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    Thank you for your encouragement and support for the past three years. We've had fun connecting with you and hope you've found useful material here on Reflections. And here's the but... Reflections In Hindsight is closing on December 21, 2012. Elaine and Sophie and I can be found over at http://authorculture.blogspot.com; April can be found at Clash of the Titles, http://www.clashofthetitles, http://www.aprilgardner.com and watch for news for more novels from her!; Janet is ever-present on the Internet with her very special words of wisdom and grace at http://www.janetperezeckles.com, and Luther--who knows where he'll show up next, but I'd watch my back if I were you... Book Reviews are always important, so I, Lisa, will continue to offer them through my blog, as well as those promotions for your new books or book launches, or your news.

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Market Monday: Technology and You, with guest Teena Stewart

Posted by Lisa Lickel on May 14, 2012

Google, Are you Kidding?  Futuristic Glasses Worse Than Texting While Driving

By Teena Stewart

I hear that Google has an idea in the works for experimental hi-tech glasses that can do it all. They sound like something right out of Star Trek or James Bond.

Here are some of the proposed features:

• While wearing a pair you can see all the directions to your destination right before you eyes.

• You can video chat with friends

• You can shop on line

In a word, the glasses can mimic what you can already do on a smart phone or tablet which are getting more sophisticated all the time. Very cool idea and it’s hands free. But if these things ever actually hit the market, can you imagine the problems they will unleash?

My husband does sports officiating and on several occasions has ridden with a guy who texts while he drives. What’s worse is he doesn’t do it well and is all over the road. It has to be bad for Jeff to complain. Who of us who texts can’t admit being side-tracked at least once with texting while walking or driving, until we maybe decided this wasn’t a very brilliant idea. Some of us are still doing it, which isn’t making me feel safer on the road.

Like it or not, technology is here to stay and if you don’t want to go the way of the dinosaur you need to scramble to keep up with the latest developments. But sometimes it gets more than a little scary.

Give me your input. Do you think these glasses will ever hit the public arena?

Have you had any experiences with someone annoying you or putting you in danger because they are distracted by technology?

Teena Stewart is a published author, an accomplished artist, and an experienced ministry leader.   Her newest book (Working Title) Mothers and Daughters: Mending a Strained Relationship is due out via Beacon Hill in summer 2012.   Teena is a contributing writer to DreamBuilder’s Ministry in Motion and has served in ministry leadership for years. Currently, she and her husband Jeff are the key visionaries and managers of Java Journey an innovative market place ministry in Hickory, North Carolina (http://www.javajourney.org).

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