Thesis 10-12

When starting to read each thesis, I feel as if Greenfield is speaking directly to me and addressing questions/topics/issues I've mulled over many times. In Thesis 10, he starts out by saying "everyware diverges from PC by Input." This much is true. The "human computer" requires much different input for the brain to "process" information. We can manipulate the computer peripherals to move about the world inside the computer, but which peripherals are we moving around in our world that is quickly becoming computerized. Some day we will simply think to open doors, complete transactions and probably even “shutdown” our body to go to sleep. Simply put, the senses are electronic impulses much like our computer counterparts. Thesis 11 is summed up by saying Everyware is Everywhere. At first we needed to head to information centers like libraries to get online or check email, but now all we have to do is open our laptop or PDA and be connected. Now Thesis 12 covers a little bit more of what I’ve always wondered about…how technology will help biological issues. The talk of the “high tech, sexy Band-Aid” sensing everything from heart rate, etc. also lets us feel better about our health but my pressing issue of privacy sets off an alarm to whether or not we are being monitored. But that’s a discussion for another day.