Mirror Mirror On The Wall.. Is technology on its downfall?? (Blog 3)

I know we are not allowed to choose any electronically technology to talk about, but I feel the need to share this comment.  I attended a wedding this passed weekend in Baltimore.  My cousin was getting married and he is pretty wealthy. The wedding was very nice in a Catholic church.  Then came the reception, where the food was so delicious.  It now came time for the dancing part of the reception.  My cousin found the musical group off of YouTube and they were phenomenal.  They were relatively younger (mid-20s) and played up-to-date music.  How did the group remember all the lyrics to every song they played for 3 and a half hours? They used an iPad propped on a stand right in front of the microphones.  I talked to one of the singers and she said that it was some program they could use that listed all the lyrics to that song.  After the song had ended, he or she could slide the screen on the iPad to the next and play the next song and BAM there were all the lyrics.  I noticed this and how much the singers benefited from using the iPad throughout the night.

I find a car to be a piece of technology.  So I observed cars and how people drive them.  Where would the world be without cars today?  I believe we have come a LONG way since the old Model T cars to now.  Before I go in depth about the technology behind cars, and how I observed them.  I would like to pose a few questions to you - the reader.  What type of car do you drive?  What do you like about that car?  What do you dislike about that car?  Does your car have any technology inside of your car to boost the appeal?  What is your dream car? Have you ever imagined owning/driving your favorite car? Now picture yourself being driven around in a stretch limo, filled with a 52-inch flat screen television, built in phone, wireless internet, and a laptop just for the car.  You would be pretty happy about your new car, wouldn't you?  Now lets reflect on your life... How has your life changed since having this high-tech limo compared to driving your average car?  If it were I, my life would most likely turn 180 degrees around.  I am sure that everyone wants to live a life like that at least once.

Every car has its’ own unique design.  The crafter carefully designs the best way the car will perform.  You - the driver- can personally design what type of technology you would like placed into your car.  So it is up to the owner of the car to decide on what he or she wants for the car.  As long as I could listen to music and the car drives well, I would be content.  I do not need the most expensive car to be happy with life.  If I can get a decent car with excellent gas mileage and get me from A to B, then I am set.  To me, cars are a piece of technology that can be used for long periods of time and never have a problem. On the contrary, some cars seem to always have a problem with it.  I continue to use cars because they are a way of life and a necessity to get from here to there.  What would make cars better?  Lets see.. if there did not give off fumes to delude the ozone.  Maybe make all cars with technology that can be beneficial to each driver.  What makes this piece of technology different from the way I use it than others?  I take care of my car and want nothing to happen to it.  Other people drive recklessly and seem not to care.  Once those people lose their car or don't have it anymore than they realize how nice they had it.  I think I drive different than many other people.  In my own opinion, people from big cities drive much different than people from not so populated.  I am excited to see what kind of new technology is placed into cars.  Some cars use technology to park themselves.

**Car-to-Car Communication... "Unlike driver-to-driver communication, this (probably) won’t involve middle fingers. Once cars are connected thanks to technologies such as Intel’s M2M (Machine-to-Machine), they’ll be able to share data with other cars on the road and warn drivers of accidents, as well as figure out alternate routes based on real-time information — which in turn will help cut down on traffic and increase safety on the road."  If this piece of technology is created, a ton of accidents will be averted because of it.  More people will be saved and the world will be a happier place thanks to this new technology in cars.

YouTube. BMW's Future Car Gina Light Visionary HD. from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8m6lMj6vHc&feature=related

**Schusterman, M. (2012).  13 future car technologies for your road trip in 2020. Matador bnt. Retrieved June 19, 2012, from http://matadornetwork.com/bnt/13-future-car-technologies-that-will-aid-your-road-trip-in-2020/