We no longer call “refrigerators” “ice boxes,” and nobody feels the need to preface “radio” with “transistor” any more. So why do we still call the phones we use everyday “smartphones?” Isn’t it time to just call them phones?
Think of the word “phone” for a second. What do you picture in your head? Hold that thought.
For many, the telephone is the thing that is, or was, plugged into the wall at home or the office. It’s the landline. But in the US, almost half of all households don’t have landline phones anymore, according to the latest Wireless Substitution data collected by the CDC. 48.3 percent of households are now cellphone-only, up from 47.4 percent in the six months prior. And the number jumps dramatically if we ignore anyone...
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