In this narcissistic, technology advancing world we live in, we sit through people presenting their latest gadgets fresh out of the oven.
That kid just got the new iPhone 5 even though his iPhone 4S was FedEx’ed like a bat out of hell four months ago.
That girl just received her Samsung Galaxy S III only to crack it when she drunkenly smashed it on the floor at McCue’s last Thursday.
The campus is saturated with smartphone-handling zombies who seem like they could care less about how they access the internet and the latest applications on their device; as long as it’s pristine and shiny.
And then there’s me. With an almost 3-year-old Blackberry.
Sigh. God Kattey, when are you going to get a new phone? I can’t believe you still have that thing. That actually works? Why isn’t it a touchscreen?
I’ve heard it all before. Frankly, Blackberrys were the bee’s knees before Apple created the iPhone and dominated the market.
So at one point, haters, I was cool. I was a part of your leather jacket clique. But as a member of T-Mobile, iPhones are out of my reach, and I refuse to own anything with a touchscreen.
Call me crazy, but I love my Blackberry. Yes it’s aged and branded with my cat’s bite marks.
There are scratches all over the screen and most of the letters have worn off, but it’s mine. And it’s better than any of your iPhones and Galaxies and whatever fancy phone you have.
You drop your phone and voila, you now have a permanent portrait of a sophisticated tree on your screen. But not only is your screen damaged, virtually every function is affected: the keyboard, dialpad, etc.
I drop mine, and the edges merely get scathed. It’s far more durable.
iPhones and Galaxies and the like are intriguing. Their capabilities and applications are definitely compelling, but only for so long.
I mean, if everyone has one, is it still that special? People who own the same Blackberry as I do are far and few in between. It’s a conversation piece.
If you got this far reading this, that means you’re interested.
I can only speak for mine, but the software on the Blackberry is still pretty swift. After 3 years one would think the software has run itself down. While it has it’s hiccups, it’s efficient overall.
Included in the efficiency is the map application. Blackberry maps > Apple Maps. Point, blank, period.
Brickbreaker will always be more addicting than Temple Run. Always.
All phone chargers (aside from iPhones) are now universal. Blackberries, Samsungs, Motorolas, unite!
#TeamBlackberry.
Katie Ortiz can be contacted at
kortiz@keene-equinox.com