As technology is advancing, our demand for advancements in media is expected. According to Science Direct, “attention is focused upon the adoption (demand) rather than the creation (supply) of new technology” (Lippman, 1984). The most used devices are currently the mobile phone and a laptop as they provide content desired that is portable and convenient.
Past Laptop:
The first portable computer was called Osborne 1 built by Adam Osborne in 1981.
It weighed 24 pounds and had a 5-inch screen and cost $1795 (Rezaee, 2020).
Present Laptop: Compact
ultra-portables. Laptops in 2018 are sleek, lightweight, have 13 to 15-inch
touch screens, blazingly fast processors and cost $1000 up to $1500 or less
(Rezaee, 2020).
Past Mobile Phone: In
1973 Motorola researcher Martin Cooper made the first mobile telephone call
using a device weight 1.1 KG and measured 23 centimeters long. It had a talk
time of 30 min and took 10hr to recharge (Rezaee, 2020).
Present Mobile Phone: Smart
Phone. There are nearly 150 mobile phone manufacturers in the world. You
purchase the latest desertion of this device which is small, light, thin, and
you can use it as a computer (Rezaee, 2020).
Other technology advances in order; Email (1992),
World Wide Web (1996), Personal Digital Assistants or PDA (1996-2000), Instant
Messaging or IM (1997-2010), Texting (1999), BlackBerry phone (1999), Social
Media (2007), Smartphones and Mobile Apps (2007), Enterprise Social Networks
(2008), Apple Ipad (2010), Messaging Apps (2013), Amazon Echo (2015), Robots
(2016), Smartwatches (2018), Drones (2019-2021).
References
Lippman, S. (1984). Technological expectations and
adoption of improved technology. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0022053184901467
Rezaee, S. (2020). Comparison of Past and Present
Technology. https://tech.af/comparison-of-past-and-present-technology/
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