For us over 50 - Favourite Technology

[vixen1700]

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?

Edited by vixen1700 on Saturday 10th November 20:23

[anonymous-user]

Amazon Alexa, turning lights on and off by voice commands. Ok I just got it with my Sonos Beam and I’m under 50 but being able to order Dominos deliveries using voice commands is cool indeed.

[Turn7]

Push button start in my Caterham.....

[DIW35]

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.

[Blib]

Uber. A terrific app. I use it often in London and it switched seamlessly to provide a service recently in NYC and Washington.

[eliot]

Late 40’s but I wished I had shazam in the 90’s when I heard tunes in the clubs and didn’t know what they were called.

[anonymous-user]

Modern, tiny digital hearing aids with Bluetooth connectivity for phones, tvs etc. Utterly amazing and life changing (not me, I'm in my 30s, but they have transformed Pater's day to day living)

[SCEtoAUX]

I'm 54 and whilst being an utterly useless guitarist, my Line 6 Variax 500 remains top of the list.

Plugged into a little amp via my Zoom X1 On effects I've had hundreds of hours of top technology fun.

[12TS]

Carbon fibre racing bike.

Bose noise cancelling headphones.

Zojirushi rice cooker.

[Celtic Dragon]

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.

[parabolica]

Not me, but my dad (a spritely 70 this year) was telling me earlier how you can buy something from China online and have it in your hands within just a few days blows his mind. Kinda agree; the whole global logistics thing is a big nerd-interest for me.

[PositronicRay]

Hotel reviews and booking.

It beats driving to a town and spending an hour finding somewhere second rate to stay.

Edited by PositronicRay on Saturday 10th November 22:40

[vixen1700]

eliot said:

Late 40’s but I wished I had shazam in the 90’s when I heard tunes in the clubs and didn’t know what they were called.

The times I tried finding some Hackney/Dalston/Brixton rave tune in a techno record shop by trying to explain it.

[hp7]

The mechanical watch

[Eric Mc]

You Tube.

[hutchst]

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.

[GetCarter]

Digital Audio Workstations.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

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!

[anonymous-user]

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!

I hope you have a backup for when it fails

[Writhing]

Goblin teasmade.