Sometimes in my everyday life, as I go through certain daily experiences, I get these ideas on how they could be enhanced to make our lives a lot easier and better. Some are good ones, some not so good, but well, here are some…
– Road Bumps: You know those shitty road bumps they put in the middle of the street to force you to slow your car down? Well now they have these signs that they either put in unviewable places, too close to the bump or just forget to put in the first place. A thought I had is that they could embed some sort of RFID transmittor in them so that coming cars could receive the signal and tell the driver to slow down before he gets to it.
– Shopping: I hate shopping and most men do too, but in the end of the day we sometimes have to go out with our wives when they’re shopping. We end up just hanging around the shop, walking all over the place, bored like hell, while our wives try half the clothes in the store. I think shops should try and make shopping a better experience for us too by providing places to sit, magazines, maybe even drinks. That way it’s not such a boring experience for us and we’d be more open to another shopping spree in the near future.
– On Demand TV: Your TV shows, when you want them. I think eventually we’ll be getting there, but why not speed things up a bit. I guess the main problem for TV networks is how do they make money? where do the ads go? what happens to their peak hours?
I guess the peak hours stay the same, it’s just that people choose what to watch in them. So advertisers can still buy ads in peak hours or they can buy ads with certain shows and the viewer sees them accordingly.
– eBooks: I’m not into ebooks. I’ve downloaded hundreds of ebooks online, and I’ve only read one. Why? The experience sucks, my eyes start burning, I have to carry a hot laptop around wherever I go, …etc.
The only thing ebooks are good for now is to search for something and find it directly, which is easier than in a printed book.
Anyway, the only way ebooks will become practical as an everyday reading medium is when good, high-res, ebook handheld reading devices become available at accessible prices.
So, if they’re able to create a $100 laptop, I think some sort of pda, customized for reading ebooks, could go for quite less. That could be interesting.
I think shops should try and make shopping a better experience for us too by providing places to sit, magazines, maybe even drinks.
Yeah like maybe they should ask Tina Arena to sing for you while waiting! 😛 😛
I agree. I’ve always thought that there were never enough seats in department stores.
(my bf’s the one who shops and I’m the one looking for a place to rest my legs)
Aah the male shopping experience…As always your advice is right on the mark. And providing better amenities for men has been proven to increase store revenue’s, in addition to increasing morale.
So yes MMM, I agree, stores small and large alike should get in the game and realize the benefits of enhancing the shopping experience.
Maybe someone will invent a new job (if they have not already) as a Male mall enjoyment consultant!
As for the e-book thing, at least for me anyways, I am not sure if an electronic device, no matter how ingenious, can ever be a good replacement for the feel and satisfaction that comes with turning paper pages in an actual book.
Lol good idea for the road bumps. I’m very happy that we don’t have them here in Canada.
As for ebooks, I think that you should invest in a pocket PC device. It’s amazing how many things we can do with it. Beside using it for taking notes and reading ebooks , I use it as a phone (with skype and a hot-spot of course) a diagnostic tool for my car 🙂 and for GPS navigation (I don’t know if there is already a map for roads there in Tunisia). For 150$ you can have a decent one.