What Will They Think of Next?

It's in our nature to crave the latest gadgets and utilize every bit of cutting edge technology there is on the market. But at what point do tech advancements cross the line that should be designated for fantasies. A post earlier this year from my friend Erik really caught my attention, and begged the question, what role does technology play in our every day lives? And, more importantly, what role will it have in the not too distant future?

Samsung released its Galaxy s3 watch some 2 months ago, and already 800,000 units have been sold. Me being the old fashioned person I am, finds it ludicrous to even consider purchasing something like this. When one has their phone in their pocket or bag at all times (as most people do in this day and age), what possesses them spend another $300 or more on this rather than, say, A REAL WATCH.  David Pogue of the New York Times, "The galaxy gear is bulky and useless. It needs a phone to be even moderately useful." The breakthrough has gotten consistently sub-par reviews similar to Pogue's since its release, and Samsung's 2013 will end on a bittersweet note. After all of the hype after surpassing Apple for the worlds largest smartphone carrier earlier in the year, Samsung has come of short of the hype they had received.

Be that as it may, this trial run will be perfected in the near future, and items like this will always be bought by Americans. It goes back to a recent discussion in my American Studies class. The United States spends more money on weapons than all of the other countries combined. The reason being, not that our old weapons were bad or dysfunctional. We could probably still blow up the whole world if we wanted to. But we always need the latest and greatest just to know that we can. It's the same thing with the every day citizen. American's value groundbreaking inventions. So I'm excited to see the release of the first car that can drive itself, when the wealthy citizens of the world can surpass every level of laziness put forth so far.