Cell Phones a step back?

We all love our cell phones. There is little doubt that once you get used to these plastic cancer givers we can't go back to life without them. I was once one of those who felt that I would never need one of these devices. It was my parents who felt it necessary that I carry one with me at all times so they could keep tabs of my location at any times. It is because of this that I've felt the need to refer to cell phones as "location devices". For example:

"Where's Adam?" Jordan might ask.

"I'll contact him on his location device to learn his current location" I might answer.

But enough hypothetical bla bla bla. On to the reason I'm posting this.

I realized this when i was reading the Public Space website. They post an article saying how they oppose the new monitors on subway platforms because they are just another excuse to put full motion television ads on the TTC. This is very true, however one of the arguments they used against these monitors struck me as being a poor one indeed. http://www.publicspace.ca/ttcclock.htm. This site states that compared to the old Metron displays (those old red lettered boards that scrolled hard to read TEXT advertisements) the clock used on the new screens is but a fraction of the size. This is also true. The older displays, however, NEVER had the correct time and were usually off by hours! (Still true if you check the ones that still exist). The new clocks are always spot on and every 2 or so minutes display the time FULL SCREEN.

But this isn't the reason I’m posting this either...

Another argument used on this site is most people use Cell Phones instead of wrist watches to tell the time, and cell phone signals don't work underground, therefore riders require these clocks to know how late they are for work. Well, firstly cell phones DO NOT need signal to display the time, and secondly, WHY IN THE NAME OF HANDLE ARE WE USING CELL PHONES AS CLOCKS??????????

Observe the following graphic i created to illustrate my point.


The cell phone is a step back in the world of personal wearable clocks. When the wrist watch was invented, it was a major advancement compared to the pocket watch. No longer would a time hungry person need to reach deep down into his or hers pockets to pull out a clock just to get a gander at the seconds and minutes. Now all they would have to do is glance down towards their easily exposed wrists (sexy eh?).

Now that we're using cell phones to tell the time, we're pretty much back to the old pocket watch. If you wish to know how late you are for aunt monkey's castration, you must now reach back into that deep deep pocket and retrieve your shiny plastic POCKET WATCH!

Save the wrist watch my friends! Don't be afraid to wear 'em proud! Less and less people are strapping on the time and are instead shoving up their pockets!

I wear my watch proudly everyday, and you should too! Look how sexy mine is: