How did the iPhone Become so Popular

 

    Apple and the iPhone have been at the top of popularity from the beginning, with the first iPhone being released in 2007 its popularity instantly took off among all people. It combined its predecessor, the iPod, an old school cell phone into one device with some added perks. Apple has come out with 29 different models of iPhones over the last 14 years and they have dominated the industry, although other companies like  Samsung Google and Moto have come out with their own smartphones they are not nearly as popular as the iPhone.

The iPhones success comes from its extreme ease of use, it has a very compact shape, well designed easy to view screen, simple and minimal buttons and easy to navigate settings. They keep up on new updates for the phones to keep older versions up to date a functioning to the best of its ability and adding in all of the newest iPhone specific features.  Another reason it is so successful is because it came out when texting was starting to get popular and having a touch screen made it much easier to do. With the addition of a touch screen to the iPhone it became way more desirable than a traditional cell phone because you no longer have the need for a keypad taking up room on the device, now you have a digitally displayed one that pops up whenever you need it.

The iPhone is an all in one device combining a computer, music player, access to the internet, games, social media, phone, and whatever other apps you can find into one device that can fit in your pocket. Having an iPhone is beneficial in many ways and could potentially help you out of a bad situation by allowing you to call for help if you get in a car crash or injure yourself.

Apple has also kept up the popularity by releasing a new and improved model of the iPhone nearly every year. This keeps people interested in it and brings in more business of people who want to have the latest and greatest technology. Not only that but they have also managed to keep them at a relatively low price for the amount of technology that you are getting. Now around the iPhone X the price started to get a little high but I think that Apple realized this and the prices have started to come down a little. They also have started making different models of the same phone like the iPhone 12 for example has the iPhone 12, 12 mini, 12 pro, and 12 promax. All of theses phones have different sizes and are designed to fit different peoples lifestyles according to size and what they need a phone for. 

With the new five G networks coming out it will also make the iPhone more popular because you will have fewer dead spots, more range and faster speeds.

What's your favorite iPhone model (Mines the 8)

Works Cited

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"Why Is the iPhone so Successful." Grid Ireland Smart Phone Info Blog, Grid Ireland, 25 Sept. 2017, grid-ireland.org/why-is-the-iphone-so-successful/. Accessed 27 Jan. 2021.

Is the World Ready for Electric Cars

     Electric cars are on the rise, lots of people already own them many companies produce them and new designs are in the works. The concept for electric cars is that they are less pollutant and more efficient to drive and with the world running out of fossil fuels the long term plan is to make all cars electric. If this is coming in the near future it begs the question how ready is New England and the rest of the world for the transfer to electric vehicles?

     According to researchers at the Energy Institute at University of Texas at Austin New England and California will have the biggest challenge converting to electric cars. they state that the 29% of energy we use comes from fossil fuels used by cars, adding this 29% to the power grid could over load it with to much draw. We could need up to 50% more electricity if we went full electric in New England. Meanwhile Texas could need up to only 28% more.

    Why? Because places like Texas use tons of A/C in the summer so they already have a power grid that could handle the bigger load. But around here we don't have that kind of infrastructure in place yet.

    Even if we had infrastructure in place to use fully electric vehicles the hard part is going to be getting people to buy and use them. Electric vehicles are way more expensive then a gasoline engine vehicle and on top of that electric vehicles only have about half the range of a normal gasoline engine, but so what just pull over and charge the battery which takes a minimum of 4-5 hours. If you have gas you can be back on the road in 5 minutes.

Another turn down for buying an all electric car is that when they brake they cost a small fortune to repair because they are all run buy computers and you most likely will no longer be able to work on your own car.

Do you want an electric car?

Works Cited

Davidson, F. Todd. "Electric Vehicles Are Coming, and New England and California Better Watch    out." Forbes, 5 Nov. 2018, www.forbes.com/sites/ftodddavidson/2018/11/05/electric-vehicles-are-  coming-and-new-england-and-california-better-watch-out/?sh=6c3377392c41. Accessed 13 Jan. 2021.

Deepblue4you. "Electric Car Charging at Power Station." 2021. Pixabay, pixabay.com/images/search/electric%20car/. Accessed 13 Jan. 2021.

Rao, Rajkamal. "Is the World Ready for Electric Cars." BLoC, 25 June 2019, bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/columns/world-view/is-the-world-really-ready-for-electric-cars/article28135993.ece. Accessed 13 Jan. 2021.