While watching the movie “Cars,” my youngest son asked, “Mom, can cars really drive by themselves?”
My initial answer, which was quick and without much thought, was “Cars don’t drive. That’s a movie and isn’t real.” After further thought, I told him that movies have been a roadmap for the future. For example, the GPS system and AT&T Navigator application on my cell phone tells me where to go and what turns to make to get to a preselected destination. Looking ahead, the next generation of navigational systems will likely tell the car what to do and drive it with little or no human engagement. I know we probably have this capability already in a lab environment, but not on the mass market.
The point I was trying to make to him is that maybe things on TV aren’t real now, but the evolution of technology in movies can be a depiction of how technology will be used in the future.
I want my kids to think outside the box and not limit themselves only to what they can see or touch. They need to know that technology can be molded and shaped as far as the mind can dream. That’s the world we live in today.
Posted by Priscilla in How To, Organization, Priscilla Tags: AT&T Navigator, GPS, Priscilla
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Hi there! So even though I LOVE technology and am always excited to see and use the latest that’s out there, I have to tell you, it took me a while to get on board with the GPS navigation feature on my phone. My husband kept telling me to try it, but I kept printing directions from Yahoo or Google maps. Then one day, on a business trip to Salt Lake City, I’d landed pretty late and once in my rental car I realized… oh you guessed it … I hadn’t printed directions! So I call my husband, and being the patient man he is, I ask him to pull up directions and e-mail them to me. He used that opportunity to get me to try the AT&T Navigator. So, I did and loved it! No more remembering to print and carry directions and then have them available at the right time (and not in your suitcase, in the trunk of the rental after you’ve pulled out of the rental car facility and already entered traffic … yeah, did that too!). I have not printed directions since then and rely solely on my phone’s GPS. This is yet another reason why I can’t live without my device!
Posted by Brandy in Brandy Tags: AT&T Navigator, Brandy, directions, GPS
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