preview

Trends In Technology

Decent Essays

// Assignment 2 / 4 Favorite Article In Regards to Trends In Technology Article: http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/jetpack-aviation-jb-10/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=webfeeds 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 …show more content…

Also, it could be used in the event of a building on fire, and it would be dangerous for firefighters to pursue through the main / side entrances. The jetpack would enable them to reach a specific floor / location in which they’re able to continue their pursuit for anyone that may be in danger. The use of ladders could be used, but if the height of the building were to be extremely high, then a ladder wouldn’t completely be of use. This concludes why I believe that this article is one my favorites of this school year. // Assignment 3 / 4 Science Fiction Movies and The Present The movie, I, Robot, is one that was released in 2004, set in a very futuristic environment with intelligent robots that had been created. I believe that the appearance of AI robots would have an influence on the current present to some extent, in addition to the future, or at least has some reference to what the future may look like. This would be the case as people are starting to develop artificial intelligence that are able to perform actions that would be of assistance to humans. In the movie, the appearance of prosthetic limbs, which have been developed before the movie, but has significantly advanced in its movement to be similar to humans, as opposed to where that wasn’t exactly the case in the past. In addition to this, voice-activated machinery, and

Get Access