Comments like this is when I suddenly feel old. :)<p>I remember a life before the web, let alone smart phones and social networks. For me, buying my first Android phone (HTC G1 - the one with a slide out keyboard) is what changed my life. eg being able to solve an drunken pub debate in real time, or check train times, etc. It was really liberating....at the time.<p>It&#x27;s funny because the prospect of being away from home with a flat battery is terrifying to many - and if I&#x27;m honest, not too appealing to myself either. Yet I&#x27;ve literally spent half my life without a mobile phone (smart or otherwise) and managed just fine.<p>It&#x27;s funny how dependant we can become on technology.