Hi Folks,
I know some of you are wondering where have I been? Some of you who have been following me, know exactly where I have been. You've been following my other blogs and know exactly what I'm doing. Well, I'm here to drop in and talk about some of this Christmas season gadgets as well as to talk about our future and one of my new blogs.
I've spent some time looking at what might be the hottest gadget out there. Quite honestly, there isn't anything out there that is "hot". But there are numerous things out there that are interesting. I want to just remind some of my readers looking at the Bluetooth watches that are out there - there is a ton of them this year. Some of my friends and coworkers keep asking me about these watches. Samsung has done a magnificent marketing campaign on their Galaxy Gear watch, in spite of it's initial weaknesses. The bottom line is that people are talking about the Samsung Gear as if it is the first Bluetooth watch ever invented. It is not.
For those folks who keep asking, I will repeat again - this is the second round for Bluetooth watches for most of these manufacturers. The first round was about 18 months ago and was mostly a dismal failure. So before you go running to plop down $300 dollars, please take a look at Amazon.com customer reviews, or cnet.com or Engadget.com on these various Bluetooth items before you buy them. The reviews from the techies and consumers are still lukewarm overall for a reason. The full potential of the present Bluetooth watches and what they are offering hasn't been completely realized as of yet. We may not see that realization until maybe a 3rd or 4th generation.
However, if you're going for just the basic potential that these Bluetooth watches purport to do, then in my opinion your best bet is the Pebble Smartwatch. It's a watch that can take a splash of water, stay charged for at least two or more days and really seems to function quite well as....a watch? Not only that - it also works with all Androids and iPhones!!?? How about that? Pebble brand Bluetooth watch was a leader in the first round and to me is still one of the top threes in this second round of Bluetooth smartwatches. It also cost about half the price of the Galaxy Gear. It's only drawback is that it's monochrome and it doesn't take pictures. Boohoo. Neither does my Casio or Timex watches. If anyone differs in their opinion, feel free to drop me a note. Take a look at this video review of the Pebble vs The Gear for more information.
Moving right along. We are definitely in a consumer market folks. There's tons of leftover, overstocked electronics out there to buy. Keep shopping for what you want and definitely buy it, if and when you can. Anything from laptops, desktops, tablets and Playstation 4. Yes, it is the rise of the Geeks! Not Zombies! We have more electronic and rechargeable this or that, wireless this or that - than ever before.
That being said, us middle age folks should not be running for the hills. Nor should we surrender our intelligence over to electronics manufacturers and our kids. Trust me, our kids don't know any more about electronics than we do. We have just surrendered learning about electronics over to them, because our generation went through the tougher learning phases during our schooling in the '70's, '80's and '90's. No longer does the average high school or college student need to learn computer language like DOS, FORTRAN or COBALT. When I watch a modern physicist state that the average smart phone has more computing power than what NASA had in it's entire complex in the early 1960's - I respect and realize the brave and bold new age that we have entered. Why? Because I have mastered my smartphones, tablets, laptops and desktops all on my own. And so can you.
It is predicted that over the next 15 years, our world and the influence of technology will increase even more. There are useful, human interface devices being developed that will change our everyday functions and interactions, as well as improve our health. All of these changes will be centered around technology. Our older and more experienced brains do better with these changes than our younger generation, who inexperience makes them not appreciate these impending changes. I don't know about you, but I eagerly await these changes and I am keeping myself sharp so that I can embrace them.
Still don't believe me? Well...take a look at this new Amazon video on how they will be making half hour deliveries to their Prime Membership customers: Amazon Prime Air. Yep. Times are a changing. This air delivery is only the beginning. The Google Goggles are around the corner. Here is a link to a 50 minute lecture on what is in store for our future just 10 or 15 years from now, from the esteemed physics professor, Dr.Michiro Kaku. If you have the time to listen to it, please do! It is about the world that we and our grandchildren will be experiencing. Click here: The future is here.
Lastly, I will be addressing some of these future issues in my fictional blog action adventure story EscapeFromTheOrionOffworld.blogspot.com. Be sure to tune in. Until I post again - which will be soon - enjoy this Christmas season! Shop well, and shop wisely.
I know some of you are wondering where have I been? Some of you who have been following me, know exactly where I have been. You've been following my other blogs and know exactly what I'm doing. Well, I'm here to drop in and talk about some of this Christmas season gadgets as well as to talk about our future and one of my new blogs.
I've spent some time looking at what might be the hottest gadget out there. Quite honestly, there isn't anything out there that is "hot". But there are numerous things out there that are interesting. I want to just remind some of my readers looking at the Bluetooth watches that are out there - there is a ton of them this year. Some of my friends and coworkers keep asking me about these watches. Samsung has done a magnificent marketing campaign on their Galaxy Gear watch, in spite of it's initial weaknesses. The bottom line is that people are talking about the Samsung Gear as if it is the first Bluetooth watch ever invented. It is not.
For those folks who keep asking, I will repeat again - this is the second round for Bluetooth watches for most of these manufacturers. The first round was about 18 months ago and was mostly a dismal failure. So before you go running to plop down $300 dollars, please take a look at Amazon.com customer reviews, or cnet.com or Engadget.com on these various Bluetooth items before you buy them. The reviews from the techies and consumers are still lukewarm overall for a reason. The full potential of the present Bluetooth watches and what they are offering hasn't been completely realized as of yet. We may not see that realization until maybe a 3rd or 4th generation.
However, if you're going for just the basic potential that these Bluetooth watches purport to do, then in my opinion your best bet is the Pebble Smartwatch. It's a watch that can take a splash of water, stay charged for at least two or more days and really seems to function quite well as....a watch? Not only that - it also works with all Androids and iPhones!!?? How about that? Pebble brand Bluetooth watch was a leader in the first round and to me is still one of the top threes in this second round of Bluetooth smartwatches. It also cost about half the price of the Galaxy Gear. It's only drawback is that it's monochrome and it doesn't take pictures. Boohoo. Neither does my Casio or Timex watches. If anyone differs in their opinion, feel free to drop me a note. Take a look at this video review of the Pebble vs The Gear for more information.
Moving right along. We are definitely in a consumer market folks. There's tons of leftover, overstocked electronics out there to buy. Keep shopping for what you want and definitely buy it, if and when you can. Anything from laptops, desktops, tablets and Playstation 4. Yes, it is the rise of the Geeks! Not Zombies! We have more electronic and rechargeable this or that, wireless this or that - than ever before.
That being said, us middle age folks should not be running for the hills. Nor should we surrender our intelligence over to electronics manufacturers and our kids. Trust me, our kids don't know any more about electronics than we do. We have just surrendered learning about electronics over to them, because our generation went through the tougher learning phases during our schooling in the '70's, '80's and '90's. No longer does the average high school or college student need to learn computer language like DOS, FORTRAN or COBALT. When I watch a modern physicist state that the average smart phone has more computing power than what NASA had in it's entire complex in the early 1960's - I respect and realize the brave and bold new age that we have entered. Why? Because I have mastered my smartphones, tablets, laptops and desktops all on my own. And so can you.
It is predicted that over the next 15 years, our world and the influence of technology will increase even more. There are useful, human interface devices being developed that will change our everyday functions and interactions, as well as improve our health. All of these changes will be centered around technology. Our older and more experienced brains do better with these changes than our younger generation, who inexperience makes them not appreciate these impending changes. I don't know about you, but I eagerly await these changes and I am keeping myself sharp so that I can embrace them.
Still don't believe me? Well...take a look at this new Amazon video on how they will be making half hour deliveries to their Prime Membership customers: Amazon Prime Air. Yep. Times are a changing. This air delivery is only the beginning. The Google Goggles are around the corner. Here is a link to a 50 minute lecture on what is in store for our future just 10 or 15 years from now, from the esteemed physics professor, Dr.Michiro Kaku. If you have the time to listen to it, please do! It is about the world that we and our grandchildren will be experiencing. Click here: The future is here.
Lastly, I will be addressing some of these future issues in my fictional blog action adventure story EscapeFromTheOrionOffworld.blogspot.com. Be sure to tune in. Until I post again - which will be soon - enjoy this Christmas season! Shop well, and shop wisely.
