As we all know, talking on the phone has sort of become a thing of the past. No longer do people feel the need to open their mouths when they can simply use their fingers to accomplish the same thing. But SMS messaging has grown more than anyone could have ever expected. ABI Research is estimating that over seven trillion SMS messages will be sent in 2011, with growth sure to continue as mobile adoption grows. The research also notes that mobile growth is likely to decline somewhat in the future and that SMS growth will decline as well, but that is no worry right now — SMS usage is bigger and better than…

Remember the old days? When there was no internet, and only four channels on TV, asbestos in your walls and you actually had to break up with your partners face-to-face? How primitive, right?! Thankfully, here in the future, you can now employ the services of a website like breakupeasy.com to end your relationships for you. The, um, forward-thinking site lets you send break up messages via SMS, Facebook or email, even helpfully offering a list of reasons for the break-up, which range from things like ‘didn’t make enough time for you’ to ‘gave you an STD’. (Um, what?) Such a great idea, right? I mean,…

I could make jokes about this all day, so before I do, please bear in mind that this is actually a pretty good idea: Australian company Simativa has developed underwear that texts when you poop. I can explain, I swear. The SIMsystem, as it’s officially known, is actually targeted at the elderly (SIM is Smart Incontinence Management) and lets caregivers know via SMS message when it’s time to get their hands dirty. It can even broadcast the ‘event’ over a facility’s entire paging system. Classy. The diagram below shows you how it works, though I suppose it’s pretty self-explanitory….