Technology: Yesterday and Today

2013 Words5 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Positive impact of modern technology

Technology is everywhere. It is in community phones, computers, and radios. No matter where you go or who you meet, technology will be there. America has become dependant on technology, so much that it has become useful for giving punishments to children. (By taking their phone, music device, or computer away.) Many have grown accustomed, to having internet when and where they want it. However, it wasn’t always like this, not even a decade ago phones were still being created, more developed, and improved. All of technology was still in the, “construction” zone. With society on its toes waiting to see the new creations that they could use. If technology has come this far from the 1990’s, then it can only go further increasing America’s dependency on it. Not everyone had cell phones in the 90’s. In fact, cell phones were only for adult use unlike today, and if you had a cell phone you were a big deal. To be seen talking on a cell phone, that showed that you either had money, or you were a very important person. “Cell phones are one of the best inventions of all times and they have really changed the way we communicate pushing this process beyond the limits”, written by Mortimer, author of, “Back to the ‘90s-Vintage Cell Phone Designs”. This explains that in the 90’s, cell phones were looking up. Even if the prices weren’t. They kept advancing, improving, and enhancing. According to Mortimer, “1990’s were the epoch when phones have received bigger screens, abandoned aerials and antennas, became smaller and smarter”. This explains how big cell phones were, and the race to make them better and more efficient. Only the best and coolest people had them. Boy, do years change. Twenty years later, only take one look around and everyon... ... middle of paper ... ...ldren and the Internet." Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2014. Web. 7 Feb. 2014. Metz, CadeRupley, SebastianJanowski, Davis D.Monson, KyleGonsher, Carol L.Carroll, Sean. "DIGITAL MUSIC. (Cover Story)." PC Magazine 25.1 (2006): 108. MAS Ultra - School Edition. Web. 17 Feb. 2014. Mortimer. "Back to the 90's – Vintage Cell Phone Designs." DesignFloat Blog. N.p., 21 June 2010. Web. 25 Feb. 2014. Nelson, Jacqueline. "Sony Walkman (1979-2010)." Canadian Business83.19 (2010): 27. MAS Ultra - School Edition. Web. 10 Feb. 2014. Pelling, Rowan. "How Technology Is Taking Hold of Our Children's Lives." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, 22 May 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2014. Pinkasovitch, Arthur. "Cell Phone Evolution." Investopedia. Investopedia, n.d. Web. 17 Feb. 2014. Meli, Marissa. "Redirecting." Redirecting. Ugo, 21 Apr. 2011. Web. 13 Mar. 2014.

Show More
Related

  • Analysis Of My Technologically Challenged Life By Monica Wunderlich

    1305 Words  | 3 Pages

    Can you imagine how children do not seem to have any problems in learning how technology works now? It happens that almost every kid has their own laptop, cell phone, iPads or any other electronic devices. Who does not want to live in this world where doing homeworks and making your job much easier, right? If children nowadays are too lucky to have and learn these things while they are young, most of us grew up and experienced the life without technology. In "My Technologically Challenged Life" by Monica Wunderlich, she talked about the different struggles she had experienced in her house, school, workplace, and her car due to the lack of technology.

    Read More

  • Our Cell Phones, Our Selves by Christine Rosen

    1761 Words  | 4 Pages

    In the essay “Our Cell Phones, Our Selves” written by Christine Rosen, the author presents a brief history on how cell phones were introduced into society and how this artifact changed people’s interactions in the physical space. Rosen describes the first cell phone that appeared in 1983 as “hardly elegant,” big and expensive (458). Cell phones at that time were mainly used by important and affluent people. However, seven years later, cell phones became smaller and affordable provoking a big change in society. This big technological advance did not only affect the United States, but the entire world.

    Read More

  • What Is Quality Time Redefined By Alex Williams Summary

    918 Words  | 2 Pages

    Technology is one of the most important things in everyone’s life. Technology improves every day. in regards to today’s youth, they were born with all the new technological inventions as opposed to our parents. In “Quality Time, Redefined” by Alex Williams, published in the New York Times, the author talks about the positive and negative effects on technology. I enjoyed this reading because it related my personal day to day life. Even though some Americans acknowledge that technology is a part of their everyday life, they do not see the negative outcome of technology, they are blinded only by the positive aspects.

    Read More

  • Are We Digital Dummies Analysis

    647 Words  | 2 Pages

    The topic of technology and our society has become a very controversial subject today. Many people believe that technology is an essential component of our modern world, helping us to improve communication from farther distances as well as giving us easy access to important information. On the other hand, there is the opinion that too much technology is affecting social interactions and our basic development. “Technology…is a queer thing, it brings you great gifts with one hand, and stabs you in the back with the other.” (Carrie Snow.) The CBC Documentary “Are We Digital Dummies” displayed the pros and cons when it comes to modern technology that we use in the western world everyday.

    Read More

  • Analysis Of Christine Rosen's 'Our Cell Phones Ourselves'

    1719 Words  | 4 Pages

    In the article entitled, “Our Cell Phones Ourselves”, Christine Rosen describes how cell phones have changed the way we communicate. Rosen tells the readers the main purpose for cell phone use in the past, versus present day. Her purpose is to make society aware of how cell phones have influenced our lives in order to inspire change as to how we view our cell phones. Rosen directs her writing to everyone in the present day by describing the negative results of cell phone use and how it impacts our lives and those around us. Without a doubt, cell phones are going to be a part of our world, but it is the responsibility of every cell phone owner to exercise self control and understand that a cell phone is nothing more than a device.

    Read More

  • Phone Usage in Schools: A Given Luxury, or a Deterrent from Learning?

    916 Words  | 2 Pages

    Phones have come a long way from their beginnings. When the first phone was developed, a mere phone call took up to ten minutes just to connect. The calls made on this phone would go through a system of connections where the caller would have to state who they were calling and where the person lived. It would be many years later that a telephone would be created that made use of a dial, which made calling easier. In 1963, the first pushbutton telephone was distributed by the company, Bell Telephone. In 1983, the first cellular device, the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, was created, which took the world by storm. Soon later, miniature computers were being put in these devices, allowing the user to browse parts of the web while on their cellular device. Yet we wouldn’t see a product that allowed us to browse the web, communicate with others, and let us store music and run apps, until 2007. (ht...

    Read More

  • Social Construction of Technology: Cell Phone Development

    1276 Words  | 3 Pages

    In 1983, Motorola released its first cell phone, known as the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, which offered 30 minutes of talk-time, six hour standby, and could store 30 phone numbers. By that time, cell phones were extremely expensive -- the DynaTAC 8000X costs 3995 dollars, and the cellular network was limited. To analyze the development and interpretative flexibility of the cell phone at its early stage, we must first introduce social groups that were related to the artefact. The users of the artefact were the most important social group. At the time, users were mainly constructed by businessmen, managers, politicians, doctors,big companies, military etc. who had high income and had to remain in contact with others occasionally. For them, the cell phones were the extension of corded phones that helps keeping the communication on without the limit of ranges. Thus, the problems that this social group had with cell phones are rather clear. The cell phones were too big and heavy, the talking time was too short for frequent users, and the nu...

    Read More

  • The Pros and Cons of the Smartphone: Does It Really Help Our Lives?

    1726 Words  | 4 Pages

    The telephone is one of the greatest inventions of all time. Without a telephone, life as we know it today, would be much more difficult and time consuming. Some of life’s activities might even be impossible. Talking to loved ones that live far away, changing work schedules, making appointments to have the utilities turned on in our homes, paying the bills, and calling 911 are all actions that can be completed in the blink of an eye, by using a telephone. Ironically, improved communication, the biggest asset to having a phone has been significantly destroyed by the use of the newest technologically advanced cell phones. Furthermore, despite all of the wonderful benefits there are to having a telephone, the transformation and advanced technology of the new and improved “smart” mobile phone has created a world geared toward speed and quantity; while on the other hand promoting haste, less than acceptable customer service, dreadful family relationships, impatience, poor spelling, and memory problems.

    Read More

  • The Impact of Digital Technology on the music and sound recording inductry

    1272 Words  | 3 Pages

    This article will focus on the early and pioneering development of new and emergent sounds and music recording formats and their impact on the earlier analogue music industry. Through this historical research and analysis, the paper will report on how the early digital music pioneers applied these new technologies, techniques and procedures in the production of music and sound.

    Read More

  • Essay On Codecs

    2262 Words  | 5 Pages

    In the 1920’s a combination of amplified systems, electrical recording and advent of magnetic recording helped drive on the recording industry for the next couple of centuries. For example in 1963 the audio cassette tape format was introduced and became popular amongst audio enthusiasts. Sony then developed the first digital recording device in 1978 and this was used mainly by professional studio users. The first commercial digital audio player which used compact discs became available in 1988 followed by mini discs in 1992. Digital audio players which used the MP3 format became highly successf...

    Read More

  • The Effect of Technology on Children

    1973 Words  | 4 Pages

    Loop, Erica. Exposing the Negative Effects of Technology on Kids. Global Post. ND. Web 19

    Read More

  • How Communication Has Changed in the Last Twenty Years

    773 Words  | 2 Pages

    "The Evolution of Cell Phone Design Between 1983-2009." Webdesigner Depot RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2013.

    Read More

  • The Negative Impact Of Technology On Children

    813 Words  | 2 Pages

    As disclosed in the article, The Impact of Technology on the Developing Child, Chris Rowan acknowledges, “Rather than hugging, playing, rough housing, and conversing with children, parents are increasingly resorting to providing their children with more TV, video games, and the latest iPads and cell phone devices, creating a deep and irreversible chasm between parent and child” (par. 7). In the parent’s perspective, technology has become a substitute for a babysitter and is becoming more convenient little by little. It is necessary for a growing child to have multiple hours of play and exposure to the outside world each day. However, the number of kids who would rather spend their days inside watching tv, playing video games, or texting is drastically increasing. Children are not necessarily the ones to be blamed for their lack of interest in the world around them, but their parents for allowing their sons and daughters to indulge in their relationship with technology so powerfully. Kids today consider technology a necessity to life, because their parents opted for an easier way to keep their children entertained. Thus resulting in the younger generations believing that technology is a stipulation rather than a

    Read More

  • The Negative Effects of Technology on Society

    938 Words  | 2 Pages

    Technology has more negative effects on today’s society than positive. Due to technology in the past few decades Canine Shock Collars have been increasingly popular. Students in school pay more attention to texting than they do their classes. Violent addictive video games have made their way into American homes. Parents encourage their children to not text as much, but them to face the problem of constant communication. The Internet gives the students easier ways to cheat in school, and reinforces laziness. Internet Porn gives every bored male a chance to look at the seediest film in the comfort of his own home. Technology has taken the innocence and mystery away from the American family.

    Read More

  • Technology and Social Change

    336 Words  | 1 Pages

    Today, Americans are faced with the increasing change of technology in our everyday life. Sometimes the change happens and we do not realize how it affects our lives. I think it is always a good idea to talk to someone that is older than yourself, like your grandparents to remind you of the times in their younger years. Hopefully, that will open your eyes to the changes we face in this generation and the generation to come. In this chapter, the author explores the relationship of changing technology to changes in both the environment and social institutions.

    Read More

More about Technology: Yesterday and Today

Open Document