Isaac Sinnett

I have recently grown a little weary of myspace and facebook. I’m not exactly sure what has led to this but, I have decided to embrace it and try out something new that I will undoubtedly tire of sooner or later. Perhaps its the way the world works. Some new thing comes along and it catches our attention for a while and then after you get use to going there all of the time, you wake up and for whatever reason don’t feel like doing that as religiously as you once did. It has lost some of it’s luster. This same thing that once allowed you hours of endless entertainment has turned into something you do out of habit and don’t look forward to as much as you once may have.

So today Apple put in the paperwork for a patent on new technology that would allow you to not have to wait in line at Starbucks and fast food restaurants. You could order ahead with your cell phone, Ipod or some other digital device and it would alert you when it was ready so that you could just stop by and pick it up. Don’t get me wrong. I think this is brilliant and if/when they do come out with this, I will definitely be taking advantage of such technology. However, in the same breath, I find this a bit ridiculous. What happened to the days when you made a phone call for your friend to meet you at the coffee shop. The days when you planned to stand in line so that you could sit down and enjoy each others conversation and the occasional “EV” moment. But then, lets go back to the fact that I also think this is a brilliant idea. Who wouldn’t want to order a head, on their way to work and have their coffee waiting for them. Once again, Apple hits a home run with innovation.