In the last decade technology has managed to change the way we live our lives in a profound and irreversible way. Hell, can any of us truly remember a time before the advent of the iPod (or any MP3 layer), smart phone or tablet that doesn't feel weird and dreamy and unreal?
Just the other day, I was talking to my mother on the phone, while looking up a recipe and answering an email ALL ON THE SAME DEVICE AT THE SAME TIME and it didn't even phase me. But had you told me that this was something that was going to be possible a mere twenty years ago, I would have thought you were fucking nuts and avoided any contact with you (I sort of identified with being a Luddite back then even though I was strangely predisposed to technology...odd).
But now, carrying around a device that can act as a phone/radio/mp3 player/camera/computer while allowing me to access the Internet any time that I choose, is such a part of my everyday life that if you took it away from me, I might very well curl up and die in a corner somewhere.
Which is probably why the idea of a smart coffee table complete with a 32" touch screen seems like a practical addition to a home already besieged by so much technology (remember people, we now have beds that can go from hard to soft at the push of a button). Of course, being able to download Japanese anime porn apps in order to view them more easily while you sip on a mug of tea is a still a bit exciting if you ask me.
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