Wearables as the Potential Future

     Apple has recently completed their World Wide Developers Conference with no wearable device or watch being revealed to the public like what was expected. However, the software being released in the fall has hinted to the potential of an iWatch in the near future. As we learned in class, connections to the internet and social media is becoming extraordinarily easier to access. With the new potential addition of wearables, people wouldn't even need to spend take their phones out of their pockets. It is already convenient enough to be able to retrieve all that information from your phone. Now with the addition of being able to just look at your watch, I think it is getting to the point of being to consuming in our lives. In the case of Google Glass, you would be wearing this technology constantly, receiving notifications all the time. It takes the concept a step further. I personally don't like the technology coming out because it is becoming a little to unnecessary to have content being delivered at the instant it happens. People should be living their lives with the people right in front of them. I am scared the world is going to turn to be virtual reality reliant. We would just camp out inside and avoid the things happening in the real world in exchange for a fictional one.

Netflix and the Battle of the Fast Lane

     Netflix has recently paid a large chunk of change to Comcast in order to get their service up to the speeds they want with out the congestion or bottleneck. Just this past week Netflix has been sending a message to customers using Verizon internet service that blames Verizon for the poor video service they are getting. Verizon is now considering the use of legal action if Netflix continues their bad business practices. There has been much debate over who is to blame for the slow service, and Netflix has taken the stance that big internet service providers not taking the necessary steps on upgrades so the customers get video streaming in a timely manner. Verizon claims there is no basis for their accusations. In fact Verizon recently just signed a commercial deal with Netflix to improve performance. There are many different contributing factors that can lead to poor streaming. As we learned in class, the world is coming closer and closer to cutting the cable bill from their life to move to exclusively streaming from the internet. Everything will eventually go directly to internet whether Comcast and other big television providers believe so or not. I personally plan on not getting television service when I get out of college because I don't watch nearly enough of the programming being offered for me to even bother getting it.
    Netflix better be more willing to help out the internet service providers if they want to improve their customer satisfaction. Instead of shamelessly pointing the finger at someone else, they should be taking responsibility. In my opinion this was not a good public relations ploy. No matter who is technically at fault, calling out another company they have a contract with is not a good decision. I can see this mistake on Netflix's part coming back to haunt them.