The other day, a friend and I were discussing how the new iphone operates to make us illiterate as well as geographically ignorant. It comes with a feature that allows you to point to a building and both its address and directions are read to you by the monitor. What happened to reading street signs and road maps?!?!?!!! OMG I dont want to imagine what kind of world younger generations will grow up in. This is just ridiculous.
Technology is slowly advancing to make us more and more dormant, its scary. Just when I thought nothing could top the 'convenient' quality of the iphone, I was proved wrong. I recently read about a new device posted on IslamOnline that is named 'the sixth sense' because it does exactly that. It is a system that works with the environment to project information about what surrounds you over objects' surfaces. It is a mini-projector coupled with a camera and a cellphone, which acts like a computer. You could be sitting on the bus and the passenger right next to you could potentially be researching your information and recieve it on the palm of their hands---INSANE.
Did you forget your cellphone and need to make a call? Simply extend your hand infront of the projector and numbers will appear for you to click--INSANE.
Forgot your watch as you were rushing out in the morning and need to know the time? Draw a circle on your wrist and a watch will appear--INSANE.
Anyways you get the point, I should have taken up marketing lol. Here's a link to the video.
Just as a heads-up, please expect more gadgets of this nature as more information emerges continually as a result of rapid research into the various subjects of science and technology...just what we need....DEEEE-LIGHT :)
Monday, November 16, 2009
Technology is.....INSANE!!!
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i agree, tech is insane. i know how u feel!
I actually kinda disagree with you sis. I'm those type of people who need the extra help when it comes to reading maps. Cause I really suck at it! Sure, I can read signs and eventually find my way (like an hour later lol).
I love that new technologies such as GPS (for cars which I NEED!) and apps on ipod Touch & iphones, can provide me all the help I need. Obviously, within limits.
Oh did you know that iTunes sells apps that tells you the qibla direction! How cool is that?! Perfect, for all those days I forget my compass at home :) Btw, I can never figure out the extact (correct) direction by the sun, as some people can.
However, the six sense thing is kinda crazy :S
sis I'm the saaame when it comes to the awareness of the Qiblah direction and I get so uneasy when driving without a GPS, I'm strongly for technology helping us with certain things. However, acting as a sixth sense is not one of them!!
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