Term Paper Topic--Laura Napolitano

I'd like to do my term paper on the mp3 player (like the iPod) and "smart" phones like the iPhone and Blackberry. We now literally have information at the touch of a button 24/7. These devices have altered our lives in ways barely imagined 20 years. They're educational, documentary, artistic, cinematic, and so much more and alter our sensory and kinesthetic experiences in so many ways. The mp3 player and the "smart" cell phone have impacted our culture tremendously and is one step toward evolutionizing our world to a point of 100% connectedness. I believe that because these devices exist, we as consumers will always have some sort of narrative to whatever we are doing. Want to know the history of the street corner you're on? Googgle it on your iPhone. Watch the music video you just saw a billboard for. Can't remember that actress' name? Check IMDb. Can't wait to share your experience at the Dave Matthews Concert? Post your cell phone video on YouTube or Facebook immediately. Because of the "smart" phone, we are creating a narrative of our lives in quick, short blurbs. The mp3 player gives us a constant soundtrack to our life, or a supplement to a lecture, or a language tutor, or a comedy skit, and so on.