The Los Angeles Times technology blog recently featured an interesting article about new iphone applications that are now available for downloading. The apps featured in the blog were all created to help iphone users multitask in a somewhat ridiculous format; they are designed to help cell phone addicts text and walk at the same time. I read this article and at first thought it was a joke. The article opens by discussing how dangerous texting and driving is and then goes on to explain how the applications will aid people in texting and walking.
I believe that people should not text and anything. Texting and driving is so dangerous and texting and walking is just another way for people to be distracted. Now, I am not saying that I believe that people should refrain from texting- believe me, I as a teenage girl am glued to my phone. But really, an application to help people text while doing something else? I feel that is excessive, even for in the society in which we live.
The applications are somewhat silly. One application turns the camera of your phone on so that when you are texting the back of the phone (behind the texts) reveals that you are missing by holding your phone to your viewing. I think that that would probably be even more distracting then texting quickly and then looking around to see what you missed.
According to the video that we watched in class, although many people believe they are skilled multi-taskers they are actually less effective and more distracted when texting and doing something else. I hope that people wise up and save texting for appropriate times; not for walking or (especially) driving.
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