We took a drive around Columbus Indiana today. Nothing extraordinary about that you would say. But what if I told you that we did this sitting right here on our beds in an apartment in a suburb of Mumbai? And when I say drive I mean we saw what the driver was seeing real-time, including the rain drops on the wind screen, the signals changing at the traffic stops and the people wheeling their trolleys in the parking lot of the Walmart. And whats more we did it using the most basic of internet and data connections and an I-Pad here in India and an I-Phone 5 in Indiana.
It was amazing. It truly felt like all of us were right there. My husband who is right now in Columbus showed us all around town- his hotel, the office building, the town hall, where he does his groceries. And when the phone was in the moving car, the feeling was like being in a 3-D movie with superb graphics.
To think of it, till less than fifty years ago speaking with someone in the US meant almost a years' wait and then too just a "hello hello" over a bad connection. And now at anytime all I have to do is gently touch that little "Facetime" button on my I-Pad and my son and I can connect with my husband and even check out what he has in his fridge! (that by the way is my son's favourite thing to do)
Hard to say what will become possible in the next fifty years. But for now I am just glad and thankful for all this technology that is keeping us so close and so connected. Thanks everyone at Apple and also my apologies. Because even though it was your devices that made this possible, I still can't think of a better name for this than "Google Car!".
It was amazing. It truly felt like all of us were right there. My husband who is right now in Columbus showed us all around town- his hotel, the office building, the town hall, where he does his groceries. And when the phone was in the moving car, the feeling was like being in a 3-D movie with superb graphics.
To think of it, till less than fifty years ago speaking with someone in the US meant almost a years' wait and then too just a "hello hello" over a bad connection. And now at anytime all I have to do is gently touch that little "Facetime" button on my I-Pad and my son and I can connect with my husband and even check out what he has in his fridge! (that by the way is my son's favourite thing to do)
Hard to say what will become possible in the next fifty years. But for now I am just glad and thankful for all this technology that is keeping us so close and so connected. Thanks everyone at Apple and also my apologies. Because even though it was your devices that made this possible, I still can't think of a better name for this than "Google Car!".
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