Tech such as smartphones and the internet have transformed life in recent years, but despite the incredible variety of options that this tech presents, people often find themselves to be bored. There are all kinds of fun activities to try with tech in today’s day and age, and much more than just responding to texts and checking social media, so if you ever find yourself bored and you have a smartphone and/or internet connection then here are a few ideas for fun activities that will help to pass the time and could improve your life in a few different ways.

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Brain Games

Brain games, such as sudoku and crosswords, are always a good option as they can be fun and highly engaging, plus they will help to keep your mind sharp. In a time when people do not often challenge themselves and watch a lot of TV, activities like this can make a big difference to your sharpness as well as help to pass the time.

Listen to a Podcast

Podcasts can be another good use of time and the options are endless so it should not be too hard to find one that interests you or you are in the mood for. Podcasts are great because you can simply sit down and listen or listen while performing tasks, such as cleaning, cooking, driving or even working in some cases.

Online Betting

For sports fans (or anyone who gets roped into watching sports), betting can be a great way to make any fixture much more exciting. The Unibet bet builder allows you to build your own bets and it can be fun picking out what you might think might happen in the match and then following the action to see if your predictions come right – it can get very tense and exciting when aspects of the bet start to come in!

Take Photos

The camera on smartphones is one of the most underused features as having a high-quality camera allows you to capture memories, be creative and seek out beauty in the world. Instead of taking selfies and pictures of your lunch, start looking around for interesting things to take photographs of – you should find it to be a fun and rewarding hobby and you can then share your shots on social media.

Track Health and Fitness

One of the great smartphone developments in recent times has been the introduction of health and fitness trackers. Tracking things like your daily steps, running routes, calories and other aspects of your health and fitness is not only interesting but will also motivate you to improve and obviously this will help you to lead a happier and healthier lifestyle.

These are just a few fun tech activities to try the next time that you are bored. You have so much available at your fingertips thanks to smartphones and the internet, yet people often resort to the same activities of text messages, social media and emails. These are all activities which could help to stave off boredom and perhaps improve your life too.