What we are today is far different from what people were thousands of years ago. It is all because of technology. There is no doubt that it is the key to changing the world.
Now, we can stay all day at home without getting bored because technology has brought the world closer to us. To socialize, to keep yourself updated, to explore the world, you just need a smartphone and internet connection. That is only the tip of the iceberg of how technology is changing the world.
According to Wikipedia, technology is the collection of techniques, skills, methods and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objective. The development of modern technology has made the world of greatest invention so colorful. And it works the other way around.
Technology has changed the way we live in so many aspects of life. And these fifteen technologies may not cover the whole aspects, but they will paint you a picture of how technology is making the world a better place for so many people, including you.
So, without further ado, let’s take a look at Alux’s choices of best technologies and greatest inventions that are changing the world we live in. Please note that they are in no particular order, but only for your reading pleasure. Enjoy!
15. Touchscreen
Raise your hand if you own a smartphone? Or even perhaps you are reading this on your smartphone’s screen. Now, imagine if that screen is not a touchscreen. Imagine if you have to scroll through your keypad just to get to the next sentence. It sucks, doesn’t it?
Whom should we thank for this technology we use on daily basis? E.A. Johnson invented this technology back in 1969. Initially, it was used for UK’s Air Traffic Control. But don’t compare the 1969’s touchscreen with today’s most expensive smartphone‘s, because it was way simpler.
Then, only after Samuel Hurst invented the resistive touch technology in 1975, Apple could come up with its first smartphone with touchscreen, iPhone, in 2007.
This touchscreen technology has changed the way we use phone and other gadgets. Not only that, the world of designing is now more advanced because of it. Today, less people use pen and paper to take notes. Fewer papers are needed during business meetings. And many other things in our way of life have changed since the invention of touchscreen.
