For us over 50 - Favourite Technology
Discussion
I'm 52 so can qualify for this thread.
So apart from obvious things like mobiles and the internet, what technology do you really like?
There are two things that never cease to amaze me.
Sky Plus: Pausing telly, digital radio, recording so much and it changing viewing habits in as much as I can't recall the last time I saw an advert on telly.
Freaked me out a bit last week as live telly was on at my sister in law's and I picked up the remote to fast forward x30 and nothing happened.
Shazam app on my phone. What witchcraft is this? Two years of randomly hearing tunes, Shazaming it and finding out instantly what it is. Probably my favourite ever thing of the 21st Century, something Joe 90 would have had.
Anything else you think is briliant and needs sharing?
So apart from obvious things like mobiles and the internet, what technology do you really like?
There are two things that never cease to amaze me.
Sky Plus: Pausing telly, digital radio, recording so much and it changing viewing habits in as much as I can't recall the last time I saw an advert on telly.
Freaked me out a bit last week as live telly was on at my sister in law's and I picked up the remote to fast forward x30 and nothing happened.
Shazam app on my phone. What witchcraft is this? Two years of randomly hearing tunes, Shazaming it and finding out instantly what it is. Probably my favourite ever thing of the 21st Century, something Joe 90 would have had.
Anything else you think is briliant and needs sharing?
Edited by vixen1700 on Saturday 10th November 20:23
DIW35 said:
GPS. I used to do a lot of orienteering in my much younger days, followed by competitive gliding when I got older, so I am quite happy finding my way around with a map and compass. I wonder where a lot of people would be today if the GPS system was suddenly turned off.
Judging by most of my colleagues, crying and very very lost. There’s only about 6 people in my office that can accurately read maps. Probably only 3 of us that can use a compass with one.Online banking.
I'm in Kuwait. My son in Kilmarnock needed money for something. He was out. So was I. He sent me a text message. I went online, transferred money from my account to his, and he was able to spend it in the shop using his card in less than an hour.
That is astonishing when you think about it.
I'm in Kuwait. My son in Kilmarnock needed money for something. He was out. So was I. He sent me a text message. I went online, transferred money from my account to his, and he was able to spend it in the shop using his card in less than an hour.
That is astonishing when you think about it.
vixen1700 said:
Sky Plus: Pausing telly, digital radio, recording so much and it changing viewing habits in as much as I can't recall the last time I saw an advert on telly.
Sky Plus is so 2016. Get Sky Q, grandad!Digital storage for me. 128gb micro SD, has 10K family pics, 9 hours of family HD video, tonnes of other stuff, and it's not yet half full. The size of my little finger nail!
TwigtheWonderkid said:
vixen1700 said:
Sky Plus: Pausing telly, digital radio, recording so much and it changing viewing habits in as much as I can't recall the last time I saw an advert on telly.
Sky Plus is so 2016. Get Sky Q, grandad!Digital storage for me. 128gb micro SD, has 10K family pics, 9 hours of family HD video, tonnes of other stuff, and it's not yet half full. The size of my little finger nail!
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