Remember those cheesy futuristic movie where everyone was a bit 'of android-like? Their daily tasks a farce senseless to push buttons and have their needs and wants met by machines or gadgets - a place where human interaction was purely optional? It was a stretch of the imagination or are approaching the line between virtual reality and become a blurred line in a "surreal? You tell me. The next time you're stuck in traffic, watching the cars around you. Drivers without passengers engage with heated conversations conversants invisible minivans with DVD players with androids thumbnail pierced cartoon animals and humans; teenagers anxiously flipping inches on PDAs, blasting messages to their friends in a broadcast. And so on.
It started with the toaster, then came the microwave and then the VCR (remember them, right? Machines rectangular looking where you've placed a video?). We could not get enough to fill immediately, and then we have catapulted into instant gratification über-mode where everything and everyone, in theory, should be available with a click of the mouse or pressing a button. And if not, well, then it is not worthy of our attention until it is. We can record our favorite programs with TeVo or DVR and watch them whenever it suits us, heck, not even have to be at home when watching TV. Pop in a DVD drive or in your personal DVD player in flight to the bottom, or flip open the phone or pull out your partner while waiting in line at the bank. A moment of silence? Are you from outer space?
And although it may seem intuitive that the video may have gone the way of cassettes, have persevered in a new form. With streaming video, music lovers and dogs eager for news can get their daily fix online, without having to end their instant messaging conversations. Or for those who find it too cumbersome reading-all they have to do is sit and watch. These are the latest video music like Jesse McCartney "Because You Live" and Cream "deserted cities of the Heart" or the movie trailers hot new flicks like "Running Scared," starring Billy Crystal. Want to watch a video with more substance? Stay on top of political scandals with video news from the world or keep up with fashion trends, no matter where you live with video fashion. Be the first to find out where to buy a heated bra and see what's on tracks all from your living room (or the coffee shop or anywhere else for that matter).
Admittedly, there is no way back we also enjoy the constantly evolving technology driven by our inability to wait for more than a nanosecond.
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