Around the
turn of the century, cell phones were really starting to become popular. Before
that, wires, public phones and pagers were entrusted with the function of
helping people communicate. This all changed over two decades ago when
satellites and antennas joined together in further developing the fastest era
of growth for communication platforms. The development pace was breathtaking,
but I was even more surprised when a man by the name of Steve Jobs walked into
a lonely stage, dressed in a black turtle neck jeans and running shoes
unveiling to the world what would become arguably the most innovative gadget of
the decade.
Mr. Jobs’
phone design was without question revolutionary but it was also quite frail. As
a matter of fact its latest update the iPhone 5s and its predecessor the iPhone
4 were mostly glass protected by a thin film very much like that on car windshields
to avoid cracking easily. Apparently the film on my phone was not thick enough
or maybe I was not as careful in its handling as the users’ manual indicated.
On one of those ‘’hand-slippery’’ days, I dropped my phone right in the hard
concrete of my house’s parkway.
The back of
my phone broke right on the spot. I heard the crack and I knew it hadn’t gone
well. I asked a friend and she said the same thing had happened to her and that
all I had to do was to take my phone into an Apple Store for either glass repair or replacement. I was ecstatic since I never really though highly of those
thick and glossy phone covers. I considered my default factory-made crystal to
be the perfect touch for the perfect product:
Mr. Jobs ‘iPhone.
I went with
the glass repair option or more accurately,
that’s all the Apple Store gave me, but man, it was a great relief to see my
most precious gadget get fixed!
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