Chapter 7 - Personal technology: the future is you. The topics discussed in this chapter are: Convergence, portability, & personalization; smartphones: more than talk; tablets & e-readers; portable media players; digital cameras: changing photography; high-tech radio: satellite, hybrid digital, & internet digital television; videogame systems: the ultimate convergence machine? | Chapter Personal Technology: The Future Is You 7 1 Chapter Topics 2 UNIT 7A:Personal Devices for Improving Productivity at School & Work Convergence, Portability, & Personalization Smartphones: More Than Talk Tablets & E-Readers Portable Media Players UNIT 7B: personal Devices for Enriching Leisure & Life Digital Cameras: Changing Photography High-Tech Radio: Satellite, Hybrid Digital, & Internet Digital Television Videogame Systems: The Ultimate Convergence Machine? UNIT 7A: Personal Devices for Improving Productivity at School & Work The ongoing shift toward a more interactive and participatory web is exemplified by the mashup, a creative combination of content or elements from different sources, such as a web page that blends data from two or more sources to create new services or content. 3 Convergence, Portability, & Personalization 4 Three major trends in information technology continue to be convergence, portability, and personalization. . | Chapter Personal Technology: The Future Is You 7 1 Chapter Topics 2 UNIT 7A:Personal Devices for Improving Productivity at School & Work Convergence, Portability, & Personalization Smartphones: More Than Talk Tablets & E-Readers Portable Media Players UNIT 7B: personal Devices for Enriching Leisure & Life Digital Cameras: Changing Photography High-Tech Radio: Satellite, Hybrid Digital, & Internet Digital Television Videogame Systems: The Ultimate Convergence Machine? UNIT 7A: Personal Devices for Improving Productivity at School & Work The ongoing shift toward a more interactive and participatory web is exemplified by the mashup, a creative combination of content or elements from different sources, such as a web page that blends data from two or more sources to create new services or content. 3 Convergence, Portability, & Personalization 4 Three major trends in information technology continue to be convergence, portability, and personalization. Convergence: Combining of several industries – computers, communications, consumer electronics, entertainment, and mass media – through various devices that exchange data in digital form Pros: Increased convenience of devices; more affordable; more functions Cons: Multiple features that compromise the primary feature—no single feature works optimally Security risks are increasing 5 Portability Pros Devices that enable phone, texting, and email access from anywhere, portable digital music, GPS, and convenient cheap digital photos that allow people to remain connected even while on the move Cons Bombardment by texts and phone calls; intrusiveness; time wasters Lack of face-to-face contact can lead to misinterpretations 6 Personalization Pros People can do many things, customized just for them. Downloaded hundreds or thousands of songs, so that they have their own personalized library of music; create lists of “favorites” or “bookmarks” so that they can readily access favorite website; .
