Verizon iPhone is Here But Could Tech Be Too Distracting at Work?

For Verizon customers, today may be the day you’ve been waiting for since Apple first introduced the iPhone!

Pre-orders for Verizon’s  iPhone are being taken today for current Verizon customers. You can read a list of reviews of Verizon’s new phone service here. When iPhone first hit the market, it was only compatible with AT&T plans, now that Verizon users can have their own iPhone, this could exponentially increase the number of iPhone users …

These mobile devices (that fit into the palm of our hands) can check e-mail, surf the web, video chat, update Facebook and Twitter statuses and offer countless apps that enhance our lives (from counting calories to banking and driving directions).

While we can all be in awe by the communication evolutions happening before our very eyes, is it possible that we’re  “too connected”?

genConnect Lifestyle Expert Maura Thomas warns us of all the technological distractions we should be on the lookout for while at work – whether it be on your iPhone, other mobile device or desktop computer.

“Instant cell phone messaging, Skype calls, friends updating online statuses, RSS feeds, radio on-demand … The world is constantly available at our fingertips,” Thomas says. “While an omnipresent world offers numerous benefits, it also causes us to feel pressured to keep abreast on our updates, resulting in stolen attention and a scattered focus.”

Thomas lists Twitter, Facebook and other social applications, e-mail, and other “attention thieves” that threaten to lower our productivity at work.

We love all this new technology, and surely humankind will figure out how to best use cool mobile devices in a way that is in tandem with our lives.

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