Real-Life Apps
Detach yourself from your iPhone: 14 real-world alternatives, from running shoes and a notebook to a Marshall Hanwell speaker and vinyl.
Detach yourself from your iPhone and get your head back in the real world
01 Jog on
No matter how long you stare at your fitness app, you’re not getting fitter. Just 10 minutes jogging will burn 100 calories.
02 Get physical
Studies show words in a book stick with you longer than from a screen. Test that with Norman Mailer’s brilliantly dark novel or Tintin depending on mental age.
03 Stay classy
Stop relying on Snapchat to see naked girls, and look at this arty tome instead. The New Erotic Photography 2, taschen.com
04 Live day to day
Sure, iCalendar prevents you from forgetting your girlfriend’s birthday, but can it make a room look like a designer pad? No.
05 Sell yourself
A firm handshake, eye contact and a business card from a killer card holder will always trump a LinkedIn request when angling for that new job.
06 Save time
When Apollo 13’s clock failed, astronaut Jack Swigert’s Omega watch successfully timed the boosters that brought the rocket to Earth. He couldn’t have done that with a cracked screen and a dead battery.
07 Look sharp
Spend less time on your Instagram selfies and make the right first impression with this slick shirt.
08 Find your own way
Channel the adventuring spirit of The Goonies and reach for a real map to find your treasure/pub in the middle of nowhere.
09 Get snap happy
It’d take something amazing, beautiful and downright brilliant to tear us away from Instagram. This retro-looking digital SLR, NX300, is as close as it gets.
10 Wake up
Use your phone’s alarm? Bad news: science says it may be the reason you’re stressed out during the day. Quash it with this natural light alternative.
11 Turn it up to 11
No party ever achieves legendary status with a sound system that gets interrupted by a text message. This classy amp is a far cooler bet. Marshall Hanwell speaker. marshallheadphones.com
12 Get a sugar rush
OK, so curing the 500 million Candy Crush addicts overnight isn’t going to be easy. This brightly coloured US candy will help with the comedown.
13 Note it down
Remember when you came up with that incredible idea for a novel and wrote it down in Notes? And remember how hard you threw your phone at the wall when it randomly deleted itself? THAT doesn’t happen with a notebook. Unless you lose it.
14 Spin your discs
Dropping the needle on to a beautiful vinyl or hitting the play button in iTunes? We know which one we prefer. Well, maybe not so much on a bus.
From the May 2014 issue of FHM India.
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