Technology During The Past Couple Decades

Ever since technology began so prominent in the modern world, can anyone remember going outside for more than 30 minutes and not see a cell phone or computer? Probably not, as these pieces of technology have become so ingrained in people’s lives, no one wants to leave their home without still being connected. And there is no reason to, as friends, family, and strangers share the same sentiments. Unplugging from technology is not only a decision people don’t make for personal reasons, it simply isn’t conducive to a productive life, as many people’s work and social lives wouldn’t be the same, if exist at all, without being connected to other people or the internet with just a single touch.

Cell phones and technology are wonderful tools for us to communicate and to grow as society but even though there are many benefits of using cell phones in the various social environments, there is also the greater disadvantage of the usage of the devices. The effects of being rude to one another, “light” unimportant conversations, and weak relationships between peers or family members. In today's world people are way too connected electronically and disconnected emotionally. As there is a lot of controversy to if cell phones are running society's social lives or not, research has shown that they are in fact hurting and affecting how people are interacting and communicating with one another. Between the lack of empathy and the lack of face to face conversations, cellular devices “smart phones” are the major reasons society is seeing a negative effect in people’s social life

Technology has changed remarkably over the last one hundred years. First, the way that we use books has changed. Another way is the way we play games. The way we communicate with each other has changed drastically over the last century as well. At this rate, with technology growing every day, we can see the “new” technology that we have right now is already being replaced with something else that is “new.”

Technology advancements over the last 40 years continues to amaze people. It was just 16 short years ago humans were worried about Y2K and here we are today, looking for the newest and latest trending gadget. Most consumers first experience with Microsoft was in 1990 with the release of Windows3.0 (Microsoft, 2016). Over the last 25 years Microsoft has launched six different operating systems, getting better each and every time with their latest operating system being release in 2015. Windows10 provides users with countless applications and features to include Microsoft’s latest development of their HoloLens. Microsoft’s advancements have made desktops, laptops, gaming consoles, cell phones, and tablets affordable for everyone. In 2013, Thom File and Camille Ryan from the United States Census Bureau reported 83.8 percent of the homes across the country have at least one of these technology devices. Their report further highlighted those residents 65 years of age and older did not have a computer in their home. These types of figures are important to developers and manufactures of technology devices. While some manufactures develop consumer products to meet the trending fad, this is not the case for Microsoft. HoloLens is just the beginning for a new way to view and learn. Microsoft will continue to redesign their HoloLens and offer accessories and updates to them as the product life cycle (PLC) goes through the introduction, growth, maturity, and sales

Media convergence is the merging of all the technology together. A merger of mass media. It affects us in many ways such as fax machines and e-mail. We as humans no longer have to hand write a letter any more when we have e-mail. We went from writing letters by hand to typing them on a type writer to writing an e-mail on computers to texting on phones. With the simple click of a button the letter is sent through millions of power lines to get to the person it is intended for. Media convergence is a link between old and new technologies. They come together to share the same tasks and resources.

When was the last time you drove to BestBuy for physically buying an electronic item? How often do you have traditional family dinner with all the members sitting at the dining table? “Such home may be full of people but they are really empty” and “the consequences of this accelerating isolation of individuals are dire” (Eitzen, 2000: p.28). Eitzen argues that, “technology also encourages isolation” (Eitzen, 2000: p.27). This is probably the leading cause of isolated society. We faced major shift toward isolation after invention of television, phones, and the Internet. Now days, we tend to spend more and more time watching television or browsing the Internet, rather than socializing with friends and neighbors. In addition, 21st century introduced whole new ear of communication means via emails and phone messaging. It has proven to reduce our person-to-person interactions. According to Eitzen, “we are becoming an autistic society, communicating messages electronically but without really connecting” (Eitzen, 2000: p.27). This affects how we interact with social problems. Days are not far when Disney fiction movie, Wall-E become a reality because our society is becoming more and more

The years of the early 2,000 to the time of the present were the best, and the worst of times. During the years, there was development in technology resulting in change which may be for the best, or worse. As inventions of the phone, and other technologies such as computers, email, transportation, and, videos developed throughout the years, humans had better communication. However, the result of the rise in technology may also be for the worst in the future, and present. At this time humans are no longer interact with one another, and are depending on technology, and email to talk to others instead of face to face. While the justice for those who bully others were served, and less bullying as a result for the best. There was a rise in cyberbullying

Technology strongly impacts the way people communicate. According to Turkle, people don’t communicate face to face often. Most people prefer to use technology to communicate with the world. However, the excessive

Over the past few years, technology has become a significant part of people’s every day lives. It helps people connect with those far away, but in the process, disconnects themselves from others close with them. Technology has helped improve the lives of many people through transportation and more, but overall has torn us apart. The constant usage of technology has people’s eyes glued to a small screen; they often forget to communicate with those around them.

It is amazing how everyone’s life is changing by through us of technology. “Technology by definition means, the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science”(Technology). Today people use different kinds of technology like: cellphones, iPods, laptops, mp3s, and all of the devices create a convenient and comfort for every individual. As technology is updating every day, and every second it is affecting people’s lives and changing the pace of everything that relates to humans’ routines. One of the most important things that technology changes is the way everyone communicates. Technologies create more powerful and effective ways of communication. People are getting used to a new way to be alone together. Conversation in number and quality decrease as technology replaces in human interaction. In this article author gives insight into how technology distracts people without considering what price they are paying and persuades how technology has a huge effect on people’s conversation.

The question asked by many professionals is if technology has inhibited human interact, more so looking at social interaction face to face. Society has gotten to a period where teenagers, or even young adults, have never experienced a time without technology. Todd Link, a writer for the Telegraph – Herald in Iowa, communicates in his article mainly about the effects of technology and what the older generations think in this technological era. “The older generation [is] venting frustration over the work habits, social skills and lack of face-to-face communication skills of other generations”

Innovations in analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), digitization, and automation are creating several productivity and performance opportunities for businesses and other industries such as agriculture, as well as the wider economy. Further, these technologies are reshaping the future of work and employment and how the most pressing challenges at present will be solved, including in medicine, agriculture and food security, and business. The business landscape has been reshaped significantly in the recent past, supercharging business performance and resulting in the emergence of new innovations in business as well as new forms of competitiveness. The technologies continue to advance, resulting in new waves of developments in robotics,

Over the next 10 years, we will see a change in technology, and the Internet. Things will continue to progress, and fundamental changes will easily be defined. Technologies have revolutionized how people spread and consume information; these changes will redefine who we are as consumers, merchants, and individuals. With the expansion of computers and the Internet connectivity, people are able to share more of their lives with family and friends. Technology has offered the world so many different services, which include emailing, instant messaging, search engines, blogs, and Wikipedia. These services have changed the way we communicate with others, our knowledge, and the way we conduct business. With the increasing usage of the Internet, developers continue to find ways to improve technology and the way we utilize the Internet. Technology has a wide range of different aspects and concepts, which includes protocols. There has to be rules, and objectives in any and everything we do, and protocols governs communications, errors, detections, messages, and speed. There are three technology concepts behind the Internet, and they are packet switching, Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) communications

One of my favorite articles that I found during this school year would be the one that involves the creation of a jetpack, in this case, it would be the JB-10. The JB-10 was not the first jetpack to be created, however in comparison to other jetpacks that had been developed, where the amount of airtime that it allows for is up to 10 minutes, whereas the jetpacks developed multiple years ago would only be able to stay in flight for approximately 1 minute. Not only the flight time is quite amazing in itself, but the fact that it can fly at 70 miles per

August 21 was one of the most iconic days of 2017. During the afternoon on that day, Americans paused their daily activities, pressed eclipse glasses up to their eyes, and watched as the moon passed in front of the sun. Even those who were not in the path of totality stopped to see even a partial eclipse. With so many noses pointed to the sky, one might wonder what all these people were actually looking at? The current trends in technology and business say their eyes were fixated on a future home or timeshare.