Last year, Tyler and I got our knickers in twists over Bluejacking.

While it has become somehwt common in other countries, as Americans we likened Bluejacked messages right up there with sales calles during dinner and root canals.

And yet, it’s coming.

Bluejacking is become more and more standard in the world, and the US can only hold out so long against this sea of  messages. It’s like covering your eyes and swearing Simon Cowell doesn’t exist. He DOES. And he’s only getting more airtime.

Now the city of Stirling, one of my favorite Scottish cities, has Bluejack-enabled their train station.

Visitors to the station will be given information about the city via Bluetooth posters which activate a text message to phones.

The messages will feature information on events in the city as well as shopping offers.

The town thinks this is a grand way to “keep in touch” with its residents and let them know about sales in local shops and construction of a nearby mall.

Because THAT’S a good reason to be paying $.25 a text?

Or maybe the lads and lasses there have an inclusive plan!

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Fairly sure unless you’ve been living under a rock, you are well aware of the iPhone, the need for an update, and all the people that tried to manipulate theirs themselves and ended up with a big fat brick.  Ooops.

That said my friends, a REAL iPhone software update is finally here and by the sounds of things, it helps do some pretty nifty things.  According to the article I just read the new update allows users, “to find their location using the Maps application; text message multiple people in one message; create Web Clips for websites; customize their home screen; and watch movies rented from the iTunes Movie Rentals.” 

While the iPhone notoriously lacks GPS, something that I’m guessing will be remedied in the future renditions of the device, the new update lets users find their location “automatically” by triangulating their position based on WiFi access points, and cell phone towers…good Lord, wouldn’t adding GPS just be, well, easier?

That said, if you are an iPhone user, use your iTunes to get things updated…I’m quite sure you’ll be happy.

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As you know, or may not know depending on how you choose to celebrate this time of year, NOW is the time for some serious Holiday Shopping for the vast majority of us here in the U.S. of A.  Money is spent, wish books are studied, toys are wrapped, gadgets are lusted for.  You know the drill.

So, in light of the fact that the gadget and tech world is a virtual mine-field of hits and misses, what do you buy?  Lucky for you, me, your friends and just about every other frantic holiday shopper, I found a great Holiday Gift Guide over at Phone Scoop that goes over just about every demographic you could possibly imagine for the perfect cell phone for that perfect person in Your life.  From 16 year olds to senior citizens to your text message-aholics to your phone photographers, they are all covered and some great suggestions are given for each and every one of them.

A mobile warrior isn’t mobile without a cell phone, so why not hook that special someone(s) up with a brand new awesome phone this year?

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Talk about the ultimate for a mobile-warrior!  Ever have hunger pangs and just didn’t have the energy to pick of the phone and actually TALK to someone about your order?  Well, if you are that person, first off, I feel sorry for you, but second off, good news for you!  Over the pond in Great Britain, Domino’s Pizza is testing out a new system that allows pre-registered users to simply text message the Domino’s text number with their order, and the pizza will be delivered, hopefully within the famous Domino’s 30 minutes or less?

That’s right friends, if it works over there, hold onto your hats because there’s a very high possibility that more restaurants, in more countries, yes, probably here, will follow suit and introduce their Own version of this Text-for-Food.  I don’t know why, but it makes me sad.  Not that I didn’t expect technology to advance to these levels, but it just makes me feel like in 200 years we’ll be the laziest bunch of creatures the planet has ever played host to.

Therein lies the rub.  At what point does technology slip past convenience and into sloth?  When does easy become too easy and where is the boundary between human interaction and almost never having to interact again?  You tell me folks, I’m all ears…

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