I’m trying to learn to play the piano. It’s one of the most frustrating things I’ve ever done, but I’m sticking with it. I wouldn’t call it a hobby so much as an attempt to deny the aging process.
I practice at least a half hour every day, and the worst part of practicing, by far, is playing with a metronome. I’m ” tempo challenged” and this is no fun at all.
On Monday my metronome died (believe me, this blog is not a eulogy!) and i realized pretty quickly that i would never get ready for my lesson without it.
I was ready to head for the mall, when I suddenly remembered “I have one in my pocket”. A metronome? Not exactly. What I had was my Droid smart phone. A quick search among free apps, and within less than a minute I had a new time keeper. The cost? $0.00.
Anybody who is in the business of designing and manufacturing small hand held devices has a really tough new challenge. Are they going to be put out of business by cell phones. Development of phones that do lots of other things is accelerating quickly and all sorts of device makers are impacted.
Students no longer buy or wear watches. They use their phones?
Who needs a camera? Some phones have zoom lens and 6 megapixel resolution?
GPS? I wouldn’t want to invest in Garmin and Magellan stock.
Calculator or language translator? If you’ve got a smart phone, you’ve already got both.
This technology is even extending into areas with a very limited user base with applications like sound pressure level meters and digital remote controls for stage lighting systems.
I hate to admit it, but the monthly cost of my Verizon data plan is starting to seem like a bargain.
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