a day, back here on Earth, I could argue that having access to the internet wherever I go isn’t exactly “mostly harmless”.
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