5.1 Technology That We Must Have
Read the text carefully about technology
It would seem that we are indeed in the age of technology. The reason behind this statement is that there are some products of technology that we simply cannot do without.
For one thing, we cannot live without electricity. Thomas Edison who invented electricity and called himself an "electrician" predicted that electricity would be a thing of necessity from the second half of the twentieth century onwards. If only he could see the turbines at Niagara Falls which are providing free electricity to the whole city of Toronto and its region.
Next, we need the car or any forms of modern transportation that move on wheels. In Kuala Lumpur, for instance the average family has at least two cars and today, one of the cars must be an MPV (multi-purpose vehicle). The MPV is multi-purpose because it can either be used to transport seven or more passengers or carry more stuff in its huge baggage compartment. Because of its big size and heavy fuel consumption, certain groups of people in Europe are trying to boycott the car by influencing the public to give it up. They say that the MPV and SUV (Sport Utility Vehicles or Four Wheel Drive) also cannot fit into the small, narrow cobbled roads of Europe built hundreds of years ago before the invention of the car. So far, they have not been successful.
5.1 Technology That We Must Have
We cannot do without the television. It is the single factor that not only created but also reinforces, the phenomena of globalization. America has become the capital of the world, thanks to Hollywood and English the language that would greet aliens if the Sputnik is boarded by them one fine day in the Delta quadrant of the universe. Everywhere around the world, people sing rock songs and rap in whatever language, as they become more homogeneous in taste and thinking rather rapidly. In fact, changes in mankind are happening faster in the twentieth century alone compared to all history of mankind.
We cannot do without the computer. In the sixties, an IBM chief proudly said that one day, a computer could be built small enough to fit into a room. In the seventies, this happened but computers were considered as useless expensive items and anything beyond 10 megabytes was deemed unnecessary for average person. In the eighties, college kids dreamed of owning an Apple computer for their word processing needs. The typewriter met its death. Some are sitting on museum selves. With the internet explosion, the computer has taken on a new definition. In fact, it may replace books and all forms of stationery. Even schooling as classroom goes digital. Even songwriters would be out of jobs as computers spurns out digital songs. Painters too will soon have to "netbrush" their work or find another job.
5.1 Technology That We Must Have
The most important gadget today which we all must have is the telephone. And not just the ordinary phone. I am talking about the mobile phone which utilizes the wireless technology. The limit to what the mobile phone can do is universe high. It is a telephone, a camera, a micro-mini computer, a tele-conference gadget, a portable stereo, a banking convenience, a map and even a torchlight. All packed in a "slice" of designer metal. Every day, a new mobile phone is being created with the latest technology which everyone "must have". Even children in kindergarden are carrying mobile phones for a purpose no one exactly knows. They don't come cheap but they are a must-have item. What's next on the technocrats' agenda?
5.1 Technology That We Must Have
5.1 Technology That We Must Have
5.1 Technology That We Must Have
5.1 Technology That We Must Have
5.1 Technology That We Must Have
5.1 Technology That We Must Have
5.1 Technology That We Must Have
5.1 Technology That We Must Have
5.1 Technology That We Must Have
5.1 Technology That We Must Have
5.1 Technology That We Must Have
5.1 Technology That We Must Have