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.
References:
howstuffworks.com
slideshare.net
livescience.com
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