Star Walk is one of the planetarium apps I use on a regular basis that has transformed my stargazing. Has Apple placed us on the threshold of a revolution in mobile computing?
When it comes to new gizmos, I am neither a luddite nor a gadget head. I don’t have to have the newest thing. But neither am I afraid of them. I don’t eschew old technology. I love my old 1948 Smith Corona typewriter, though I’m not writing this essay on that particular machine. I love all of it, actually, though I do wish they’d make Ipods like they used to make typewriters, that is, to last. And perhaps with a bit more art-deco flair. But while I may love typewriter and ipod equally, I’m also a cautious adopter of technology. I have a deeply-held, seldom-voiced suspicion that we might, as a species, be a little more cautious in our adoption of new technology, at least until we have a bit more thoroughly sussed out the effects of it on our minds, bodies and communities. (more…)
