New Technologies

From nineteenth century progress in technology and science was very significant. Many inventions such as: stream locomotive, electricity or telephones were the revolution in the development of industry. The use of modern engines and different devices enabled us to accelerate production and manufacturing. Work, in factories, become easier and more comfortable. Households were also upgraded. Many domestic appliances like: washing machines, vacuum cleaners, fridges, dishwashers and many other useful objects appeared. During twentieth century, after the Second World War, a lot of modern equipment was used in our households. Colourfull TV sets, consoles, camcorders, video recorders, mobile phones – these inventions made our live easier and more pleasing.
Nowadays, we use all the equipment everyday. The majority of us probably cannot imagine life without mobile phones or sound players. Presently, we can communicate with other people all the time. World Wide Web may be used to data transferring on very long distances. From several years, web’s users do not have to be connected with network cables. We can use wireless access from satellite with the use of suitable modems. Today, people do not get lost easily, because a lot of useful equipment can always help them. Global Positioning System always shows you where you are, and how to get into nearest orientation place like mountain, river or valley. GPS is also used by drivers, who often use it to find the way to nearest petrol station, parking or restaurant. A lot of people like: businessmen, politics or clerks must keep in touch with their offices and companies. The easiest way to communicate with other people is to move with notebook or palmtop with wireless access to network. Then we can talk, write, transferring data wherever we actually are. E-mailing, video conferencing or speaking with our colleagues and stakeholders was never as easy as it is nowadays.
Modern technologies also concern entertainment market. Everybody want to have a fun. Producers want to amuse all the customers, so they offer different equipment for them. We can for example buy a console to play in the majority of games. Hardware like Xbox or PlayStation may relax the player. Some kinds of games, I mean strategies and Massively-Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games require PC to use. Unfortunately, they are very time-consuming, so not everyone can spent time playing them.
Overall majority of people like going to the cinema and watching films. We can watch them differently. The image can be displayed with the use of projector, Liquid Crystal Display or Cathode Ray Tube. The films are often displayed on large surfaces. The diagonal of plasma TV sets is often greater than one hundred inches. It is about two meters – wide television. That makes a good impression! If somebody wants to hear the surrounding voices around himself, he can mount speakers that consist of five or seven ‘satellites’ and subwoofer. Then all sounds will be more realistic and natural. Using the suite like that should satisfy each human being.
A lot of people love to commemorate their life. Today, we can buy different digital cameras and camcorders, with the use of which we may easily document important occasions and incidents from our life. Christenings, holy communions, weddings, birthdays and other meaningful events should be recorded and kept as memories from the past. We ought to save the memorials of our families for the next generations. Cameras can be also used to keep in mind all the souvenirs from trips and travels. All interesting places and people can be recorded and photographed. The beauty of natural environment, landscapes, monuments, works of art or unusual architectural constructions can be saved on photos and videos.
All of above-mentioned inventions are very useful and helpful in everyday life. We use them and we do not care about world which surrounds us. We can forget about everything, and enter virtual world. In my opinion, all ‘diseases’ like net or games addictions are harmless and unthreatening for the society.
Without modern technologies life on the Earth would be much harder and not very friendly for its inhabitants. The majority of inventions makes our everyday activities like: cooking, cleaning or ironing much easier. We should have much more time for us, but in fact, our time is gobbled by TV, games and other enjoyments. However, expansion and development of technologies was very meaningful for science, medicine and economy. According to famous saying: ‘Time and tide wait for no man’ everyone is pushed for time, nobody can stop and think about himself. Peoples from twenty first century have not much time, that is the fact, but let’s face it! Without advanced technologies we will be probably using abacus to calculating and bucksaw to amputation of the limbs.