I love my Blackberry!Blackberry email devices can be so addictive that owners may need to be weaned off them with treatment similar to that given to drug users, experts warned today.
They said the palmtop gadgets, which have been nicknamed 'crackberries' because users quickly become hooked on them, could be seriously damaging to mental health.
The study, carried out by New Jersey's Rutgers University School, claims the Blackberry is fuelling a rise in email and internet addiction, with sufferers able to survive only a few minutes without checking for new mail.
One key sign of a user being addicted is if they focus on their Blackberry ignoring those around them.
The gadget, which combines a phone with internet access, was launched in 1999 and quickly hailed a lifesaver, allowing fraught businessmen to access their emails anywhere.
(Source:DailyMail.UK)
2 comments:
Nunnz...after our 8 hour drive to Montreal, I can say without a doubt...you most certainly are a crackberry addict!
Much love!!
Coup
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I have a partner that is a slave to his Blackberry. I can't even talk to him when he is checking his e-mails...he just ignores me. And I have to tell him..in no way..is he taking that damned machine whenever we go out or on a holiday, or out for dinner, or I will smash the god for saken thing.
Signed
Blackberry Widow, Old South, London.
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