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Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

Arthur C. Clarke, “Profiles of The Future”, 1961 (Clarke’s third law)
English physicist & science fiction author (1917 – )

There’s an AT&T commercial I’ve been seeing lately which features snapshots of people using their smartphones (the Blackberry Torch in these cases) in different situations. “It says you like soft rock.”, “It says so-and-so bought the same dress.”, “It says it’s the second switch on the left.” And amazingly the lights go on thanks to what their Blackberry Torch “said”. Just like magic, right? I don’t think so…

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As if my last blog post didn’t give you the impression, I’m pretty dependent on mobile devices. My iPhone (formerly my Blackberry), my iPad, and my laptop are all tools I depend in for my professional life, and I also find they help me significantly in my personal life. My brother takes a slight different approach, commenting “And I don’t even have a smart phone yet. I personally think it is ridiculous to pay another $30/month for something I don’t have/use now.” His comment illustrates another side of what Chris Brogan writes about on the American Express OPEN Forum about the “mobile divide”.

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I’ve been using a Blackberry for 5 years. From the start, I was a typical Crackberry addict. Twenty-four/seven, I had my Blackberry. Over time, I used 4 different Blackberry models. At one point, my wife asked me what would happen if she took my Blackberry and flushed it. I told her another one would grow back in its place.

So how did I shift to the iPhone? And how does it compare for me to the Blackberry which I had gained such dependence?

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