Emerging economies catching up in smartphone adoption: survey

Kinda like Japan. They were about 5 years behind the west when it came to modern smart phone adoption. I still remember the iphone 3 was the first smart phone sold here and it was a black sheep among phones at the time despite being a decade ahead of anything else on the market in Japan.

Now.... I can't stand it. A entire nation that drives, walks, take the elevator, eats, and just gets in the way while their face is glued to their smart phone. I love the power smart phones give us... but good lord has it created a world full of zombies. You see people on trains that would have read a book yesterday but instead today are playing one of the 50 trillion pointless and endless match 3 games.

On the other hand I don't think using a non-smart phone is the answer. Having the power of the modern internet in your hand at any time is priceless. The ability to have that connectivity to me is invaluable. Just learn moderation, just like with alcohol or social media.

It won't be the $1,000 smartphones that will be taking over in those emerging economies