This week in lecture we spoke about tablets. More
specifically we spoke about eReaders. Laurie stated how having an eReader means
not having to lug that giant hardcover 600 page novel in your bag. Before this lecture, I will
not lie, I always thought the whole Kindle/eReader thing was a little bit
ridiculous. But after this lecture I came home, did a little research and was
wonderfully impressed by the abilities of these things. Not only does the
kindle havea 2 month battery life (when
used 30 minutes a day) but it even has high contrast screens—or something along
those lines, which prevents glare and allows you to read it's a piece of paper.
Okay, I may sound like an excited child over
here, but that is truly what I am. I have always loved reading. I never had a
passion for Mr. William Shakespeare, but I’ve always loved those “silly girl
books”. I loved waiting for the newest It Girl or Private to hit shelves, buying it, and
reading it before the night came to an end. But these days I barely have time
to read let alone watch for the book to hit shelves or go pick it up. And eeek
reading an entire book in one whole day would leave me with zero time to do
anything.
But, with winter break coming around the corner,
I will have endless free time. Reading should probably become a part of my life
again. Ahhh winter break. So close I can literally almost taste it! Anywho,
back on track. During the break I will be subwaying to work, or living in the
warmth of my duvet. Lugging a book around—leaving no room in my purse, or
leaving the magical heaven I call bed isn’t really necessary if I don’t have to
do it. I know I sound lazy, but think about it!
It’s a cold winter day. The snow is falling. It’s
minus 4 outside (but feels like -30 with the windshield). Your new favourite
book just hit shelves, but the thought of escaping your warm house and entering
the frost bite possibilities of the outside world is holding you back from
driving to the nearest indigo. If instead you had a kindle/ or any other
various eReaders this wouldn’t even be a thought! You would grab your eReader,
purchase a book and sit down with your blanket and hot chocolate. Ahhh problem
solved.
Anyways, I’m really not some sort of
advertisement. No one paid me to hype up the eReaders, I just simple think
they’re brilliant. You can download a book in 60 seconds—Regardless of whether
it’s in stock at the nearest Indigo and read it at your leisure. It also has a
high lighter option if you need to keep that line handy for a school paper. You
can change the font size for your own pleasure, get free books, store your own
files on the thing and even borrow books from your library!
Our world is amazing. Someone says, I want a way
to access books from bed, and they do it.
It just makes you think about the endless possibilities of this world.
What could be coming next? If you want it, you can create it—Now that’s a cool
concept. Just the other day I read a
metro on my way to class & there was an article on tablets. The person wrote about using tablets as menus
at restaurants. The purpose would be that the waiter would have more time to
actually communicate with the customer instead of try and remember their
order—since whatever they wanted would be automatically clicked into the tablet
and sent to the kitchen. I think the idea is fab. I think that it provides
endless opportunity for a restaurant to do new things. Not only does it provide
more 1-on-1 time with the wait staff, but it allows for people to key things in
such as: I have a peanut allergy or I like my steak well done. Little things
like this make a HUGE difference for a restaurant experience. Plus, I think
it’s kind of cool.
In conclusion, I think that using technology to
create a more hands on life is quite fab. I mean, we could all drop the
technology forever & go outside, but it wouldn’t be the same thing. Using
technology in our outside world, is a more interesting concept. It would re
create those face-to-face connections that some believe technology has destroyed
& act for an exciting day to day life.
Now I’m just waiting for someone to create a
remote that pauses life—especially when I need a nice long nap, and life will
be amazing.
(If you want to see what a Kindle is click this, they're pretty cool!)
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