Big Brother Is Not Only Watching, He’s Brewing Cups Of Coffee For You! - Creative Exercise 13

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Introduction

    The world is changing, and as we move into the future, technology is evolving tremendously. GPS systems have been installed in our cars and telephones, and they can help us with various tasks due to satellite services.

    Some of the services they provide are directions to a destination, unlocking vehicles, locating someone’s phone, radio stations, and more.

    I have chosen to complete the exercise Big Brother Is Not Only Watching, He’s Brewing Cups Of Coffee For You! out of the book CAFFEINE FOR THE CREATIVE MIND – 250 EXERCISES TO WAKE UP YOUR BRAIN written by Steven Mumaw and Wendy Lee Oldfield.

Big Brother Is Not Only Watching, He’s Brewing Cups Of Coffee For You!

    Big Brother Is Not Only Watching, He’s Brewing Cups Of Coffee For You! Instructs you to list at least ten every day, time-saving and helpful ideas for GPS/satellite navigations in your life.

List Of At Least Ten Things:

Turn the air or heat on when it's cold or hot.

Roll up your windows when it’s about to rain.

Automatically tint your windows when it's sunny outside.

Make a shopping list of when things are getting low in your house.

Automatically alerts emergency services when you lose a tire or are in a fender bender.

Turn off appliances in the house if they are left on when you leave.

Stops the vehicle when an object, animal, or human being is in front of it.

Alerts you of possible electricity overload in the house.

Puts up a protective shield for your car in bad weather conditions.

Projects a hologram for important persons who are being chased or approached in bad areas.

Automatically reroutes you to the nearest gas station when you are low on gas.

Have your pot of coffee ready for you every morning.

Conclusion

    Coming up with ideas that GPS/Satellite services can provide will be instrumental to the future. The solutions that I came up with would save people a lot of time and money. Some of them would also save the lives of humans and animals. I was actually impressed with some of the ideas that started flowing in. I ended up taking some time to work on another project to give my brain a break. When I revisited the subject, I came up with a couple of juicy ideas. We don’t think about these things when we are in a hurry or going about our daily lives, but these systems could really help many different groups of people.

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