I think my Motorola Droid is becoming an obsession and I may have to find a therapy group to join so that I can take my hands off of it. Someone last night suggested turning off the notification signal and I may have to do that. I am having trouble putting it down.
Yesterday I must have downloaded 5 more locations based app’s and 3 do the same thing. Love Urbanspoon and it’s slot machine look. I can find restaurants 4 or 5 different ways now – not counting the map gadget. I have coupons, barcode scanners (as well as Google Goggles and Shopper), movie finders, home and rental app’s as well being able to make reservations at restaurants (and movies).
I can buy directly from Amazon, watch TWiT TV, Listen to music or podcasts and text to Twitter. I can check my Facebook from here. Amazing!
How did I live without this 3 months ago. It has taken over my life. The only thing safe is my wife, I loved her first and I will not sleep with the phone.
The big question: Where is it going? What is next? The speed of the change is incredible and accelerating.
I think I will teleport to the condo.
A few other tools: I have ShapeWriter which makes using the keyboard easier and Google Gesture Search to find anything on my Droid very quickly. I get the weather and have an alarm clock, a browser, email and contacts. I can edit Word or Excel documents however this where I draw the line – back to the HP Mini on which I am writing this. My text editing (or writing) is greatly reduced on my phone.
I do use Evernote to make quick text or voice notes to myself on the phone.
I do not play games however most of these gadgets are just that, games. Since I do not travel that much I really do not need restaurant locators or gas stations, I know where most of them are here. I guess I need to go on the road.
As I sit here at Starbucks (still open) I have my Mini and my phone. I will tether the phone so that I can upload this picture as well as charge the phone. I often look around at the road warriors in here with their 6 to 10 pound notebook/laptops and I really feel sorry for them. They look at me with this “toy”, little do they know.
Now I know I need to get a life on this beautiful Sunday. Maybe I will go to Lowe’s and check in on Foursquare.
