Why a smartphone? What can it do?

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"Why do you have a smartphone?" I hear this quite a bit from people who don't own a smart-anything, (e.g. phone, watch, etc...)  The reason is simple.  It fits my lifestyle.  It may not be the answer for everyone though.  I use my phone for pretty much anything and everything.  I know some people who can't live without it, while on the other hand, there are plenty of people who are probably better off without one.  For some people, owning a smartphone is a status thing.  This goes along with owning certain cars, clothes, etc.  Some people have them for business.  More and more, people are starting to use smartphones for streamlining their business practices.  Others, like myself, own a smartphone because it's a major convenience.  Everything you could possibly want on-the-go is right there.  There are some things it can't do for you (i.e. make a pizza), but there are apps for ordering pizza straight from your mobile device.  Below are a list of things I have found to use my smartphone for and examples of an app for each item:

-Phone
-Texting (Handcent SMS)
-Camera/Video-recorder
-Web Browser (Maxthon Mobile Browser)
-Clock (Clock in notification bar)
-Thermometer (temp in current area) (Beautiful Widgets)
-Forecast (Beautiful Widgets)
-Calculator
-Calendar
-Alarm Clock
-Contact Book
-Email Access(Gmail, Y!Mail)
-Flashlight (TeslaLED)
-Hourly Facebook updates, if any that relate to you (Facebook for Android)
-Killing time watching Spongebob Squarepants (Netflix)
-Mosty recent news on any news topic of choice (News and Weather [stock AOSP]
-Paypal transactions/card swiping for business (Paypal)
-Mp3 Player (Music or Google Music)
-nook/kindle (Google Books, Kindle for Android, Nook for Android)
-Wireless Hotspot (Foxfi, Wireless Tether for root Users)
-GPS (Google Maps)
-attached internet modem (Easytether)
-Powerpoint controller (Android Mouse and Keyboard)
-Barcode Scanner to compare prices (Barcode Scanner)
-Internet Hard Drive (Google Drive, Dropbox)
-Internet calling/video chat (Skype, Google +)
-Online banking (Bank of America, Citi, First National Bank)
-Internet radio (Pandora, TuneIn, iHeartRadio)
-Order pizza online (Papa John's Pizza)
-Slang definition (Urban Dictionary)
-virtually travel the world (Google Earth)
-Order merchandise online (Walmart)
-Walkie-Talkie (TiKL)
-Police Scanner (Scanner Radio)
-Grocery List (Out of Milk)
-Taxes (TurboTax SnapTax)
-Scanner (CamScanner PDF Creator)
-Dog whistle (Dog Whistler)
-Notepad (Evernote)
-wirelessly manage anything computer related in-home (e.g. heat, lights, TV, etc)(OpenRemote, Intelligent Home)
-wireless file movement (Bluetooth File Transfer)

I hope this helps you become more productive with your everyday lives.
Until next time, and thank you for reading!