How will we communicate in 10 years?

Communication is the meaningful exchange of information between two or more participants. It is constantly changing and evolving throughout the years. Progress occurs when people are aware and can understand the information discovered by others. If not, this information will be of little or no value at all. Without communication, science will not progress. Communicating is a huge part of our lives, as it helps express our ideas, feelings and opinions. More importantly, it helps us to understand and accept one another.

When I was young, I remember how people used to communicate by talking personally, writing handwritten letters and calling through the telephone. A lot has changed over the past years. Devices used for communicating have become complex with added features and applications. People, nowadays, use the smartphone, tablet and the internet, which has made communicating faster and more convenient. Through the passing years, we can look forward to the launching of more updated and technologically advanced gadgets that will make life easier at the touch of a fingertip.

Ten years from now, communication will undergo a major shift in the technological world. Basic cellphones will no longer be available in the market. It will be replaced by smartphones which will be less expensive that ordinary people can now afford to buy it. The internet will continue to play an important role in communication. Video calls or video conferencing will be more widely used since all televisions and laptops will have built in webcams. LED televisions that are now for sale already allows video streaming and internet connection but in the future it might have more advanced options. Social networking sites will launch new products, features and applications that will allow users to communicate with people around the globe more easily than before.

In the future we may possibly see robots being used in companies and even homes. The smartphones and tablets will not only be handheld computers used to browse the web and do business transactions but it will be modified into a device using the augmented reality system where you view the world and get real-time digital information through a technology overlay. Translating devices will be available that will allow people to communicate with other countries and culture without the need of an interpreter. A new holographic technology is being developed that projects three-dimensional images from another location in real time.

Another breakthrough in communication tools is not impossible to predict given that people continue to discover new gadgets and devices that will outdo previous inventions. Watching science fiction movies like “Star Wars” and “Iron Man” gives us a preview of what the future would look like. Flying cars, robots, state-of-the-art computers and holograms are some of the things we get to see in these movies, thanks to advance technology. But who knows, maybe a few decades more, these can all be a reality.

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howstuffworks.com

slideshare.net

livescience.com

Is the Philippines technologically updated?

Technology is defined as the application of scientific knowledge to practical purposes. In short, we may call it applied science. When people say “technological innovations”, we usually think of tools, gadgets or machines that help us do our work faster and easier to produce results in the shortest possible time. The things we enjoy today that made our lives more convenient, were not enjoyed by people many years ago. Indeed, technology has tremendously changed the lives of the people around the world.

As time progresses and technology advances, we have seen the changes and evolution of the different inventions from the earliest computing device, the Abacus, to the latest model of smartphones and tablet computers that we are using today. In developed countries such as the United States of America, Japan and South Korea, their technology is far more advanced compared to our country, the Philippines. They are considered to be the leaders in the production of modern technology.

The Philippines, being a small country, may not be on par with these advanced countries due to lack of resources, but we have people with the same expertise and experience in the field of science and technology. Although the Philippines is still in the process of updating the country’s technological development in education, health services and telecommunications, we have made achievements in agriculture and fishery. I hope that in the near future, our country will have its own technological innovations and be able to compete with other developed countries.

What are your thoughts on the Internet usage in Asia?

The internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks. In the 1960's, the United States government wanted to build a robust, fault-tolerant communication via computer networks which would become what we now call the “internet”. In accordance with one website, the first internet connection in Asia started in Korea. They began its operation in 1982 with two nodes. Other countries followed the development of IPv4-based computer networks in 1980's and beyond. According to one internet statistic, in 2012, Asia represented 44.8% of the population of internet users around the world. China, India and Japan alone host more internet users than Europe and North America combined. This proves that Asia is the leading contributor to the world’s internet user population. 

Asia also hosts some of the countries that have the fastest internet connection in the entire world. Namely South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan etc. In South Korea, where the internet is essential, most of the people use it in their daily lives such as shopping, communicating and entertainment. It is also home to big electronic companies such as Samsung and LG. In Japan, most of its people use social networking sites such as Facebook and Mixi. Like South Korea, it is also home to big electronic companies such as Sony and Nintendo. In Hong Kong, most internet users spend their time searching the web and social networking. 

The internet has become important for us Asians.It has helped us in a lot of ways. Like communicating with others especially with people from other countries. It also gives us information regarding news and other events from around the world. It makes cultural exchange easier, faster and more effective. Although we have the freedom to use the internet, we should also be responsible on how we use it.








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techinasia.com
en.wikipedia.org
apstar.org
internetworldstats.com
bloomberg.com
slideshare.net