The Power of Smartphones

I was at CVS last night when an older man came up to me and asked the name of the battery manufacturer in Pawcatuck (CT). I didn't know off-hand (though I was a good choice to ask, given my appearance and age). "What kind of batteries?" I asked him. "Batteries for submarines, and like that," he told me, and turned away. "Hold on," I said, and pulled out my trusty iPhone. A quick Google of "pawcatuck batteries" gave me the answer. "Yardney?" "That's it!" he exclaimed. "What is that magic device?" "An iPhone," I showed him. Interesting-- I couldn't tell if he was unfamiliar with the idea of an Internet search, or just unaware that you could do one from your phone.