The evolution of cell phones has taken another giant leap, as Japan announced its newest addition to the mobile phone world. Already, the Japanese cell phone business has vastly surpassed the United States, with Japanese phones usually coming standard with digital TV, music players, GPS, and a camera that doubles as a barcode scanner, and a wireless credit card. But, today, the Japanese are even beating themselves. The Japanese have made a phone that can unlock and even start the engine of a car
The idea is relatively simple. Each phone has an “intelligent key” that is partnered with a specific car. When the phone gets near the car, the doors begin to unlock, allowing the driver to get into the car without worrying about fumbling in their pockets or purses for keys. Once unlocked, the driver merely has to step into the car and the engine will recognize the “intelligent key” and start the engine. Nissan has said that they have already made about a million cars with this capability since 2002.
Okay, we have the facts now, but that is not what this blog is about. Allow me to put in my own two cents onto this article. My first thought when reading this is, if this becomes as popular as it sounds, two things will happen. One, the Japanese will solidify themselves as a serious contender, if not leader of the technological evolution of the world.
Secondly, car thefts will go up an extreme amount. If a student were to get a car with this capability, his/her cell phone would become their life more so than it is right now. If like me, most students have their phone in their hand most of the day, then it would be quite easy to snatch it and run. The same thing goes with leaving your phone out. When I go to eat at one of the dining halls at Purdue, I usually place my phone on the table so I can see a text message pop up, or notice who is calling me. Imagine I absentmindedly leave my phone on the table when I go to get desert. There goes my cell phone, which cost a hundred dollars, but immediately after losing that, I lost my $25,000 to $30,000 car.
Those reading this can now see why I feel it’s a bad idea to design something like this. I feel it will only cause theft to grow higher. But, whatever. The Japanese can do as they wish. I may disagree with this invention, but, with new innovations and technologies, the world is becoming a much cooler place.
The idea is relatively simple. Each phone has an “intelligent key” that is partnered with a specific car. When the phone gets near the car, the doors begin to unlock, allowing the driver to get into the car without worrying about fumbling in their pockets or purses for keys. Once unlocked, the driver merely has to step into the car and the engine will recognize the “intelligent key” and start the engine. Nissan has said that they have already made about a million cars with this capability since 2002.
Okay, we have the facts now, but that is not what this blog is about. Allow me to put in my own two cents onto this article. My first thought when reading this is, if this becomes as popular as it sounds, two things will happen. One, the Japanese will solidify themselves as a serious contender, if not leader of the technological evolution of the world.
Secondly, car thefts will go up an extreme amount. If a student were to get a car with this capability, his/her cell phone would become their life more so than it is right now. If like me, most students have their phone in their hand most of the day, then it would be quite easy to snatch it and run. The same thing goes with leaving your phone out. When I go to eat at one of the dining halls at Purdue, I usually place my phone on the table so I can see a text message pop up, or notice who is calling me. Imagine I absentmindedly leave my phone on the table when I go to get desert. There goes my cell phone, which cost a hundred dollars, but immediately after losing that, I lost my $25,000 to $30,000 car.
Those reading this can now see why I feel it’s a bad idea to design something like this. I feel it will only cause theft to grow higher. But, whatever. The Japanese can do as they wish. I may disagree with this invention, but, with new innovations and technologies, the world is becoming a much cooler place.
2 comments:
I couldn't agree with you more. I feel that there is a certain point where technology has gone to far and starts to only cause problems for everyone. Even though this new piece of technology sounds amazing and would be great to have everything in one small compact unit, it just doesn't seem right to have something that can basically control your whole world. Dependency upon new technology is going to be a huge problem sooner than we think. It takes away a lot of learning from the old fashion way of doing it. Then when it breaks, who can fix it? I think that this sounds like a bad idea.
I agree with jeepman because if i can start my car with my cell phone...couldn't others probably hack into my cell phone and start my car without me even beign there. I mean come on what happened to just putting the key in and unlocking the car and then using the same key to start the engine. If someone is that lazy or that much in a hurry to not have the "time" to put a key in then they should probably adjust their life. This is probably one of the stupidist ideas for a car that I have ever heard.
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