Our new smart devices might be too smart for us to communicate with.
The app will let riders know whether the number of people on the next bus will allow for physical distancing.
Hello operator? Connect me to old-timey times when I could remember my one landline phone number.
http://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/brownstein-area-code-overload-dials-up-the-anxiety
Sometimes more sophisticated technology simply becomes better at diagnosing inconsequential issues that probably could have been ignored.
In one of my favourite scenes from Downton Abbey, the Dowager Countess slams a telephone receiver into its cradle and hisses: “Is this an instrument of communication or one of torture?”
https://montrealgazette.com/technology/personal-tech/opinion-its-smart-to-use-a-smartphone
German retailer Metro just launched PRO Trace, a smartphone app that displays all the information consumers need at the point of purchase.
Riding the bus, I can meditate, contemplate, and plan. I don’t startle others, or myself, by suddenly beeping, ringing, tweeting, or erupting in a pop tune.
https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/opinion-i-really-dont-need-a-cellphone
Jocelyn Richard, a mechanical engineer, and Ignacio Calvo, an industrial and UX designer, have won a contest hosted by NASA via Freelancer — a site where companies can seek the services of free...
http://montrealgazette.com/technology/space/montrealers-win-nasa-app-design-challenge
Josh Freed's latest foray into the human condition tracks our "infobesity."
http://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/television/help-deluged-by-data-in-our-ever-wired-universe