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= Abstract =

This project is about the Sidekick Cellphone and the newest technology. It will include information on the internet ability, and it is like a computer.The project will include a presentation with photos and posters of the phone and its features. For example, the Sidekick has GPS technology you can also download music on the internet onto the phone like an i pod You can also use it for ringtones.

The project will include information on the materials used to make the cell phone and where those materials come from. It will also include how much it costs. Did the price go up with new technology or is the price going down.

This project will prove that the cellphone has become an indispensable part of day to day life. =Influence of Mobile Phone on today's generation from buzzle.com web portal=

**Annotated Bibliography**
**This article is about the Sidekick cell phone. It has information on the latest technology for cell phones. The Sidekick is like a mini computer. It lets you search for information on the internet. There are many different kinds of sidekicks like sidekick LD that is a bigger version, and regular sidekick versionsand also other kinds of cell phones like blackberries or i-touch phones.**

www.t-mobile.com

http://coverage.t-mobile.com/Default.aspx

**cell**-**phones**.tradetang.com/**cell**-**phone**-is-**necessary**-in-modern-society/ - [|Cached]

www.savvysugar.com/Jerry-Brown-Takes-Away-**Cell**-**Phones**-From-State- Workers-13200878 -

pewresearch.org/databank/dailynumber/?NumberID=1076 - [|Cached]

http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008a/080122FischbachNuclear.html

www.gadget.pdamu.com

www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/0632/b3996025.htm

(www.nma.org/pdf/minerals_**cell**_**phone**.pdf)

http://sidekick.t-mobile.com/texting

http://www.wirelessemporium.com/sidekick-cell-phone-accessories.asp

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= Journal = **March 16, 2011** I went online and found a website on the sidekick and I wrote my abstract and annotated bibliography. I searched the subject of Sidekick technology. **March 22, 2011** Added to abstract March27,2012 research April 24, 20012 added images
 * March 17, 2011** I went to the Library to work on the computer to research information and i went on the web on WWW.SAIL SINK.ORG.
 * March 21, 2011 **I worked on my abstract and my Annotated bibliography and images
 * March23,2011** I worked on my outline
 * April 7, 2011** Found a startling fact about cell phones
 * April 8, 2011** Researched cell phone technology for paper
 * April 11, 2011** Researched cell phone technology and added more information
 * April 14, 2011** Did more research. I wrote more information
 * April 15,2011** continued searching more information on the cell phones
 * April 13, 2011** Researched more information on cell phones
 * APRIL25,2011** Wrote down some information that i researched on the internet
 * April 26,2011** Wrote down more information on cell phones
 * April 27,2011** Continued writing some more information on cell phones
 * April 28,2011** Absent
 * April 29,2011** Added images to my page
 * May 4, 2011** added more information that I researched
 * May 9, 2011** added some more information
 * May10,2011** continued writing down information
 * May11,2011** continued writing down more information
 * May13,2011** added more to my research paper
 * May 19,2011** added to my research paper

The history of the cell phone Styles -Apart from being a fashion accessory and communication widget, these phones add o the prestige value. Influence-Mobile phones have become an indispensable and inseparable object of our day to day life When was the Sidekick first made. How Has the technology changed The features of the Sidekick The phone is a mini computer/Sidekick Downloading music capabilities Changeable background gps capability You can play/download games Five Fav-this means you have five friends/family that you can call for free Cost and Sales How much it costs How many are sold Technology What is it made of What are the materials
 * OUTLINE**

Did you know that you could use a cell phone to track a nuclear bomb? Cell phone technology continues to advance at a very fast rate. Now they can even be used to sense radiation that might be from a dirty bomb or nuclear bomb. This is an idea that people in government are thinking of doing. The idea would be to have a system that could blanket the country with millions of cell phones. These phones would be equipped with radiation sensors able to detect even light traces of radioactive material. So many cell phones, like the Sidekick, already contain global positioning locators. With this ability, a network of phones could serve as a tracking system. This is according to physics professor Ephraim Fischbach. He is working with Jere Jenkins, director of Purdue University's radiation laboratories in the School of Nuclear Engineering. Fischbach says that it's the very nature of cell phones and portable electronic devices that give this system its power. These phones are small, cheap and capable of being hooked up to laptops. (Fischbach) Andrew Longman developed the software for the system and then worked with Purdue researchers to integrate the software with radiation detectors and cell phones (Fischbach). Cellular data air time was provided by AT&T. (Fischbach)

Americans are moving away from landline phones. While only a decade ago, nearly all homes had a landline phone (97% of U.S. households in 2001), today, just 74% of homes have a landline. The Pew Research Center telephone survey (landline as well as cell phone) was conducted among a nationally representative sample of 2,967 adults from May 11 through May 31, 2010. Within the last decade, use of cell phones has skyrocketed. Fully [|82% of adults now use cell phones], up from 53% in 2000. There are now more cell phones in the U.S. than landline phones. Today's young adults are spending less time talking on their cell phones and more time texting. ( pewresearch)

For many people, especially young people, cell phones are the best way to keep in touch with friends and family. It's also a way to take photos, videos, email and even play games ( sidekick). Many people that live in the U.S and everywhere else in the world have cell phones. Cell phones are helpful devices in many ways, they are great gadgets and you can talk to anyone anywhere around the world or on the planet ( wirelessemporium). Now cell phones can provide an incredible array of functions and new ones are being added at a breakneck pace ( t-mobile). Depending on the model, a cellphone can store contact information, keep track of appointments or schedule updates and reminders. The Sidekick Android even has accessibility for blind people ( gadget). They won't need to know the standard querty keyboard.

Cell phones can be used to connect to the internet. You can send emails to people and receive them back. Basically, you can use the cell phone like a computer. You can get a lot of information on anything you need from the internet. Cell phones have the ability to download videos, songs, news stories and much more. You can play games on the cell phone and also watch tv and listen to music.

Have you ever wondered how a cell phone really works? There are millions of cell phones in the world, but most people have no idea how they are made or how they work. What makes it different from a regular phone? Well in this article I will discuss the technology behind cell phones which should answer the questions that you need to find out about the cell phones so you can see how amazing cell phones really are. They are built with the use of a tool inside the phone like calendars ,and calculators. They have computer chips, so they are really like little computers. A cell phone is made of many different materials. It is made of forty percent metals, forty percent plastics, and twenty percent ceramics and trace materials (life-cell pdf). The circuit board, or brain of the cell phone is made of copper, gold, lead, nickel, beryllium, zinc, and other materials. The liquid crystal display (LCD) shows images and information. LCD's are made of glass, plastic, and materials such as mercury, which is highly toxic. (www.nma.org)

There are many varieties of cell phones. Blackberries had evolved into the must have Gizmo for staying in touch. Its part phone, and part email device. It has become a cultural phenomenon in the four years since it launched. There is also phones that are called sidekicks that are made at T-Mobile and now there is a newly released sidekick3 that T-Mobile has released and it was made by Sharp. It is likely to prolong the products winning streak. One of the best improvements that is located in the sidekick 3 is a tiny trackball located on the right of the screen that you use to navigate all the features in the phone. This is also the easiest way to move through a hand held device because all you need to do to this small device that's shaped like a ball is to scroll down a web page and push it to open that application. But the most delightful and best device located in the sidekick 3 is the instant messaging and email. I'm not talking about the phone to phone text messaging, I'm referring to the real instant messaging-the messaging that millions of people can communicate with. The sidekick 3 also features IM software with AOL,MSN, AND YAHOO! The newest modules connect to the web using a semi-fast network called the Edge, which is far from broadband on a laptop but mostly fast for light browsing.

Another feature of the side kick includes a digital music player and it has a pretty good speaker to share your music with a buddy without having to share your headphones. The phone is likely featured like an ipod but its not really an ipod. But you won't have to worry about finding a song you would like to listen to because there is a 64 megabyte miniSD card that comes with the phone that holds about 15 songs located in the phone.

The big drawback of the sidekick 3 is that it's a power hog. It proves this because it is considered with many devices located in the phone, like web surf, instant messaging, music device and making phone calls. Talk time now is 41/2 hours and standby time is three days.T-Mobile charges $300 for the device with a two year contract, $350 with a one year contract, and $400 on a pay as you go plan, and you also need to buy a data plan on top of your regular phone plan, which is about $30 monthly ( t-mobile).

The Sidekick is a cell phone that offers so many features. A person can use it as a computer to contact their friends or find an address and directions how to get there. It is so much more than a phone. You can take it wherever you go and is good to have in case of emergencies. T-Mobile offers a wide area of service too, so if you travel you can still use your phone ( coverage). For such a small gadget, it does a lot things.

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Teacher Feedback

Tiffanie, I read through your project thus far. I am wondering what we can do to peak the interest of our reader. We do not want your project to read like an owner's manual. How can we put a spin on this topic?

Check out this article that focuses on the influence of mobile phones on today's generation. Let me know what you think? This is a topic you can explore and a conclusion you can ultimately arrive at. What will you prove about the side kick that is not already considered common knowledge? I plan to work with you early on in the period, so give this some thought right away. Di