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"This weekend, I spotted a kid who I can&amp;#039;t imagine was a day older than 10 years old, talking on cell phone with an iPod shuffle attached to his backpack. And I could swear that I spotted a Sidekick peeking out of his pants pocket. I thought that was kind of cool and I got envious for a second, because he had that cool chocolate phone that everyone was going crazy over a few months ago (yes, I still want it...I know I&amp;#039;m a little behind in my tech-savviness!). Then it occurred to me: this kid is, well, a KID! I didn&amp;#039;t have my first cell phone until I was 18 and I didn&amp;#039;t have my first mp3 player until I was 21. And I only got one because my super-cool discman got run over by a car. Anyway, I understand that cell phones are really important to have because you never know when you might need to call someone or someone might need to call you. They can be life-savers in emergencies. But, does someone who is 10 years old really need one? And a sidekick? And an iPod shuffle? I thought it was just so weird to see this kid (c&amp;#039;mon girls, 10 is young...it&amp;#039;s not like I&amp;#039;m talking about teenagers!) with gadgets that probably weighed more than he did. What I&amp;#039;m also wondering is who paid for all this stuff? I&amp;#039;m not old-fashioned by any means, but these kids are so...connected. Kind of cool, but it makes me freaked out to think about the future of young people and technology.  What do you think about kids and technology? How young is too young to have a cell phone? I&amp;#039;m really curious to get feedback on this from you guys! Love, Jill, assistant to the editor-in-chief "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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