1. Technology Around Us
Ahjaneh Tillery

2. Everything in the modern age is wrapped around technology.
Understanding where technology is heading is more than
guesswork. Looking at emerging trends and research, one can
predict and draw conclusions about how the technological sphere is
developing, and which technologies should become mainstream in
the coming years.
Envisioning technology is meant to facilitate these
observations by taking a step back and seeing the wider context. By
speculating about what lies beyond the horizon we can make better
decisions of what to create today.

3. Music is essential to everyday life. One succesfull piece of
technology that enhanced the music experience is the
ipod. 2000, digital music players were either big and clunky or
small and useless with equally terrible user interfaces. Apple saw
the opportunity and announced the release of the iPod, their first
portable music player on October 23, 2001.
At first, the reactions were confused and hostile, critics hated
the $400 price tag, the unconventional scroll wheel and the lack of
Windows compatibility. Despite all this, the iPod sold beyond
everyone's expectations, went on to revolutionize the entire music
industry, and the rest is history.
The Ipod

4. Is there room for a third category of device in the
world, something that’s between a laptop and a smartphone?”
Steve Jobs asked before he introduced the world to the iPad early
in 2010. With a wait time of two to three weeks even those who
were among the first to order the new iPad, it would seem the
obvious answer is "yes." But just two years ago, it wasn't so. The
ipad exceeded in sells which was highly unexpected. By 2011 the
ipad was a hit and on everyones christmas list.
The Ipad

5. It has been nearly 80 years since the first public demonstration of
television took place in a crowded laboratory in London . Since that time
television has advanced from blurry black and white pictures to stunning
high-definition images with life-like depth and realism. How were these
achievements made? More importantly, what should we expect in the future
as we approach television's first centennial.
After 35 years of development, high definition television has finally
started making inroads in the consumer marketplace. Today, you hear a lot of
HD buzzwords like: HD Ready, HD Compatible, Integrated HDTV, etc. To help
consumers deal with the mounting tide of HDTV-related questions, the FCC
created a consumer website http://www.dtv.gov in October 2004. The FCC has
also set a timeline for the conversion from analog to digital television (DTV).
As it stands now, analog television will cease in the United States on
December 31, 2006, but there are many that believe that the FCC will extend
this date until the penetration of DTV has reached 85% or greater in most key
markets. Those still using old fashioned analog TVs won't be entirely out of
luck; the FCC mandate requires that consumers be able to purchase a
converter box so that their older analog sets can receive the new digital
signals. While these converter boxes should be affordable, they will only
output the same low resolution signals that our TVs currently use. If you want
to see true HD, you'll need to spring for a fancy new HDTV set, projector or
flat panel display.
HD TV

10.  160 billion emails are sent daily, 97% of which are spam.
 Spam generates 33bn KWt-hours of energy every year, enough to power 2.4
million homes, producing 17 million tons of CO2.
 9 out of every 1,000 computers are infected with spam.
 Spammer get 1 response to every 12 million emails they send (yet it still
makes them a small profit).
 A twillionaire is a twitterer with a million or more followers.
 There are some 1 billion computers in use.
 There are some 2 billion TV sets in use.
 There are more than 4 billion cell phones in use. About 3 million cell phones
are sold every day.
 The first known cell phone virus, Cabir.A, appeared in 2004.
 Since 2008, video games have outsold movie DVDs.
 Amazon sells more e-books than printed books.
 Facebook has 500 million registered users… about 100 million less than QQ.
 YouTube are music related.
Technology Fast Facts