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The evolution of technology may have been a gradual process, but the impact it has on society and the way it made the lives of people easier and faster is definitely astonishing. The evolution of technology brought about by innovation has helped people to progress from primitive to modern. It has also contributed in the development of the environment in which people today live in. From analog to digital, from wired to wireless, the evolution of technology has left us open to countless possibilities.
The innovating process has been present since the early times. Upon the creation of something new, life gets "better" (assuming that the newly developed technology is good and helpful). However, life gets even better. Innovation does not stop.
Technology has gone a long, long way in terms of development. But, even in its advanced state, it hasn’t reached its maximum potential. It seems like the innovations in technology are infinitely improvable. What we have to realize is the fact that the need for new innovations will never reach a state of plateau because people will always have a desire for something new and something more effective. If it ever crossed your minds that the technological gadgets that we have right now can't get any better, then think again.
Before, cellular phones are huge. You can't even put them inside your pocket. But now, they come in small sizes. Furthermore, cellular phones today are not only for calling, they have become an all-in-one socializing gadget, it doesn't only give you the power to call in order to communicate but it also allows you to send messages in the form of SMS or email. Gadgets like cellphones indeed undergo various kinds of innovation.
The evolution of technology through innovation in turn has changed the way people live and think about their lives. In the past, people used to invent things because they are needed as supported by the line “necessity is the mother of invention” of Plato. Today, however, people need things because they are invented. For instance, people saw the need for the iPod because of the discovery of Internet music downloads. [1]
What continues to fascinate us is the fact that none of us can predict what it will be like and how advanced everything will be in the future. Play Station 5, Iphone 8, 4D video games? With the progeress we are experiencing today, these things are not impossible. Maybe, pretty soon, Ateneans, like other students in the US, will be carrying iPads instead of laptops and notebooks. We’ll never know.
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[1] http://www.helium.com/items/815176-the-significance-of-technology-in-our-everyday-lives
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