The FUTURE
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bloodyrosemccoySo as a final going-away present, Mom'n'Dad decided that by god I needed to finally get me a Smart Phone.
I've been resisting for a while because I had a perfectly good tablet for doing apps and internetting, and a perfectly good Dumb Phone on which to make calls and text. And I really didn't (and still don't) like taking calls on a big rectangle. It just seemed annoying.
But, I had to concede, I was falling behind. And Dad really wanted me to be up to date, as my failure to smart phonify has been a thorn in his early-adopter side for years. So I was equivocal, eh, whatever, sure, why not ...
And then I got into the phone place and saw the smart watches.
"Hey, Dad," I said. "Um ..."
Dad looked at the watches, then looked at me.
"Well, might as well go all at once," he sighed.
So, uh, I have a smart watch now! And I can do fun stuff with it, like answer phone calls and text and check my schedule and email and get yelled at when I sit around for too long (thanks, fitness apps). And, uh, here's the thing:
I really, really like this dumb gadget.
Until I saw a couple of Space Place people sporting them, I had no idea that I had always wanted one. But I realized I absolutely HAD. They're ... they're Spacefuturey! They're neat and tiny and easy to carry! Now instead of yelling into a rectangle I'm getting hair/ear grease on, I can yell into my wrist like some kind of secret agent or Power Ranger!* And I feel a little like Turanga Leela, and of course she is pretty damn cool.
So yeah, I have gone over to the Dark Side.
I have no idea if these will catch on. But if others like them as much as I do, they just might.
*Still trying to figure out how to make it beep the Power Ranger communicator noise, because of course I am.
I've been resisting for a while because I had a perfectly good tablet for doing apps and internetting, and a perfectly good Dumb Phone on which to make calls and text. And I really didn't (and still don't) like taking calls on a big rectangle. It just seemed annoying.
But, I had to concede, I was falling behind. And Dad really wanted me to be up to date, as my failure to smart phonify has been a thorn in his early-adopter side for years. So I was equivocal, eh, whatever, sure, why not ...
And then I got into the phone place and saw the smart watches.
"Hey, Dad," I said. "Um ..."
Dad looked at the watches, then looked at me.
"Well, might as well go all at once," he sighed.
So, uh, I have a smart watch now! And I can do fun stuff with it, like answer phone calls and text and check my schedule and email and get yelled at when I sit around for too long (thanks, fitness apps). And, uh, here's the thing:
I really, really like this dumb gadget.
Until I saw a couple of Space Place people sporting them, I had no idea that I had always wanted one. But I realized I absolutely HAD. They're ... they're Spacefuturey! They're neat and tiny and easy to carry! Now instead of yelling into a rectangle I'm getting hair/ear grease on, I can yell into my wrist like some kind of secret agent or Power Ranger!* And I feel a little like Turanga Leela, and of course she is pretty damn cool.
So yeah, I have gone over to the Dark Side.
I have no idea if these will catch on. But if others like them as much as I do, they just might.
*Still trying to figure out how to make it beep the Power Ranger communicator noise, because of course I am.
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Date: 2015-03-28 12:20 am (UTC)* It did survive this a few times, but finally gave up the ghost in late 2013.
** On the other hand, I could change time zones with a button, which is handy.