Favourite design object and my views on it
I recently bought a new mobile phone, the Nokia N82
I bought this phone because of its simple design that is capable of functioning the same as phones that have complex designs.
I feel that nowadays when people buy new mobile phones, they will put the function of being able to make phone calls on the bottom priority, they will most likely look at all the different things the phone can do, rather than focusing on the genuine reason to have a phone.
I think this all started off when technology became more and more portable to the extent that we can have one item that has the capability of many other items.
When mobiles started to have music players, people would buy a mobile phone with a music player even if they had an mp3 player already, I think this is the influence from product adverts more than anything. People will think that if they’re mp3 player ran out of battery they will have a spare music player with them, but apart from that there is really no logic behind it.
As technology gets better over the year, people started taking extra features on mobile phone for granted, more like a toy rather than a tool. Someone might own a really good camera already but will be willing to pay extra for a mobile that has a really decent camera built-in.
I think that showing-off with a high tech phone is another major reason. People like to show off with technology, and impress others with things others don’t have, so people are willing to pay extra just for the short period of time that they can make others impressed. It is only a short period because it won’t be long till a newer, better product is brought out, by then someone else would have bought the new product and the circle continues.
A good example of me doing that is when I bought my new phone, I previously owned and iphone, although it is still one of the most high-tech phones out, it didn’t have some of the simple features that wanted, such as video recording and Bluetooth. Another reason is that it is becoming too popular, I like having something that others don’t already own so I chose to buy the Nokia.
Another good example is my Nintendo DS.
I feel that nowadays when people buy new mobile phones, they will put the function of being able to make phone calls on the bottom priority, they will most likely look at all the different things the phone can do, rather than focusing on the genuine reason to have a phone.
I think this all started off when technology became more and more portable to the extent that we can have one item that has the capability of many other items.
When mobiles started to have music players, people would buy a mobile phone with a music player even if they had an mp3 player already, I think this is the influence from product adverts more than anything. People will think that if they’re mp3 player ran out of battery they will have a spare music player with them, but apart from that there is really no logic behind it.
As technology gets better over the year, people started taking extra features on mobile phone for granted, more like a toy rather than a tool. Someone might own a really good camera already but will be willing to pay extra for a mobile that has a really decent camera built-in.
I think that showing-off with a high tech phone is another major reason. People like to show off with technology, and impress others with things others don’t have, so people are willing to pay extra just for the short period of time that they can make others impressed. It is only a short period because it won’t be long till a newer, better product is brought out, by then someone else would have bought the new product and the circle continues.
A good example of me doing that is when I bought my new phone, I previously owned and iphone, although it is still one of the most high-tech phones out, it didn’t have some of the simple features that wanted, such as video recording and Bluetooth. Another reason is that it is becoming too popular, I like having something that others don’t already own so I chose to buy the Nokia.
Another good example is my Nintendo DS.
I previously owned a original Nintendo DS until the DS lite came out, the function of both consoles are nearly exactly the same, the only major difference is in the size and looks.
The DS lite is much more portable and pocket friendly; even though I don’t really carry it in my pocket I wanted it for that reason. It also looks more sleek and stylish, but these are really excuses your mind comes up with to not make yourself guilty when buying it.
I am personally the worst for wanting the best product out, or making my own belongs different, not only did I spend more money buying a new DS lite that is more or less the same as my previous one, I also spent extra money on stickers to make it look nice. On top of that I purchased a R4 card that allows to the DS to have extra features such as video player, music player, and photo viewer. This is the perfect example of how people would pay money to make their product work better for the sake of being cool.
The DS lite is much more portable and pocket friendly; even though I don’t really carry it in my pocket I wanted it for that reason. It also looks more sleek and stylish, but these are really excuses your mind comes up with to not make yourself guilty when buying it.
I am personally the worst for wanting the best product out, or making my own belongs different, not only did I spend more money buying a new DS lite that is more or less the same as my previous one, I also spent extra money on stickers to make it look nice. On top of that I purchased a R4 card that allows to the DS to have extra features such as video player, music player, and photo viewer. This is the perfect example of how people would pay money to make their product work better for the sake of being cool.
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