...The Future of Technology Felbert M. Meriweather ITT Technical Institute] The Future of Technology When thinking of the future a person may wonder where they may be, who they will be with and what it is they will be doing occupationally but in the back of our mind we wonder what the world’s technology will be like. Technology is not just electronically but is also things that are made in the matter of improvement like tires that don’t go flat. It is something that has changed the world significantly, giving us the opportunity to do a lot of everyday tasks better than we ever have before. Once upon a time when someone would talk about technology they would only think of basic computers, but today’s technology is considered to be more than just that. Technology has made a huge impact on the cars that we drive, the electronics that we use and it even in our hospitals. Those are just a few of the many things that technology has affected but the question now is how much more advanced can we get in technology and how will it benefit us.. In the car industry, companies have gone as far as improving the tires we use with Air Maintenance Technology (AMT). One of the major things that we as drivers worry about is our tires and their ability to hold air. Goodyear explained its recent improvements in Goodyear’s air (2011), “AMT will enable tires to remain inflated at the optimum pressure without the need for any external pumps or electronics. All components of the AMT system...
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...Technology and our future Com 156 Instructor - When we think of robot, we usually think of the classic robot of R2D2 from Star Wars. Have you ever thought of a fleet of robots taking our jobs from us? The truth is that we may lose jobs to our electro-counterparts. Technology is advancing at a rapid pace; our jobs and future may be endangered by robots taking over. Some of the robotic advancements developed may sound “out of this world”, but will be reality soon. By 2013 there will be 1.2 million industrial robots working worldwide. That breaks down to be 1.2 million robots to 5,000 humans (Aquino, 2012). The future for robots will result in more advanced designs and possess more complex decision-making abilities. The main pro for a robot in the workplace is that they will not get bored or tired as a human would. Robots are currently analyzing documents, filling prescriptions, and handling other tasks once exclusively done by humans (Aquino, 2012). The result of robots assisting humans in the workplace has resulted in safer work conditions. Robots are used more in the workplace to assist humans as opposed to overtaking their jobs. Firefighting can be very dangerous work, deploying robots for tasks such as search and rescue and extinguishing fires will reduce the injury and death rate. The United States Army has developed a robot called Thermite, a firefighting robot that has proven to reduce the risk of injury and death to humans by the ability to operate remotely from...
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...THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY OTHER ECONOMIST BOOKS Guide to Analysing Companies Guide to Business Modelling Guide to Business Planning Guide to Economic Indicators Guide to the European Union Guide to Financial Markets Guide to Management Ideas Numbers Guide Style Guide Dictionary of Business Dictionary of Economics International Dictionary of Finance Brands and Branding Business Consulting Business Ethics Business Strategy China’s Stockmarket Globalisation Headhunters and How to Use Them Successful Mergers Wall Street Essential Director Essential Economics Essential Finance Essential Internet Essential Investment Essential Negotiation Pocket World in Figures THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY THE ECONOMIST IN ASSOCIATION WITH PROFILE BOOKS LTD Published by Profile Books Ltd 3a Exmouth House, Pine Street, London ec1r 0jh Copyright © The Economist Newspaper Ltd 2005 All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the publisher of this book. The greatest care has been taken in compiling this book. However, no responsibility can be accepted by the publishers or compilers for the accuracy of the information presented. Where opinion is expressed it is that of the author and does not necessarily...
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...Employee Information Technology Satisfaction Employee satisfaction pertaining to Information Technology (IT) services is dependant on the degree to which employees feel the IT system is user friendly, while also being able to effectively complete the task at hand (Sun,2012). Additionally, IT employee satisfaction can be defined as the emotions or reaction experienced that determine the value an individual designated to a particular IT service (Sun,2012). In order to assess the level of satisfaction employees are having with IT services, it all begins with communication and collecting the various data required to make the best decisions. Most in healthcare management positions must dedicate their attention to delivering services (Sun,2012). However, management must also have a grasp on what the user or employee opinions are associated with the IT services they use daily. One effective means to beginning the process is meeting in groups. These gatherings bring together employees and leadership to formulate the best way to gather satisfaction feedback. Once the feedback data is collected, the results can shed light on what user needs are being met and which areas may need altered for increasing satisfaction. Surveys perhaps stand as the most common methods to polling IT satisfaction ratings among employees (toolpack.com). Surveys come in numerous forms such as professional standardized or customized and the in house or home grown variety. Organizations may develop...
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...on June 25, 1963 in the assembly hall at Paulskirche in Frankfurt, Germany said: "For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." Health care technology has come a long way from the past, the present, and is definitely moving on into the future. It seems that only yesterday many of our parents were watching the "Six million dollar man" and "Bionic Woman" on television and "Robocop" on the big screen with all this innovative medical technology leaving them in total awe. For the younger generation there is the futuristic equipment used by Dr. "Bones" McCoy in the Star Trek TV series and movies. Little did those who watched the films and TV shows then, know that all of these "ahead of its time paraphernalia" would soon become part of their everyday lives. Future of Health Care Technology Advancement in health care technology is moving at a very fast pace in the world today and there are no signs that in the future it would slow down. Computers have provided technological advancements in every field, but in the field of medicine, this advancement has been very noticeable. Many have been witness to the numerous changes in health care technology in the last decades. Patients have noticed how with special software now available used to create and maintain paperless medical records has allowed for the immediate access to all their medical history. In the office this...
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...Paulla Fowler Message to Prepare for Future Challenges March 11, 2012 MBA 6006 Nayar at HCL Technologies prides himself and his office on being transparent. They encourage their employees to be responsible for their actions: Through the value portal where employees and customers collaborate together to develop new innovations. With the improved use the of Blue Print portal for the main managers peer-to-peer reviews to create new innovations. To the various forms of internal and external messaging used on a local bases to improve overall employee passion and customer satisfaction. In 2006 the CEO had recast the role of his office and transferred the responsibility for change on to his employees for many initiatives. One example is that of the value portal. The company wanted to change the relationship with their customer by enabling them to be more responsible for their partnership with the company. Nayar wanted his customers to be actively involved while also challenging his employees to go beyond their defined roles and responsibility. He accomplished this by creating a portal that could be used between customers and employees. This portal the “Value Portal” allowed customers to evaluate and rate the new ideas that HCLT employees generated. The portal was very successful and hundreds of HCLT customers join and thousands of ideas were generated with a potential savings of hundreds of millions of dollars(Nayar, V. 2010) . With this success Nayar felt his employees...
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...2015 What Excites Me About The Future Of Technology? It is not news that we are at the peak of technological advancements that will change our lives. Nothing has made more impact on how we live our lives today or carry the potential to so seriously improve the human condition, as the technologies each one of us now has at our disposal, and the wonders yet to come. The inter-connectedness we have, the vast amounts of information accessible to us in less than a minute, the way in which anyone with basic knowledge can communicate with their friends and family, or even the entire world is quite impressive. The ease and convenience with which we can access almost any resource on the internet using anything from a mere personal computer to a small smart device in the pocket is highly impressive. I am encouraged and grateful to be part of such a great global innovation. I truly believe that personal and individually accessible technologies, will become an important part of humanity’s next stage of growth in the general quality of life and even survival. There is such a great potential to empower any individual to interact with people all over the world – from family and friends to new people on the other side of the planet. Nothing the human race has seen to date has the potential to empower the individual to make as much of a difference, to make as much of a connection, to make as much of himself as the technologies we have now and those technologies yet to come. Asides from personal...
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...its most basic level, the Kindle is just a specialized portable computer….” (Strickland, 2008). Most of the components that help control the features of the Kindle (keyboard, touch, wifi, memory, etc.) are located on the circuit board and are inseparable. Power comes from a rechargeable battery that boasts many hours of battery life. All versions of the kindle, but the Fire, run a Linux-base operating system. The Kindle can hold about 1.25GB of content, which is equivalent to 1,400 books, and books can be purchased directly from the Kindle Store to your device, with a WiFi connection or you can always plug in the USB port as well. The most boasted feature of the Kindle, minus the Fire, is the reader display made by using electronic ink technology. This eliminates the problem of glare that you have with a LCD display, especially outdoors with the sunlight. Electronic ink really...
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...[Type the company name] 2010 Information technology Business with information technology in 2020 Information Technology in the Business World Communication technology is one of the most important aspects of information technology for the people around the world. It has changed human life by making it easier for us to communicate with each other, which makes the world seem like a small village. People now communicate with each other in different ways in comparison to the past. As a result, businesses have also changed and developed using communication technology. Companies using this technology experience both benefits and disadvantages. The discussion will be limited to this area. One of the advantages is that the Internet can help companies to communicate effectively with clients. In addition, companies can use communication technology to build good relationships with their customers. Now, most companies use a website to market their products and services and provide information about their business. Moreover, most companies use virtual communication to provide or exchange information. Conversely, communication technologies have many disadvantages. The first common disadvantage experienced in companies is that employees sometimes use company computers for dubious purposes. In addition, using the Internet in the workplace for an extended period could affect the health of employees. Further, mobile phones are not secure because of digital criminals. The...
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...THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY BY DEBRA JAMES WIU IT-330 Abstract Once before there was a business profit speed breaker called Macro Virus, and today it is still prevalent to a lesser extent, even though; Microsoft did do something about it, to where it is under control, but; still very much around. (Brightub articles 2011) .explains the well knows macro virus was a stark reminder of its disastrous power. In today’s world of technology computer viruses attack the software of a computer- the operating system usually attacks the software. (Microsoft /TechNet 2011), states the macro virus is known as a written virus in the internal macro language of applications. In some cases macro virus can cause no damage to the data, however; in other cases, macros viruses have been written that can cause damage to your work. This paper explains. What macro viruses are? How they spread. What affect they have? How to avoid a macro virus How to protect your computer What are Macro viruses…..? A macro virus is a computer infraction written in macro language, which is commonly built into word processing applications. (Goggle 2011, pg., 1) In general, Marcos viruses are a series of commands and executions that help automate specific tasks. Regardless of how many they create, they must be executed by a system that is able to interpret stored commands. There are some macro systems that are actually self-contained utilities while others are built into more advanced applications for users...
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...The ability to use past innovations to chart future shifts in the relationship between science, technology and culture. Abstract The study of history can easily have a somewhat anecdotal purpose behind examining it, but with the advent of Winston’s ‘Modeling for change’ we are able to discern a concentration of social forces working directly on the process of innovations rather than being a force on innovation. It is for this reason that we have the ability to chart future shifts in science, technology and culture through an evolutionary social based process that exist in a perpetual dialogue always tinkering, refining and suppressing devices throughout the ages. There has been a popular contention, a somewhat anecdotal purpose behind studying the past that has something to do with making sure that 'we learn from it' and are not destined to 'repeat it' as such. (Santayana 1906) But when it comes to new technologies it is easy 'at first glance, that there seems to be no patterns in the changes…In some cases the new technologies swept through quickly; in others the transition took decades. In some, the new technologies were complex and expensive to develop. In others… technologies were simple extensions of what the leading companies already did better than anyone else.' (Christensen 1997) What Winston has for the most part provided us, is a more 'crucial overview of how communication technologies develop' (Winston 1998 p11) within the social sphere, to that which 'Modeling...
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...David Siders Problem Solving Unit 1Assignment 1 Solar power has been used by many cultures and creatures throughout history, only in recent years have we begun utilizing it as an alternative energy source. Solar power is harnessed through “photovoltaics, solarthermal energy, and artificial photosynthesis”.{1} Using these technologies , we develop different applications such as” solar-panels” {2a} and/or” heaters, power stations”{2b}, and” thermal radiation collectors.”{2c} Harnessing solar power requires a photovoltaic system, consisting of the solar array(the panels, the visible photovoltaic system) and the balance of system ( solar inverter, mounting, cabling, and accessories for setup) Sizes and different system capacaties range from small rooftop-mounted or systems integrated into buildings(ranging froms tens of kilowatts) to larger more industrial scales with capacaties of hundreds of megawatts. “A rooftop system recoups the invested energy for its manufacturing and installation within 0.7 to 2 years and produces about 95 percent of net clean renewable energy over a 30-year service lifetime”{3} Given the decreasing cost for photovoltaic systems, in 20 years time, they could be applied forn use from your home to work and in between! Solar thermal energy is harnessed through temperature-absoorbing collectors, classified by US EIA by low, medium and high temperature ratings. Low-temp. collectors are “usually for swimming pools.” {4a}Medium temperature collection...
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...The technological device I chose was the iPhone. The first iPhone was release in 2007, and it was like many regular smartphones, you could talk on it, watch videos, listen to music, surf the Web and send and receive email, send and receive text messages. As the years went on Apple released newer iPhone models, with more features such as the ability to take pictures and videos, use GPS, and view maps and satellite. The newer models, starting in 2009, had more storage space and used a new operating system: iOS, a modified version of the Macintosh OS X operating system used on Apple desktops and laptop computers (Wilson, Chandler, Fenlon, & Johnson, 2013). With iOS 5 you could the use iMessage and Twitter. In 2011, Apple released the iPhone 4s, with the faster A5 processor and a much improved camera that shoots 8 megapixel images and 1080p high definition video (Wilson, Chandler, Fenlon, & Johnson, 2013). This model also came with the first voice activated personal assistant, Siri. On September 20, 2013, Apple released the iPhone 5s. This phone had all of the features that the previous iPhones had but came with an A7 64 bit chip and had enhanced security with the fingerprint identity sensor. The iPhone 5c was also released, it a less expensive version of the 5s. There is already talk of the iPhone 6 coming out sometime in 2014. Rumors are flying that the iPhone 6 could be a lighter phone with a larger screen with a curved or flexible display. If you can think...
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...Through the time technology has been innovating the way of mobile communications Touchscreens made phones more intuitive than ever, and the next generation of screens promises to revolutionize our habits yet again. Several companies are working on the first phones with flexible screens, expected to hit the shops by late 2012. The innovation inside these bendy screens is OLEDs (Organic Light Emitting Diodes) - thin films of organic molecules that produce light when you run an electric current through them. Often less than a millimeter thick and offering a bright, crisp image with low power consumption, it’s not just flexibility that makes OLEDs a popular choice. Mobile phone business is one of the most rapid growing industries. Not so long ago, the popular check phone was Nokia 3310 with mere basic functions: call, text messaging and the only bearable game, snake. However, significant improvement has been made since then. We now have so many variety of phones that surpasses the basic function, smart phones for example allows you to connect to social media conveniently, GPS, video conferencing etc Flexible bracelet The Philips Fluid Smartphone designed by Brazilian designer Dinard da Mata looks like one of those "Slap Wrap" slap bracelets kids used to wear in the 90s. Flexibility is one thing that makes it differ from conventional smart phones. Made of OLED, it can keep all the features of a smart phone available while adding the extra advantage of turning into a bracelet...
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...fossil fuels are limited, and continued reliance on them may have significant environmental consequences. Fortunately, there are alternatives. The most powerful one is right over our heads. We are bathed in the clean, virtually inexhaustible energy of the sun. Each hour, enough sunlight reaches Earth to meet the world’s energy needs for a year. To harvest this bounty, we need technology that efficiently converts the sun’s energy into forms we can use. Developing this technology is the purpose of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Program. Powerful Goals, Powerful Technologies The Solar Energy Technologies Program is part of the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The Program’s mission is to improve U.S. security, environmental quality, and economic prosperity through public-private partnerships that bring reliable and affordable solar energy technologies to the marketplace. It supports research and development on a wide range of photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal technologies that convert sunlight into useful energy. Photovoltaic Technologies The majority of the Program’s budget is allocated to PV research and development (R&D). All PV devices convert sunlight directly into electricity. However, there is a variety of materials and processes for creating PV devices, each with its own benefits and drawbacks. The major trade-off is between cost and sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiency—higher efficiency typically...
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