A Motorcyclists Smart Companion If your like me, you like to stay in touch and connected to the internet with all its features and benefits at all times, then android phones will be a must have accessory item. I personally have been using these phones in one form or another for several years, being introduced to them firstly by my eldest son who insisted on Samsung Galaxy S1 a couple of years ago, he still has it today, they have upgraded the phone, now up to S4, but the S1 still does the business and has survived a barrage of skateboarding and bmx activity. Apart from a few scratches the phone performs as new, possibly the battery is not quite up to the mark, it is nearly three years old.

Although i sometimes find a touch screen a little annoying at times, the advantages of a touch vastly outweigh any disadvantages, opening up a massive interactive media world, which a few years ago would have been the stuff of fiction, but is now available to us all, even on a limited budget.

Social Networking & Smart Phones.

With the phenomenal success of sites such as Facebook and Twitter, the smart phone has for many become an essential item and has taken its place among a persons top most important and valued possessions, alongside the wallet, purse, keys, car, credit / debit cards and alike. The smart phone has become a companion, a friend, you rely on it for much of your communication requirements, whether its a quick call to mum or dad just to let them know your plans for the evening, or a lengthy call to your best friend, or some photo shots of your wild night out up town to post in Facebook, a short video of lads riding through the Pyrenees mountains, photos at the TT, plus the ever increasing additional apps to add to the entertainment, its endless. Whether we like them or not they are here to stay and there are a host of companies providing all sorts of devices to cater for our every need in a variety of packages. Constantly being updated and improved.

Android Phone, Will Travel

I have been prompted to write a little on this subject as i ride a motorcycle every day and i have friends that also ride, some thousands of miles over a few months often abroad, in France, Spain, Germany and other parts of Europe. If on two wheels your load capacity is greatly reduced in all areas. Space for storage is at a premium to say the least, you have all your basic requirements, these alone can pretty much take up all your load capacity, leaving very little room for luxury items, but as i mentioned, the need to communicate effectively and not just a brief call or text to a loved one, but all the other forms of media communication that is part of most people lives now, so a device that provides all this in one small package, no room for a laptop or tablet, an android phone, of course ! they are brilliant. Where would we be without our smart phones, unthinkable.

I would not leave home without one !