Both my Samsung TV and soundbar seem to automatically update themselves using my household WIFI network. Every appliance is becoming smarter than me! Here’s another example that I may have bought “too many toys” for my own good. This “trouble in tech paradise” is not limited to automobiles.
I should have taken the advice of my wife who said, “Harrisburg East.”) They both nearly simultaneously gave me the wrong directions to Hershey Lodge (Harrisburg), having me exit the PA Turnpike two exits too soon. Number 2 came through the car speakers, while Siri spoke through the phone itself. If I need to hear female voices “tell me where to go” (besides my wife, of course), I have the opportunity of either letting Siri give me the street directions or listen to another digital woman (who or where she comes from I do not know – a Google Maps cyborg?). When I plug my iPhone into the special interface next to the cigarette lighter, the home screen shows up on the main window of my car, making it a cinch to play music from my iTunes library! Our devices are all becoming more interconnected and even “seamless!” For example, my GM vehicle offers OnStar, turn-by-turn navigation, and Sirius/XM-Radio. It even tells me to stop reading the dashboard while I am driving (which is somewhat ironic since the notice comes up randomly while my car is moving). In case I forgot to notice the speed limit sign, the reminder pops up next to the speedometer.
It reprimands me when I am following too close to the car in front of me. It tells me when I am not driving straight within the lane. I bought a new Chevy (a used but current-model-year demo from the dealer), and I am struggling to understand it! Oh, not just the basics of the radio, three-zone HVAC system, cruise control, or all of the other nifty buttons on the steering wheel…īut, this car talks to me. Okay, I know I am not a “technology native,” but at least I have become more savvy as a well-informed “technology immigrant.” (Just don’t tell Donald Trump!) But, I just can’t seem to keep up! What is it about “our generation” missing that part of the brain that somehow intuitively informs us which link or button to push in a long series of options on a menu bar? (The ones that only have symbols or pictures really puzzle me!) When Your Car (or Smartphone or Computer or Soundbar) is Smarter Than You
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