I Love Technology

Recently I was introduced to an iPhone ap that impressed me - a voice activated Google search! I’ve been using voice activated dialing for several years now. It’s such a convenience when I’m in the car, sitting at my computer, walking on the treadmill. I don’t have to remember numbers or fumble around with the little tiny keypad. I just push the button on my bluetooth and say,”Call Linda.” My Blackberry dutifully dials the number. Pretty sweet! But to be able to search the internet that way? That’s fantastic!

Earlier this week I saw an electronic ad for 3D television. Having purchased several HDTVs to replace the old tubes within the last two years, I must say that I wasn’t very excited to hear about the newest TV technology. You’re going to tell me that I have to replace my TV sets again? That’s not going to fly with the American public. We still think that TV sets should be replaced as often as an appliance or a piece of furniture, right?

Then there’s the iPad. It’s not even available in most places yet, but it’s already generating lots of buzz. Cool aps, touch screen, 3G. But we just bought new computers! Ugh!

When does it all become too much? Do you ever want to escape to a place where there is no cell service and dare I say it… no wi-fi? I daydream about it sometimes. I even found such a place on the picturesque Oregon Coast. But I don’t know how long I would last in that tech-free zone. Maybe a day. I haven’t made a reservation. Yet.