Smart watch - and more! Part 2
31/12/14 13:24
Time magazine says Apple's Smart watch will be “new and slightly unnerving.”
“It's small and surprisingly light . . . sits on the wrist naturally. It doesn't feel overly showy or intrusive.”
But it supports and controls “dozens of apps . . . weather, stocks, passbook, photos, maps, calendar . . . your iPhone's music and camera . . . your thermostat, your door locks, your television and your lights” and “is designed to replace credit card swipes.”
“It tracks your movements. It listens to your heartbeat . . . tracks how many steps you take and whether you're exercising enough or sitting down too long.” It's your coach, doctor, secretary, intimate friend, and more.
First, many people who don't want God intruding into their lives will nevertheless willingly accept this intrusive technology! “Piper Jaffray estimates first-year sales at 10 million units.”
Second, this “Apple Watch signals the advent of an always-there Internet”.
Here's “the paradox . . . it both gives you control and takes it away at the same time”! That's because these days such information can be copied and circulated!
Third, would we be embarrassed if public knowledge and wide circulation of our personal Christian commitment was outside our control?
Imagine if, next year, 10 million people let God into their lives anyway!
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The apostle Paul said, “I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ” Romans 1.16.
“It's small and surprisingly light . . . sits on the wrist naturally. It doesn't feel overly showy or intrusive.”
But it supports and controls “dozens of apps . . . weather, stocks, passbook, photos, maps, calendar . . . your iPhone's music and camera . . . your thermostat, your door locks, your television and your lights” and “is designed to replace credit card swipes.”
“It tracks your movements. It listens to your heartbeat . . . tracks how many steps you take and whether you're exercising enough or sitting down too long.” It's your coach, doctor, secretary, intimate friend, and more.
First, many people who don't want God intruding into their lives will nevertheless willingly accept this intrusive technology! “Piper Jaffray estimates first-year sales at 10 million units.”
Second, this “Apple Watch signals the advent of an always-there Internet”.
Here's “the paradox . . . it both gives you control and takes it away at the same time”! That's because these days such information can be copied and circulated!
Third, would we be embarrassed if public knowledge and wide circulation of our personal Christian commitment was outside our control?
Imagine if, next year, 10 million people let God into their lives anyway!
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The apostle Paul said, “I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ” Romans 1.16.