Nano
Technology described in one word: Smaller
I can't keep up.
The other night our 29 year old niece stopped by for a short visit. She pulled out her Mac lap top to show us a collections of her more recent photographs taken with her Canon Rebel. She uses Aperture, "the ultimate photographer's workstation," to work with them.
I commented on her jewelery which caused her to chortle.
It was a mini Ipod.
Am I the only one not aware that you
could put a hook in an Ipod
and dangle it from your ear?
I do not have an Ipod, nor do I have a Blackberry.
Nevertheless, I do have plenty of small things . For instance, the memory card on my Canon Power Shot reminds me of a communion wafer. If you don't do church then think in terms of a Wheat Thin.
The amount of photographs I can save on a skinny little CD is beyond anything we could comprehend when limited to photographic film.
I threaten to carry a magnifying glass so I can read the icons that light up on my cell phone. I am barely able to dial my new cell phone without taking a picture of my feet. Don't look for my toes showing up on the blog, however.
"Resistance is Futile." That is what crossed my mind the first time I saw the Blue Tooth Razr phone. Standing in line somewhere, I hear the fellow next to me talking - hands in pocket. I thought he was hearing voices. He turned towards me and he was a frickin' Borg from Star Trek. Now I see them everywhere. I would buy one if it would turn me into Seven of Nine.
The little Thumbnails (update: excuse me Willotree, Flash Drives or Thumb Drives ) are right out of a James Bond Movie. My friend Kim received her first thumbnail for Christmas. She wears it around her neck to school where she teaches special kids. A 6-year old was intrigued that she could plug it in and take all her school data home with her. He checked it out very closely and asked if it ever got full. She told him she could erase it anytime she wanted. He pondered this for awhile and then peered into the end of it and said, "but how do you get a pencil down there?"
A recent addition to the pack is that new Iphone. I read about all of its prowess the other day. It can do everything but wipe your nose. But, don't despair. I'm sure it can remind you to do so.
In spite of this trend, there do seem to be a few things that are becoming larger. Televisions. . . . Computer monitors . . . . Pick-up Trucks........ my Butt. . .ercup.
(fyi: Buttercup is my 3 year old grandaughter)
I can't keep up.
The other night our 29 year old niece stopped by for a short visit. She pulled out her Mac lap top to show us a collections of her more recent photographs taken with her Canon Rebel. She uses Aperture, "the ultimate photographer's workstation," to work with them.
I commented on her jewelery which caused her to chortle.
It was a mini Ipod.
Am I the only one not aware that you
could put a hook in an Ipod
and dangle it from your ear?
I do not have an Ipod, nor do I have a Blackberry.
Nevertheless, I do have plenty of small things . For instance, the memory card on my Canon Power Shot reminds me of a communion wafer. If you don't do church then think in terms of a Wheat Thin.
The amount of photographs I can save on a skinny little CD is beyond anything we could comprehend when limited to photographic film.
I threaten to carry a magnifying glass so I can read the icons that light up on my cell phone. I am barely able to dial my new cell phone without taking a picture of my feet. Don't look for my toes showing up on the blog, however.
"Resistance is Futile." That is what crossed my mind the first time I saw the Blue Tooth Razr phone. Standing in line somewhere, I hear the fellow next to me talking - hands in pocket. I thought he was hearing voices. He turned towards me and he was a frickin' Borg from Star Trek. Now I see them everywhere. I would buy one if it would turn me into Seven of Nine.
The little Thumbnails (update: excuse me Willotree, Flash Drives or Thumb Drives ) are right out of a James Bond Movie. My friend Kim received her first thumbnail for Christmas. She wears it around her neck to school where she teaches special kids. A 6-year old was intrigued that she could plug it in and take all her school data home with her. He checked it out very closely and asked if it ever got full. She told him she could erase it anytime she wanted. He pondered this for awhile and then peered into the end of it and said, "but how do you get a pencil down there?"
A recent addition to the pack is that new Iphone. I read about all of its prowess the other day. It can do everything but wipe your nose. But, don't despair. I'm sure it can remind you to do so.
In spite of this trend, there do seem to be a few things that are becoming larger. Televisions. . . . Computer monitors . . . . Pick-up Trucks........ my Butt. . .ercup.
(fyi: Buttercup is my 3 year old grandaughter)
Comments
I plan on being the last person in the world to buy an ipod.
digital cameras are awesome! I dont know how I lived w/out it before...
My daughter gave me one so she can call free from next door (it was an extra she had and can't seem to get off her plan without paying more than it costs to leave it on). Of course out here in the hills it only works if you balance on your left foot atop the flagpole while facing east/southeast.
If I had a bluetooth I'd be seeing my dentist posthaste.
I laugh at bluetooth users, sorry, kinda the same way I'm amused by hummer owners (which are BIG and make me think they're overcompensating for "something"...).
AND FOR THE RECORD, I LIKE TOOTSIES ON BLOGS! ;)
Thanks for the smiles, Pamela. This post was chock full of 'em ;).
The blue tooth sets are considered by younger people to be unfashionable b/c middle-aged businessmen really have taken to them and they look pretty queer.
Their are some stumbling blocks in technology and the early adopters often look stupid for buying into the wrong fads.
Love those ipod minies, though.
(and what are YOU going to do w/ a Blackberrie?)
I just think that its so bizarre that just 20 years ago it was taboo to discuss bowel movements in polite company or otherwise, but now you have complete strangers shouting their sexual conquests into a head set while perusing the frozen food section.
I never thought of comparing blue tooth users (my doctor husband included) to Borg, but that really does fit - who is that person talking to anyway and why is there a blue glow coming from the side of his head?
If I had to be a Borg, it wouldn't be so bad to be Seven of Nine. I'd love to have her figure.
I'll be 80 yrs old talking to my grandchildren - only to realize that they are Plugged in - wires sticking out of their head as they carry on 5 conversations at once and do their homework.
:)
Let me know if you stumble across something like that.
I m with marnie... let me know when you find one that does the house chores and changes diapers!!!
Thanks for the visit,I can usually
place my words easy.But the gagets
that are around today loose me.
I have a moble phone,and thats so the family can find me when I get
seperated from them while shopping.
Stay Well
Unfortunately, like Marnie, I have laundry to do, and the Treo won't do my laundry. *cry*
I think we are making life much more difficult that it has to be.
I love your observations: "he was a frickin' Borg from Star Trek." I laughed my head off on that. I never thought about that and now I always will, lol.
I brought a new computer, 3 months later my parents brought one and even in 3 months I thought..."what the!!!!
I will say tho - I LOVE MY THUMB DRIVE! I carry it in my purse and can use it anywhere!
honestly. i think theyre ridiculous. i mean how odd is it witnessing someone screaming into a peanut?
i think those mini ipod shuffles are r-i-d-i-c-u-l-o-u-s
Happy Sunday.