Living In The Era Of Gadgets
If someone were to bring the great Christopher Columbus to the modern world, he would be bedazzled by its advancement. The advancement in technology, communication, health and lifestyle and security has come a long way since industrial revolution. Smartphone, LED TV, state of the art technologies like 5G and Wi-Fi, laptops and tablets and bullet trains cruising at over 300 mph, are glittering examples of gadgetry and technology. If you were to, for example, listen to a song sung over a decade ago, all you have to do is type the songs starting lyrics in the search engine of internet and you will be able to access a sound file, kept in a server that is thousands of miles away from where you are and you are not even connected physically!!! Today people may not notice it, but just care for a different perspective and you will see the amazing things technology does.
So, toasting to the huge development of technology, here are five things you probably wouldn’t want to live without.
Smartphone
Phones are smart? Well, that is what it is. From the days when a heavy piece of telephony hardware was the only way of making a call, we have come to a world where you can, by swiping fingers for a few times, access unlimited internet, all your work files, vacation photos of your family and make a call and talk as if you were just next to him. Today’s phones provide internet connectivity, on chip memory, remote access, entertainment features like high definition video recording and photos, fine quality music and security features like anti theft devices and trackers. You can password protect your privacy, maintain your social life on the internet and keep a track of your busy schedule, all from one single device. So much so, you can carry your whole work on your Smartphone.
Internet technologies
When it was developed, it was just a network of a few computers that some scientists used to build a network. That same network has today, come to affect us in more ways than we can imagine. At every step of our lives, internet is there to provide data and connectivity. Technologies like 4G/5G and Wi-Fi provide internet connectivity at unbelievable speeds. Before you even can grasp it, you would be accessing a server places some thousand miles away, from your laptop, sitting in your home, just to watch your favorite video.
Transportation
Though not as much has changed in the ways we commute, the features that make transportation safe have definitely taken a big leap. From auto-deploying air bags and ABS to advanced flight technology and anti collision devices, the technology in transportation has gone beyond levels of imagination. In an average car that one drives, you will easily find anti braking systems, airbags, smart reverse drive guidance systems with a rear view camera and some fine quality car stereo. Talk about trains and technology goes to another level. Trains today are outfitted with anti collision devices, at least three types of braking systems and route guidance systems with real time data feed. The most sophisticated though, are planes. Though the science about how they fly hasn’t changed much, the way they fly has definitely. The comforts they offer at altitudes of 10000 feet, most people can’t think of them on the ground. Advanced technologies to monitor weather and offer real time analyzed data to the pilots, constant communication with the air traffic controller, precisely engineered structure to fly at great heights and at speeds of hundreds of miles per hour and yet give the passengers a safe and comfortable flight, are technologies that support every single flight.
Laptops and computers
No one ever thought that a 1ft by 1 ft box could open a gateway to the whole world for you. That is the wonder of a laptop. You can easily browse internet, watch your favorite movies, listen to songs or simply get absorbed in your work, there is no end to its utility. They also provide options to customize memory size, performance speeds and video graphics. Specialized computers are used to play games or for other more serious work like scientific calculations or simply at the nearest railway reservation counter.
Your favorite music player
Your day wouldn’t be so smooth, if not for your music player. A small device that fits easily in your pocket and keep you close to the music that makes you tick. Though not a necessary invention, it sure is a very useful one and its owners are always very fond of it.
Though people often have a problem that they worry about, it wouldn’t be wrong to say that they have a much more comfortable life, because of the technologies today.