8 Things You Didn't Know About Your Smart Phone

Your smart phone is pretty intelligent. I mean, at this point, is there anything it can’t do?! Not more than a few decades ago, “mobile phone” referred to a giant brick that required an antenna. A car phone existed, but it, too, resembled a giant remote control with a retractable cord in your center console.

We’ve come a long way.

And thank goodness!

Smart phones allow our couriers to make your long distance deliveries from DFW efficiently and quickly, staying in touch with you every step of the way. Technology has really changed the way we do deliveries.

Here’s a bit of a tongue twister for you- as smart as smart phones are, are we smart enough to know them?

Let’s find out!

Here are eight things you didn’t know about your smart phone before this Dallas long distance delivery blog:

1. You can actually get separation anxiety. Like a mother that missed her child, so is the human when separated from his smart phone. For real. “Nomophobia” is the term used to describe the anxiety and panic that comes from being unable to access one’s mobile phone.

2. They’re filthy. Your cell phone has 18 times the number of bacteria as a public toilet. Some of the lovely things that live on your phone include Staph, Strep, and E.coli. The best way to clean it off is with a mix of ½ isopropyl alcohol and ½ water, then wipe clean with a lint-free cloth.

3. You won’t need keys. Some apps and devices can link your smart phone to your car, garage, or even your front door. Remote start your car with the push of a button. Close the garage door you forgot to shut when you left the house that morning. Even disarm your house alarm when your neighbor goes to your house to check on your pets.

4. Find out if your remote is out of batteries. Are the batteries dead? Or is the remote just not working? One way to find out is to aim your phone’s camera at the front end of the remote. The camera can view infrared light; so if a purplish hue appears on your camera when you push the remote, your batteries are solid.

5. Read barcodes. Want to know the nutrition facts at the scan of a camera? Need to reorder something, but not sure exactly what it’s called? Many apps exist that allow you to scan a barcode to make purchasing and obtaining knowledge easier than ever.

6. There’s a lot of contact. Average users touch their smartphone over 2,600 times a day. Heavy users touch their phones over twice that many times. Each day, we spend about three hours doing non-voice activities on our phones.

7. They make your brain work. Studies show that some people actually produce a new kind of brain wave when they’re texting. Electroencephalography (EEG) readings show that there are new “texting rhythms” in the brains of about ¼ of people who text. This new brain wave is specific to people using electronic devices.

8. You can use it to place your next long distance Dallas courier service. Don’t have our Eagle Express app? See how easy setting up your routine deliveries can be with the help of our hyperSHIP app.

Of course, you can always use your smart phone in an old fashioned way: by calling our Dallas long distance couriers to schedule your routine and last minute out of down deliveries. Or, you can use it to surf the web and view all of our old blogs and posts. You can even use it to find us on Twitter and Facebook so you never miss another important or witty Eagle Express post.