Imagine...

This post is just some thoughts off the top of my head. When thinking about Jews and technology, I find that there are so many possibilities. Here are some.

One idea that I had was an online prayer on your device that you first reach for in the morning (and let's be honest, our phones or tablets are always the first things we reach for.) it would remind you to say you morning and evening prayers. It would also be able to bring up prayers, and would help you pay attention and follow along in service. You would also be able to click "help" and it would show you where you are in the prayer and service because it would be connected with them.

Another cool idea that I had was a Skype service. Imagine on Saturday morning your congregation being able to see other congregations and pray with them. This could bring many different cultures together. 

The Valve HTC Vive   Image courtesy of arstechnica.com

This idea is a little more obscure, but I think it would be cool. Right now virtual reality technology is becoming very apparent in the technology world, and some people say it is the future. Using virtual realty headsets such as the Oculus Rift, Sony's project Morpheus, and the HTC Valve Vive, we could attend a virtual reality service. This could prove to be a miracle for elderly who can't attend a service, to someone who is too sick to attend service.     

 Again, these are just ideas, i'm not saying that these actually exist, just my imagination. But who knows? Maybe one day these will be a reality.

Israel's Skytran

 Israel's SkyTran

This Is a SkyTran. SkyTran is a technology being developed in Israel, which uses magnet on a pole to let the pods hover below it. This is the first commuting option using Maglev technology. The pod consists of two seats, and is for short commutes. I think this technology is cool, because, of course, floating (and who doesn't like floating things, right? But also for it's convenience, SkyTran was first conceived for the purpose of avoiding the busy commuting times of the streets of Tel -Aviv. This lets people who use SkyTran to simply float above the traffic, and the pods are private, so for people who takes cars because they are quiet and they do not have to sit with other people, they can still have that. It is also green and environmentally safe because there is no pollution, there is nothing being burned or used because it is basically a big magnet. Of course we won't be seeing this futuristic technology for a little while because it is expensive to make, and therefore ride, plus you need to set up the system throughout the whole city. Overall I think this is a very cool piece of technology that is being made in Israel, the home land of the Jewish people, which now both holds the history of our people, and the future of mankind.      

A SkyTran pod (photo simulation credit: courtesy of: www.skytran.us)

Hi, I'm a Jew with Wi-Fi

Hi, I'm a Jew with Wi-Fi

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Hi, this is my blog! I am a Jewish youth, and I am really into technology. I will write about all things Jewish in the technology world, if it's people, or technology helping the Jewish world and community, or if it is just random things that I find, I will write about it. Technology has become a large part of our life, I bet a lot of you are reading this on a smartphone or tablet that you take everywhere. An example of Technology in our Jewish lives is the Rabbi at my synagogue has a slideshow prayer book that he controls from a tablet and he can point to things on the slide using the touchscreen.

I think Technology has it's downsides too though, i can be a medium for hate and disrespect, and because this blog deals with religion, which I believe is a sensitive topic in the modern world.

But despite this I am happy to get this blog up and running, and I hope to have a great time writing, and also a great time with you, the readers.