Is there no end to the things technology can do?
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325345)
Rockingham, Australia
December 27, 2017 10:00pm CST
We had unexpected visitors yesterday. Our god-daughter lives in South Australia. For Christmas, one of her daughters wished to visit their old home in Busselton, Western Australia. Lo and behold, the plane tickets were under the tree on Christmas morning and they flew out at lunchtime! I can only guess the father organised it but whoever – it was lovely that they fitted in a visit to us.
We had a barbecue with some nice salads and fresh summer fruits after. Our god-daughter particularly liked one of the salads and I said I’d email her the recipe which was on a card we’d picked up at the supermarket. But she whipped out her phone and photographed the recipe there and then.
And - on Christmas night our nephew had a temperature probe inside some meat he was cooking. He was able to check this on his phone while sitting in his lounge chair. There seems no end to the amazing uses to which technology can be put. Have you come across technology applications which leave you a bit speechless?
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Technology sure has made things easier and faster. Hubby recently showed me some app where you can scan over words and it would visually translate it to any language you need it to be - that's insane!
@vandana7 (98731)
• India
31 Dec 17
@DaddyEvil LOL... we can still trouble ya DE..Evil Grin...
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
28 Dec 17
YES! watching cameras on the phone that show your house. The turn the lights on and off app.
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@JudyEv (325345)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 17
@LoriAMoore It makes it much easier for the place to look as if someone is home.
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@Madshadi (8849)
• Brussels, Belgium
28 Dec 17
I have an application called Zenly. It lets you see your friend’s exact whereabouts. Me and my wife check each other’s locations to make sure that we are okay. And to make it easier to reach each other when one of us has to pick the other. It also has an option to send quick messages in case of emergencies. I find it very useful
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@LadyDuck (457412)
• Switzerland
28 Dec 17
I am not so impressed by this exaggerate use of technology. We become addicted and lazy. I have a meat thermometer that I stick in the center of the meat and I check after the time I know the meat should be ready. I think I check at most a couple of times and I stay in the kitchen while the food is cooking.
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@just4him (305532)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Dec 17
I've seen commercials for phone apps where you can check on your home, turn on and off lights, check the temperature, and virtually take care of your home, without being there. It is crazy what all a person can do from their phone.
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@Fleura (29097)
• United Kingdom
9 Jan 18
@just4him @JudyEv I can see that those sort of things can be very useful (although we don't have any) - such as turning on lights when you are away, checking CTV if you have it, etc., but I don't trust that all such things cannot be hacked. I don't want someone else remotely deactivating my house alarm or cutting off my power for example!
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
28 Dec 17
Yes, technology has advanced so much and there are amazing applications to execute some tasks. I came across an application, which could tell how much water we consume in a day and whether it is adequate or not.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
28 Dec 17
@JudyEv Yes, I have seen Fitbits and it tells a lot about us. Some of my relatives regularly use it.
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@snowy22315 (169628)
• United States
28 Dec 17
That is really cool about the meat thermometer. I guess being able to control things in your home with smart apps and things like that. That is so totally cool.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16518)
• China
28 Dec 17
Technology has come a long way now,which sets the scene for dramatic changes in all our lives.Over here, there has been a new e-payment system using facial recognition.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16518)
• China
29 Dec 17
@JudyEv Yes! in addition, people are allowed to use smart phones for scanning to complete the payment in nearly every store here.
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@JudyEv (325345)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Dec 17
@changjiangzhibin89 We were behind a lady whose payment was denied as her pay hadn't been processed on time. She used her phone to transfer some money from her other account, paid her bill and we were all going ahead as normal within a couple of minutes. It was pretty impressive.
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
28 Dec 17
I think it's harder to think of things that technology can't do than what they can, these days. 
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@JudyEv (325345)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 17
That's true. There seems to be nothing they can't do. My friends have gone away for three weeks and their fish will get fed a regulated amount at a certain time every day till they get back. I don't know what happens if the power goes off! 
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
30 Dec 17
@JudyEv Oh wow, that one I had not heard of! There's an app for that too? 
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@JudyEv (325345)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Dec 17
@cahaya1983 I guess it's an app. I'm sure she was adjusting it on her phone but maybe not. It's still pretty clever however or whatever does it.
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@JamesHxstatic (29237)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 Dec 17
I was surprised at how much the Alexa robot voice can answer. We don't have any lights or heat connected to it, but she keeps our schedules going and gives reminders for various things, will even tell a story if you ask.
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@JamesHxstatic (29237)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 Dec 17
@JudyEv Hmmm...there's a thought.
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@JudyEv (325345)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Dec 17
Vince's sister and her husband FaceTime with a new grandchild who lives the other side of the world and it is such a good thing. It takes much less time for the child to get over their shyness when eventually they manage to meet face-to-face.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
28 Dec 17
I love technology so much, and I'm ready for more and more. I just want a robot maid, and then I'll be happy and speechless.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
29 Dec 17
@JudyEv Plus, we would need one to cook delicious meals.
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@JudyEv (325345)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Dec 17
@misunderstood_zombie My husband does that for me now - but he isn't into cleaning. 
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I also would photograph a recipe than enlarge it when I have to read it. Amazing! No more writing.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
29 Dec 17
Most technology leaves me speechless these days lol
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