Sunday sloth - and the Internet of Things is in my house! Sneaky...

[byslantedlight]

I was supposed to be writing today. Or going out. Or otherwise making use of the day, which is actually a long weekend (bonus Monday off, which is why I feel bad complaining about work sometimes...) Instead it's somehow 4.30pm, and I have done... what? I've no real idea! I mean, I have been reading Gone with the Wind (for one of my book groups) and I have been lj-ing at the_safehouse about tagging and access, and the post that I just made there, and I actually fell asleep (I really must remember not to curl up on the couch like that to read...!), but... otherwise, nothing! And to think I even wondered about going away for this weekend... *sighs*

But...

I did have a surprise technology moment last night, when I used my new phone to check out some music I heard when watching Killjoys. I paused the dvd, listened to/watched the music vid (Radar by the Dangerous Twins) and as I did, a message came up on the vid on my phone - "Do you want to watch this on your television?" Well how...? I wondered, "...how do you even know I have it turned on?" and fortified by red wine I recklessly hit Oh Go On Then (I think they phrased it "Yes")

And the music vid appeared on my tv! My dvd was still there - a message came up saying to turn the music vid off on my phone when I was finished, and I did and it turned off on my telly too - but it was my phone that told my television what to do! Which... gosh!

I have been Internet of Thingsed! There was me thinking I was safe from it, having not succumbed to Dots and the like. Next thing you know the toaster'll be talking to me ("Does anyone want any toast...?")

Comments

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

If the toaster starts talking it'll probably say "better open the windows, the latest slice is a bit on the black side!"

[siskiou.livejournal.com]

You must have a smart tv. Ours is too old fashioned to allow such things. :) I'd like to be able to do that with the German TV shows i can watch on my phone.

[milomaus.livejournal.com]

Yay for running and sticking to it and taking a day to nap instead! Or maybe you did go running today?
After your techie experience?

It does sound quite scary, randomly messaging to take over our stuff....

But double yay for a day off! You earned it with all the time they kept you waiting.

Are you still willing to make a busy book? I am trying to finish long started projects and am so proud of myself and the method I'm using (5 minutes for the future, you might remember?), because it really works. No finishes yet, but getting closer with almost all of them.

[freetraveller15.livejournal.com]

If your TV is a smart TV I still think in order for it to 'talk' to your phone - and viceversa - both devices have to be connected to the internet (probably via the same WiFi hub/router?)... I am just guessing, though... :)

[heliophile-oxon.livejournal.com]

As long as they're not ganging up and talking to you about how they're not going to open the pod bay doors, or calling you "Dave" ... *g*

[cyanne]

When technology does stuff like that it's both awesome and scary at the same time. I'm still fascinated that I can send youtube vids from my laptop to my Roku. And all I can think of with your line about the toast is the chatty toaster from Red Dwarf.