Lab+3

1. Describe Jan Chipchase's prior job (he now works at frog design []) in relation to his work at Nokia. What are the two names he is given in the article? (3 paragraphs)

 Jan Chipchase worked 10 years with nokia on the ground” absorbing how people live and what they do and how they get by, he looked for new opportunities. He was a “human-behavior reasearcher’. He would absorb people and figure out what they needed to make their lives more efficient and he would take that information back to his company, and inform the designers to make something suited to people’s needs.

 Jan figured that almost every adult and child want to be owners of their own mobile device because it is very convenient and allows for privacy. Although some of the public is illiterate and would not be able to use all the functions of the phone, they would still be able to perform simple tasks at to keep it charged and pick it up when it’s ringing. Chipchases job was to help his company understand their customers before creating a product for them to use. He also discusses the buzz around apps and how popular they are now a days.

 Everybody should own a cell phone because it’s a form of self identity. It allows for communication, makes life easier, and can even be used to call for help when in need. What Chipchase did at Nokie is research to find how to provide cell phones for those who do not have them. He came with ideas of phones which can survive harsh conditions, cheaper phones, phones that conform to peoples needs and so on. Cell phones have the power to improve our economy, therefore people all over the world need to own cellular devices.

 2. “It’s really quite striking,” Hammond says. “What people are voting for with their pocketbooks, as soon as they have more money and even before their basic needs are met, is telecommunications.” (World Resources Institute) In the spirit of this quote, describe four instances of how owning a cellphone enables users to better their lives. (4 paragraphs/ one for each instance)

 mobile-phone banking, and how it works- mobile banking is so easy, for instance of you are on a shoping spree and are losing track to how much money you’re spending or how much money is left in your account to spend, all you have to do is turn to your handy cell phone to check. Without the cell phone people who have to make the effort to find a close bank or would maybe even have to stop shopping due to uncertainty of the bank accounts.

 Emergency- If you are in an emergency situation there are many ways to make use of your cell phone to call for help. A cell phone is always close to you and can save a life in certain situation. Checking the weather- It is very easy to access the weather on a person’s cell phone. Right when you wake up out of bed you check your phone to see how to dress for the day that is ahead. You can check instantly on your phone if you are planning a trip with friends to se how the weather will be so you may figure out the perfect time to go.

 Text Messaging- you can stay in contact with family and friends and check u on them with a quick message at all times. If you are stuck in the office and cannot speak on the phone but want to know how a friend or family member is doing, it is easy to check up on the with a quick text message.