TV or not TV, that is the question.
The answer seems to be TV. Time after time, given a choice, Americans prefer
watching something rather than, and even while, doing something. The widespread
use of TV is amazing.
Saw an example of that recently. I
was at one of the newer gas stations in the area, new enough in any event to be
positioned next to a roundabout. I pulled next to the pumps to get some gas.
When I got out I glanced at a little videoscreen on the pump and assumed it was
the screen for my transaction. Nope. I was totally surprised because the video
was moving. It was a little snippet of the news, with a crawl on the bottom and
everything. It then switched scenes to a commercial of some sort, then back to
the news thing again.
I thought I was sitting in an
airport bar. In Munchkinland. Waiting for the tornado report perhaps. It was
only a five-by-seven screen but golly gee Toto. My final analysis? It was
annoying. The crawl letters were too small to read. There was no sound. I
pressed all the buttons on either side of the screen and couldn't get the sound
to start. So I really didn't get anything out of it. I left with my tank and my
morning frustration quota filled.
Then there's the news that Samsung
has come out with a new curved smartphone slash tiny TV. Which is good because
with their new bigger smartphones it sometimes feels like you're talking to DVD
case. Samsung says the curvyphone is better. Quote: "Good for your face
and good for your butt." Because much as we like our TVs we still don't
like them wedged in our behind.
Talk about widespread.
America, ya gotta love it.
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