Lab 3


 * 1) lab3Describe 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 in two different firms but focusing on the same product(cellphones). At Nokia one of the largest corporations in mobile phones he worked as a “human behaviour researcher.” He travel all around the world and interacting with people and gain knowledge and their insights regarding to cellphones and their behaviour towards it. For example in India a person kept his phone in a plastic bag to protect it from seasonal rains. Taking a lot of pictures and interviews from the people he discovered that cellphones are being part of our identity.

He was also known as an “user anthropologist” because of his line of work as he conducted a lot of research and found efficient ways of communication like the proximate literacy. After a lot of research and data collected form individuals he then use to send it to Nokia for the development of the product.

He worked in Nokia for a period of seven years and eventually moving on to his next job which was at frodesign. The job differed as compared to Nokia as now he collects data in order to create and design products and inspire individuals.. His job is more focused on the user environments and creating unique cellphones which change people's lives as compared to the work in Nokia which was towards human behaviour.


 * 1) “ 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)

Telecommunication industries are one the largest corporations in the world and through cellphones the ease of connecting with people has been far more convenient as compared to previous generations. Here are few points as to how cellphones enables users to better their lives:

Communication with one another has changed dramatically as compared to previous years. Having a cellphone makes us communicate with one another anywhere in the world by calling or SMS instantly. With the emergence and breakthrough of technology more different ways are there to be communicated from cellphones like sending mails or instant messaging, holding conference calls between two different places. It has completely revolutionized things and has made the more world connected with one another like never before.

Having effective use of technology is essential to the businesses, the public in general but it has to be made affordable in order to take full use of it. As a lot of different ways of communication can occur with a cellphone the price one has to pay is very reasonable. In developing countries like India its been made extremely affordable for an average income person to own one which makes such a technology effective and successful. This one of the many reasons how such an industry has grown in phenomenal rates.

One of the key reasons as how cellphones can better our lives is the use of it in emergency or important situations. For instance I recently had to call an ambulance and police as I witnessed a horrific car accident in the middle east. I dialled immediately for help and they rushed in no time and where there right away. With simply a cellphone thankfully and calling right away there where lives saved as if it was not to be for it it would have been to late for survival for the person in the car accident.

Emergence of technology in cellphones help us to do a lot more then just calling and messaging. Important business transactions and online banking through the cellphone can take place and this saves a lot of time and cost. For instance client sending and replying mails to each other instantly or setting up appointments by simply calling or some cellphones having the technology to run presentations. This help the businesses to be more productive and efficient.