Over the last few years, exciting multimedia features have been added, one by one, to the cutting-edge cell phones driving the market forward. Now, in the summer of 2007, many new models combine the best of these innovative applications and capabilities, to create a truly super-powered cell phone. Why would you ever again need a separate camera, MP3 player, GPS device, or audio recorder? It's all right in your phone.
In addition to the new hardware that's out there -- those built-in features that come with your phone -- there's a growing set of mobile applications designed to bring even more functionality, and customizability to your cell phone. These options allow you to fully take advantage of the next-generation connectivity; if you're into wireless Web browsing, or fancy yourself a mobile blogger, it's convenient and easy to do it all via cell phone instead of bulky laptop.
Wirefly presents the top 10 cell phone features that allow you to ditch your other devices:
Music Player. The built-in music player is another feature that's slowly becoming ubiquitous in newly released models, although it's not clear that the iPod is at risk of extinction yet. Most of the earliest music playing phones were limited by small storage space, making it impossible to transfer your entire music library to your cell phone; that's changing, though. Current music phones can handle several gigabytes of tunes, and, with the growing utility of memory cards, that ceiling will only rise. Plus, with services like Song ID, your fully connected cell phone can actually do more cool stuff than the typical MP3 player.
Instant Messaging. A step beyond text messages, accessing your favorite IM program from your phone allows you to utilize buddy lists, and connect even more immediately to your friends. This is a feature found in many of the multimedia cell phones currently available; you can usually even choose from any of the most popular IM clients (AIM, Yahoo!, etc). IMing is especially useful when combined with a phone featuring a full QWERTY keyboard.Add these ten features to the secondary cell phone elements we already take for granted -- clock/alarm clock, personal organizer, calendar, calculator, etc. -- and this summer there's really no reason to weigh yourself down with anything other than your cell phone.
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