May 30 2018

Final Paper

Ala Rashed

5/29/2018

 

Wearable Technology

 

Convergence of media has been occurring for longer than we think. From its origins in the form of print media, to the breakthrough of audio communication via the radio and to the stellar visual representation brought upon by the invention of the television. And all these three main instruments of media have crossed paths more than once to create the latest technological craze for humans to interact with one another. And the catalyst for this type of convergence was in my opinion, the invention of the computer, along with the internet. And due to this innovative piece of numbers and codes we have been introduced to the world and each other in a variety of ways, from the smartphone to gopros and satellite images. And yet the question still remains, what is going to be the next big thing?

 

Where do we go from here? It seems like the main trajectory we are headed towards is more and more convenience. The more technologically advanced we get the quicker things seem to become. No longer does man need to spend months to go on a journey or wait for messages to be hand delivered. Everything is instant. Messaging, travel, and more. And even with social media the biggest thing since the television. Talking to one another in person has become a thing of the past. We all hide behind a variety of screens that has touch screen interphase. Whether at home or on the go. Another example of convenience. This brings me to the latest trend of technology, and that is wearable technology.

Wearable technology is any device that can be worn or implanted on one’s person. Wearable technology can be also known as “wearable gadgets”, and or in a more simpler and fashionable name known as “wearables”. Examples of wearable technology include the Fitness related technology like the Fitbit. Or even your smart phone in the form of a watch. And we even have virtual reality goggles via samsung and other platforms.

My personal favorite piece of wearable technology is the Samsung Gear Vr. This type of wearable technology came to be by Samsung electronics, working together with Oculus. Which in it of itself is a virtual reality headset company. I believe virtual reality technology is the next big thing because it is the epitome of convenience. I say this because enhancing one’s reality can take a person from there dull life and transport them into a whole new world. It can revolutionize vacationing and experiencing new places. It can be a new form of educating where one can actually immerse themselves into the field they wanna study and get a more visual perspective than reading off a textbook. More apparently it’s affected the gaming world. From thriller roller coaster rides to killer clowns chasing you as you have to shoot them down with your virtual gun. The experience of a lifetime, but how will this type of wearable technology affect the way we use media?

 

How media? Virtual reality was initially used to enhance the television and smartphone experience as well as video gaming. But where does it fit when it comes to media? Social media is how we communicate now and it will surely be the communication of the future in a more developed format. And I believe that Virtual reality will play an important role in that development. Not only will social media improve, but so will humanity as a whole in how we see one another because in essence that is the purpose of social media. I mean how many of us have connected with long lost family members through social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and more like Whatsapp and Viber group chats. Convergence in the form of sharing videos pictures and texts messages on these different social media platforms can go beyond a physical screen.

 

Virtual reality can connect two people from across the world just like let’s say Facebook. However the limits proximity or nearness will be a thing of the past. It will be as if you travelled to see your family but still remain where you are. In addition virtual reality can stop people from hiding behind a screen and bring back good old fashioned communication face to face with no screen in the way. This helps bring more convenience to us as a people and yet still take us back to a simpler and more efficient way of communicating. Not to mention it can also minimize cyber bullying and child predators and the many diseases that plague the internet by making everything more personal and not a tool to abuse others.

 

In conclusion I believe the next big thing in social media is virtual reality technology. Because we are and always have been heading towards making life easy using technology. Which has had a major impact on how we communicate as a species using a variety of social media platforms. However with the advancements in virtual technology I believe we will see a big change in how we utilize our media and creating a better society in doing so.

 

Bibliography

 

https://crunchwear.com/category/wearable-tech/

http://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/gear-vr/

https://www.oculus.com/

https://valuebound.com/resources/blog/virtual-reality-next-big-thing-media

https://900lbs.com/how-virtual-reality-will-impact-social-media/

May 30 2018

Make Up Paper

Blogging v Traditional News.docx

Ala Rashed

5/29/2018

Blogging Versus Traditional News

 

It is undeniable that change is inevitable and a pervasive reality for all institutions of life. For decades, technology has played a decisive role in impacting change in the media industry. The 21st century saw a technological transformation as the use of internet altered the way people used to access information; the print media such as, the newspaper (Mesquita 54). Traditional news used to be the primary source of information for the public but the advent of weblogs three decades ago has shifted media landscape in the modern world. Currently, there are millions of blogs across the globe providing people with assorted information: general news, technology, gossip, politics and other topics. As a result, bloggers have become perpetual figures in the media as people often seek to access blogs for information (Olmstead, Mitchell and Rosenstiel 12). Seemingly, blogging has occupied the part and the role played by traditional news such as newspapers, televisions and radios. Research indicate that blogs have not only beat several mainstream media outlets but have also dominated in information dissemination (Oriedo 15). This piece of work seeks to scrutinize the relationship between blogging and traditional news by assessing the integrity and impact of information sources on media agendas.

 

Unlike blogs, traditional media entails gathering of information from the field, editing it and printing the edited content in newspapers, articles, present on radio and television with an aim of educating or entertaining the society. For a long time, traditional media has played a substantial part in human life and its significance cannot be overstated. The content presented by traditional media has wielded great power in various communities on what individuals know; outbreak of diseases and government scandals. Unlike the blogs, it is noteworthy that traditional media uphold autonomy, accuracy, public interests, impartiality and ethics (Oriedo 17). Journalists are encouraged to uphold independence to avoid content bias and enable others to work in absence of undue influence. Journalists are believed to be watchdogs of any morally upright society and thus, traditional media system stress journalists must collect and disseminate information in the interest of the society. However, it should be noted that the information to be conveyed must be objective, accurate and the details be conveyed without partiality.

Journalists must conform with a designated code of conduct while executing their daily duties in the quest of shaping consensus among people. This contrasts with blogs as bloggers use the online platform to inform the society without putting into consideration the values of fairness and objectivity. The tendency of be inclined to certain partisan ideologies among the bloggers is a direct opposite of what traditional news journalists stand for. A traditional journalist serves democracy and judiciously uses the media platform as a tool to inform members of the public what is happening in the world without bias. In so doing, the information disseminated by journalists may be used by the society to improve democratic systems (Oriedo 17). Alerting the public of what is happening behind the scenes offers the society with a chance to challenge or seek clarification from governments, organizations and other public institutions thus bringing the society in order.

Setting agenda is perhaps one the most important facet of traditional news media because it is a result of journalism. Traditional media as opposed to blogging reports and act as an intermediary between the public and power institutions such as the government and thus it is the role of the journalists to set the agenda for both sides. The report generated by the media ought to get the attention of the public to allow people discuss and react on a certain issue. In other words, it would imply that the media plays a role of telling the society what it should think of and at what time. Nevertheless, with time since the advent of blog technology, people have contested about journalism and questioned whether journalism should be considered as craft, profession or an industry. This explains why the rapid growth of blogging in recent years have made most traditional journalists become an uneasy lot.

 

It is undeniable that social media platforms have altered the way media content flow within and across various networks of people across the world. Blogs have both disrupted individual and organizational habits as they have formed a nation of media content creators (Bright, Gangadharbatla and Logan 47). The term blog is contracted from the word weblog and often used to refer an online publishing platform developed with an aim of conveying information. It is imperative to note that blog technology has currently gained widespread attention compared to the time it emerged almost three decades ago (Huann, John and Yuen 2). The art of editing, posting, reading or writing content in the platform describes what blogging entails. Bloggers post their daily entries about either their own experiences or content of interest in an organized way such that the new content is at the top, whereas old posts are at the bottom of the page. Other than textual content, it is possible to post graphic media, videos or music (Puschmann 83). The ease of access and ability to share links has made blogging a universal spectacle, reaching people of diverse languages, ethnic origin and organizational milieu. The integration of blog features into the social web make media content be embedded easily in the various entries enhancing usability and ease of access.

 

Compared to traditional news media, blogging is not regarded as an occupation since most bloggers do not blog for a living or seek to draw people to advertise in their sites. Bloggers regard their work as service to the society and often seek to seal the gaps left by traditional news media in entertaining and detaching the society (Huann, John and Yuen 2). It explanation may prompt us to question why bloggers do blog if they do not work for a living. The desire to fulfill or resolve the unfulfilled needs and wants encourages people to form blogs, create goals and how to achieve them (Oriedo 18). When a blogger identifies what he or she seeks to achieve, he or she gets motivated. The art of blogging help bloggers forms a virtual space where they can tactically construct what they get eventually. The purpose of the frequent blog update and posting as attributed to what motivates them: informing, providing commentary, expression their own views and emotions, documenting daily activities and actively participating in societal forums.

 

Blogs are primarily categorized based on the type of content they carry. For example, a blog that focus on health issues will be categorized as health blog, whereas a blog that deals with technology topics would be classified under technology blogs (Oriedo 19). Similarly, a platform that informs people about public figures and celebrities fall under the entertainment category. In addition to this, blogs may also be used to portray and spearhead political insights and thus categorized as political blogs. Due to diverse array of content, there are many categories of blogs.

Blogs are defined by the order in which an array of content are arranged on the platform; the reverse chronological style. The later is style is attributed to regular and frequent update of the blogs page with new posts. Free archival content features, unrestricted access to the shared information, interpersonal editorship of the content and hyperlinked post structures are other defining aspects of blogs (Huann, John and Yuen 2). The presence high bandwidth and large storage capacity enables the page be overwhelmed with content unlike traditional media such as newspapers which were limited to share audio and video content. Furthermore, the presence of the comment function in blogs plays a substantial role as blog owners can productively interact with their readers. The comment function allows readers leave their opinions on the content posted by the author and enabling the authors to respond to the feedback.

The automatic archival and retrieval of content in blogs is a perhaps amidst the feature that have contributed to increase of blogging popularity during the last one decade. Unlike mainstream media content such as newspaper, it is easy to retrieve archived media by inputting the key words in the search function of the weblog (Puschmann 2). Furthermore, it is economic to subscribe to multiple blog feeds compared with mainstream media which is at times unreliable and expensive. The ease of designing and maintaining a weblog have yielded to intense and rapid growth of blogging sites (Kenix 790). Upon updating the content of the site, the post is archived and the, most recent posts replace the old ones without the need of owners’ intervention. The increased popularity of blogging technology has led to a debate whether bloggers ought to be regarded as journalists. If this is the case, it is requisite to evaluate the effects this conception on antique journalism practices (Garrison 112). Nevertheless, it is surprising that most blogger prefer referring themselves as commentators rather than journalists.

 

It is worth noting that the effect of blogging results from the attention mainstream news journalists’ pay to the views of bloggers as a way of analyzing the mood of the society towards a certain topic. It is impractical for a week to end without the traditional media referring or reporting what bloggers edit or post (Garrison 113). More so, traditional journalists seek to accentuate the views and thought of influential bloggers; whose views are quoted by others outside the mainstream media and blogosphere. The tendency of traditional journalists to underscore the views of influential bloggers prompt us to question the degree to which blogging affect traditional media’s news agenda.

In most mass communication studies agenda-setting theory is often used to evaluate the relationship between news agenda and the sources used in gathering and processing information. In light on this, various researchers have postulated that analyzing the sources of media agendas has played an integral part in news due to the fact the news environment has rapidly changed and diversified via the use of internet (Olmstead, Mitchell and Rosenstiel 11). Recent studies suggest that most researchers have focused on media as sources of news for themselves. The intermedia agenda-setting will be used to show newsmakers rely on fellow journalists for ideas, views and thoughts in the quest of confirming their own judgement towards a certain topic (Garrison 112). A new trend however shows that most political blog spheres have been polarized and can be distinguished as either liberal or conservatives due to bloggers’ political inclination.

Traditional news overreliance on blogging is thus flawed as most bloggers do not adhere to journalist’s standards such as accuracy of news and fairness. According to Garrison 2011, bloggers at most times intensify, illuminate and interrelate the news instead of creating the news (McGoldrick 2). Traditional news should thus have a strong effect on issues being covered by the blogs since most blogs link to media sites. Even though some journalists question moral standards of blogs, they have credibility with the readers events (Wright and Hinnson 2). Mainstream media outlets thus monitor blogs and conformed to blog format to direct traffic to their news’ sites.

A certain study conducted to determine the influence of blogs on traditional media found that news coverage initiated by blog sites often found its way into the mainstream media. There exists meaningful evidence that blogging have substantial impact on politics. For instance, during the 2006 Congress elections, a blogger posted sexually explicit content from Mark Foley, a Florida Congressman, to male congressional pages (Garrison 113). Understanding how the media industry sets its agendas via the intermedia agenda-setting framework, will help traditional journalists focus on the effect of internet on mainstream agenda in political elections. It is palpable that the influence of blogging as agenda-setters for mainstream media has been portrayed in major events (Wright and Hinson 3). The effect is severe when bloggers effect news events as a general by creating a buzz. Focusing on certain partisan’s principles and ideologies or topics that on the alternative helps blogs get the attention pf most people. Filter blogs are typical blogs that can set agendas and thus used as focal points to garner the attention of readers. It is rational to contend that filter blogs despite the lack of fairness have swayed mass’ attention and could be used as a medium of reporting.

Technological advancement in the 21st century has played a pivotal role in impacting change in media industry. The invention of internet has changed how people initially used to access information. The invention of blog technology almost three decades ago has certainly changed the media landscape and occupied the role played by traditional news media. Nevertheless, the role played by traditional media in man’s civilization cannot be undermined as it has wielded great power in the society. Even though journalists conform to ethics, autonomy, fairness and likely that blogs will overtake traditional media due to ease of accessibility, increased productivity and economical aspects of using blogs. Nevertheless, it should be noted that blogs are not entirely credible due to inclination to partisan ideologies and fairness.

 

                                        Bibliography

Bright, Laura, Harsha Gangadharbatla and Kelty Logan. “Social media and news gathering: Tapping into the millennial mindset.” The Journal of Social Media in Society 3(1) (2014): 46-61.

Garrison, Bruce. “Study shows some blogs affect traditional news media.” Newspaper Research Journal 32(3) (2011): 112-127.

Huann, tan, Ow John and Jeanne Yuen. “Weblogs iin education.” Educational Technollogy Division, Ministry of Education Singapore (2005): 1-8.

Kenix, Linda. “Blogs as alternative.” Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (2009): 790-822.

McGoldrick, Brent. “Social media Vs. traditional media.” FTI Journal Critical thinking at the critical time (2013): 1-5.

Mesquita, Rafael. “The transition of a traditional newspaper to the internet age: A historical account of the Le Monde’s case.” Obseratorio Journal 11 (2017): 54-60.

Olmstead, Kenny, Amy Mitchell and Tom Rosenstiel. “Navigating news online: Where people go, how they get there and what lures them away.” Project for Excellence in Journalism (2011): 1-30.

Oriedo, Michael. Journalists vs bloggers: Competitors or collaborators. Thesis. Nairobi: University of Nairobi , 2014.

Puschmann, Cornelius. “Blogging.” Hans-Bredow-Institut fur Medienforschung (2015): 83-106.

Wright, Donald and Michelle Hinnson. “How blogs and social media are changing public relations and the way it is practiced.” Public relations Journal 2(2) (20

May 25 2018

Final Paper

Future of Hands-Free Technology

I believe the future of Digital Communications and Media lies exclusively in the realm of wearable, hands-free technology. As mobile devices continue to advance at an exponential rate, it makes the most sense that the natural progression of their hardware would be to evolve into multifaceted, wearable products. The reason I foresee this being the future of Digital Communications is primarily due to the fact that mobile technology is constantly striving to become as seamless and user-friendly as can be. The devices produced today are made to be as lightweight, small in size, and ergonomic as possible, in order to ensure the user with an efficient and convenient experience. A fully-functional hands-free device would serve as a game changer to the world of digital communications, and provide consumers with an easier and more natural way to stay connected. Throughout previous years, few attempts have been made to revolutionize the wearable device industry, and those which have been made yielded mixed results. Products such as the Google Glass, various Bluetooth devices, and the Apple Watch have all a made their way onto the market, and were met with either positive feedback or harsh criticism. Nonetheless, these technological advances have all served as stepping stones into the mainstream usage of wearable devices.

My idea for the next advancement in this field would be a combination of characteristics from products such as the Google Glass, Bluetooth, and the Apple Watch. It would be a small chip-like device that is able to be attached to any eye-wear of the user’s choosing; “One of the major obstacles to wearable tech has been designing a device that people will want to wear all the time. When it comes to the future of the industry, the big thing everyone is driving for is seamless integration– devices that can be attached to jewelry, jackets,or even undergarments so you can wear them everyday without having them affect your style” (Hastreiter, futureofeverything). The software would then be projected through the lens of the glasses, and could only be activated by its designated user. This device would be compatible with any operating system; and would be controlled primarily through voice, eye movements, and head gestures. The overall appearance of this device would be discreet and unobtrusive to the user. I feel as though this product would have the specific qualifications needed to succeed in the mainstream use of wearable technology. Unlike the shortcomings seen with Bluetooth devices or the Apple Watch; my wearable technology would not be limited in its capabilities, or require the presence of an external device in order to function. According to an article written by Jen Quinlan (2018) for Wired magazine, there is a list of specifications wearable tech must fulfill in order to be considered successful. She asserts that the technology must be invisible, personalized, efficient, accurate, permissions-based, sentient, multi-point, and seamless. Previous attempts at wearable tech have failed to encompass these abilities, as well as appeal to the average consumer; “Many people found the first wave of wearables came up short. Entry-level price points were high, form factors were dodgy and accuracy left a lot to be desired. It’s no wonder there was a 30% return rate and high product abandonment after six months” (Quinlan, Wired).

Since my device is extremely small and compatible with any form of eye-wear, this covers the aspects of invisibility and user personalization. In terms of efficiency, the device would be charged through solar power, which would prove to be more energy efficient, and eliminate the need for wired chargers. This feature would also provide the product with a more seamless experience since the user would not have to constantly remove the device in order to charge it. This wearable tech would be equipped with a top-of-the-line GPS system, which would have the ability to activate and deactivate depending on the user’s location. It would also have the ability to track health data, since this has proven to be a popular feature among mobile device users. Because this device would be activated primarily through voice control, the nature of the operating system would present as an interactive being capable of smooth two-way communication. Other features of this device which I would like to discuss pertain more to the safety and privacy of the individual user, as well as those around them.

The Google Glass, which is arguably the most similar in design to my product, encountered most of its criticism in response to the lack of privacy the device offered, along with its basic functionality. Besides the obvious change in hardware, the software was lacking and brought nothing new to the table in terms of mobile devices; “Tech reviewers who finally got their hands on the glass described it as the ‘worst product of all time’, aptly noting that it had abysmal battery life, and that it was a product ‘plagued by bugs’. Privacy concerns were raised, from people afraid of being recorded during private moments…it was also banned from bars, movie theaters, Las Vegas Casinos, and other places that did not want customers surreptitiously recording” (Bilton, thenewyorktimes). As a way to improve on this previous oversight, the GPS on my device would be able to determine whether a user is in a public or private area. If the user is in a private area or business, recording features will be blocked to ensure the privacy of others. In regard to the safety of the user, my device will be able to detect when a user is driving and block all functions, notifications, and messaging. However, phone and music via Bluetooth will still be able to be accessed through voice activation. This particular feature will exponentially decrease instances of distracted driving caused by texting, social media, and dialing, therefore, increasing overall safety on the roads. This device will also only be able to work on its designated user through eye-recognition software. This will heighten the security of the user’s information, since, unlike traditional hand-held smart phones, they cannot be easily hacked into. I also believe the design of this product will make it more difficult for it to be misplaced or stolen, seeing that it is worn on the user’s face.

Although my prediction for the future of hands-free devices may seem out of reach at this time, strides have been made to revolutionize the industry of wearable technology and its mainstream usage. In recent years, Google has teamed up popular eye-wear provider, Warby Parker, to re-brand the Google Glass image; “Google’s design team is in talks with the Internet-based fashion glasses company Warby Parker to create fashionable versions of its product. It’s all part of a more design-oriented Google, that’s making over its products with human taste, not just human tendency in mind” (Wilson, co.design) Hopefully, with the new trendy design of the Google Glass comes an upgrade in the functionality of its software as well. I believe wearable technology is the next logical step in the progression of digital communications. Consumers are always looking for the next best thing when it comes to mobile devices; especially if they offer a more seamless and efficient experience, which I believe wearable technology will provide. Just as people have grown accustomed to putting their phone in their pocket or bag before leaving the house, slipping on their wearable tech will eventually become second nature.

Works Cited

Bilton, Nick. “Why Google Glass Broke”. The New York Times. February 24, 2015. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/05/style/why-google-glass-broke.html. Accessed May 17, 2018.

Hastreiter, Nick. “What’s the Future of Wearable Tech”. Future of Everything. 2018. https://www.futureofeverything.io/future-wearable-tech/. Accessed May 22, 2018.

Quinlan, Jen. “The Future of Wearable Tech”. Wired. 2018. https://www.wired.com/insights/2015/02/the-future-of-wearable-tech/. Accessed May 22, 2018.

Wilson, Mark. “Google Glass Gets Hip With Warby Parker”. CO.DESIGN. February 21, 2013. https://www.fastcodesign.com/1671929/google-glass-gets-hip-with-warby-parker. Accessed May 25, 2018.

May 25 2018

Final Paper! :)

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May 25 2018

Final Essay Google Assistant Essay

 

Felicha Stevens

5/24/2018

MCS 244

Google Assistant

Google Assistant is the new big movement in digital communication and media. Google Assistant is the new way of communicating with others. The idea of Google Assistant is, “just say hey Google!”  And make Google do it.  According to Google, “Google Home is a brand of smart speakers developed by Google. Google Home speakers enable users to speak voice commands to interact with services through Google’s intelligent personal assistant called Google Assistant.”

What makes this speaker so important and the future of communicating is the fact that it talks back to you. Everyone has access to Google Assistant via your smart phone of tablet. However, the speaker cost $129.00. According to Google.com, “Google Chrome can now talk back to you. You can now talk to your computer kind of like you would a person-that is, if you’re running Google’s Chrome browser.

Google Assistant supports and services more than one language: Spanish, English, and Chinese. You can ask questions and get answers. Google Assistant can now send and request payments using Google Pay. “Ever wished you could quickly send your friend $20 from your account, and not have to mess around with the bank? Google Assistant to the rescue! Google Assistant on iOS and Android phones can now send and request money using a simple command. To send money, say “OK Google, send Simon $20 for the tickets,” or “OK Google, request $15 from Andy for lunch today” to request it. Google will then send your recipient a Google Pay notification, text message, or email, and they can then finalize the transfer.”- Digital Trends.com. “If you don’t want to talk to Google Assistant you can type the command you want.”

Although Google Assistant is innovative, Google Assistant is not the first smart speaker available to the public. There are many communicating devices for your home; some include Amazon’s Alexa which is known as Echo. According to Wikipedia, the smart speaker Alexa is described as “a smart speaker developed by Amazon, the device is connected to a voice control intelligent assistant by the name of Alexa.” Wirecutter describes Amazon’s Alexa as, “People use these smart speakers to play music, search the Web, create to-do and shopping lists, shop online, get instant weather reports, and control popular smart-hone products-all while your smart phone stays in your pocket.”

There are many differences to consider when buying an Alexa smart speaker and a Google Assistant smart speaker. Some of the differences regarding both smart speakers include, Amazon Echo is great at controlling your smart home. Google Home is great at answering your questions. “HuffPost consulted four tech experts, who said the Echo shines in its ability to control smart home devices like smart lights, smart thermostats and smart door locks. You can turn on the lights with your voice or unlock the front door by asking Alexa to do so, for example. (Of course, this involves owning smart lights, thermostats or door locks in the first place.) However, the Echo isn’t so great at answering everyday questions like “What movies came out recently?” The Echo integrates with Amazon products like Amazon Fire TV, and of course it lets you order stuff from Amazon directly with your voice. As the Echo integrates with Amazon products, so the Google Home integrates with Google: You can vocally control your Chromecast TV, use Google Search and access your Google Calendar and Gmail.”

There are many pros and cons for the new digital communication smart speaker, Google Assistant. Some pros of the smart speaker include, it helps people who use the speaker stay organized, as well as, helps you communicate effectively with your business if you already have a busy schedule and lifestyle. Also, the Google Assistant works as an assistant to your everyday errands such as shopping and making appointments. The Google Assistant was created to help make your life easier. You can order things online from Target using your Google Assistant smart speaker. However, there are cons to having the Google Assistant smart speaker as well. Some of the cons of having the digital communication speaker include, making people lazy and too reliant on the smart speaker. Because the smart speaker works as a personal assistant people will become lazy to doing simple things like sending emails because Google Assistant can do it for them; simply by hearing a command such as “send email.” Also, another con to having the digital communication speaker is because there’s a possibility of people becoming reliant on the speaker, many people will lose the need to socialize or have interpersonal relationships with others. One way this can happen is by someone constantly talking and using their Google Assistant instead of communicating effectively with human beings. Also, the Google Assistant decreases job opportunities, for example, people who would normally hire someone to be their assistant no longer need to do so because Google Assistant is there to do the job. Therefore, people who are looking for work get slighted and loose the opportunity to have a job and earn money to a smart speaker.  Another con of the Google Assistant is it takes away real life interactions between humans. For example, Google Assistant helps with making doctor appointments and dry cleaner pickups, because the smart speaker helps with these errands people who have the smart speaker do not need to leave their homes to make these appointments in person, which causes people to lose personal interactions with one another, like a friendly smile from the receptionist at a doctor’s office after making an appointment, or a friendly wave from the local dry cleaner employee after dropping off clothes. In addition to this, another con is not everyone is tech savy. Many elderly people who do not know how to use a computer or a smart speaker deice will not be aware of the new digital communication movement involving the Google Assistant.

There is a generational gap regarding the Google Assistant grandparents who are not familiar with new digital communications such as smart speakers may feel left out of the new ways of communicating. However, Google Assistant has features for children. Some of the features include games. Google Assistant features 50 new games geared towards the younger generation of adults. The reason being is that many children born in the year 2000 or after are very tech savy and are very familiar with the internet and digital communication such as social media: Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat just to name a few. Therefore, they will be drawn towards the new digital communication smart speakers and its ability to showcase games and its ability to take commands and speak back to people.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 25 2018

Final Paper by Tyshaun Bishop

 

Tyshaun Bishop

Communication in Society (MCS 244-Spring 2018)

Professor Jonah Brucker-Cohen

May 24, 2018

 

 

FINAL PROJECT ESSAY:

 

MY PREDICTION TO THE FUTURE OF COMMUNICATION:

THE JADIS SMARTWATCH 1.0

 

The future of digital communications is bright and unstoppable. If I may quote scripture, to describe the future of communication stated here, “it is one thing that I must do, and that is forgetting what lies behind and looking forward to what lies ahead.” Technology is a beast and will keep on evolving. In its infancy of communication via the telephone people have watched the “Ma Bell” phone cultivate into a cellular device that people can take with them. Gone are the days when you could only use a phone is in the house.  These days we have minicomputer phones which still amaze me to this day. I’m a bit older than my classmates, and I have had the pleasure of holding one of the first cellphones that were made, and they don’t look anything like the phones we have today. Back in the early 90’s, cellphones didn’t even have cameras. Now some smartphones can tell time, take pictures, and you can even write a book on it if you wanted to. Then one day some guy invented the smartwatch to pair with the ever-evolving phone. The idea seemed great at first but a lot of people felt the watch wasn’t worth the money and the smartwatch reception wasn’t that well received. Most people buy smartwatches for status and just because it is the latest craze. However, the plan is for smartwatches to only get “smarter” as they should because technology is only going up. I believe the next significant movement in digital communications and media will be an upgraded smartwatch like the Jadis smartwatch 1.0 that I presented in class.  My prediction for the future of digital communications will be an advanced and innovative smartwatch that will be able to do things that were never done before.

The Jadis smartwatch will be an explosion to the cellular movement. People won’t be able to say that they don’t see the reason for having a smartwatch and that it is a waste of time and money. They will appreciate this watch because it will be essential for all walks of life. In the article, The Future of the Smartwatch Should be Smartwatch Bands, stated, “Turns out that turning a smartphone into a wrist device isn’t that appealing. Even if you can somehow get the right balance of battery life, device size, and developer support, people aren’t interested in getting anything more than notifications and fitness tracking from the devices they wear on their wrists.” (Chaim. Gartenberg) This notion should be debunked. Smartwatches should be more useful. I must be honest. I was a Samsung gal and refused to get an iPhone. I couldn’t stand Apple phones but loved everything else Apple, especially their computers. Then finally, this year I needed a new phone terribly and decided to try the iPhone out. I like it but like the Samsung better. Two months later I brought the Apple smartwatch. Is it necessary? No. Does it look cute on my wrist-heck yeah and that’s simply because it’s a matching Apple product. I want more and if I feel that way and I am a techie I am sure so do others.

Therefore, the latest & greatest technology in a smartphone watch is here and will continue to improve over time. It is time for an innovative explosion of an upgraded digital watch that will be essential for all. I discovered that this watch is beyond its time and will be huge amongst everyone The world needs my proposed watch because we need an innovative watch that can do more than play music, communicate and tell time. We need a digital robotic wearable technology that will assist us in everything that we do so we can save time!  I believe the JADIS 1.0 will make an outstanding impact on the world because it is cutting-edge technology that will help advance the way we operate daily. My idea is a valid predictor of where this field is going because innovators want the smartwatch to win. They want to give the people more. In the online article, Smartwatches are the Future of Smartphones, the author stated the apparent goal, “These technological additions can make the smartwatch a device that will eventually make the smartphone irrelevant or rather obsolete.”

The goal would be to be able to use the smartwatch without needing the usual pair cellphone. If this can happen then, the smartwatch can be indispensable. The dream is to have a watch comparable to the infamous Dick Tracy watch from the comic book series. Dick Tracy could fight crime with his watch, so this is the type of watch people would desire!

Currently, the smartwatches we have are cool but just basic. All three watches are good watches and have their pros and cons, but the Jadis watch exceeds them in comparison. The Apple watch looks great and is a status timepiece, but it fails in doing anything out of the ordinary that your phone can’t do. The Samsung watch is the same. It needs to have a charger just like the rest and the Fitbit watch only has basic capabilities of allowing the wearer to view messages and notifications whereas the Jadis does the same, but she warns you of possible danger if someone is walking up on you too close. Consumers don’t want a smartwatch that just tells time. In the article on the website below the author wrote about how he thought the Apple Watch was awful.

https://gizmodo.com/my-god-awful-year-with-the-apple-watch-1772724490

 

Therefore, the current smartwatch must have an overhaul. The world needs a smartphone that can do all different types of things like monitor health and not just by tracking your walking steps. How about checking your blood sugar? This would be awesome. In the article online, What Smartwatches and Other Wearables Can’t Track Today but Might can in the Future, stated, “2 to 5 years, suggests Reinertsen, depending on advances in signal processing and machine learning technologies. But it might take 10 years to get to market, as companies will need to figure out how to get paid for these sorts of tools.” These are the type of add-ons that would be the future for smartwatches. The watch will be a brilliant timepiece as well that can charge on its own with a built-in battery that is solar powered under a new technology called Sobatt 1.0 and can be a stand-alone digital device that can be paired with a smartphone or not. Has a digital assistant app that is like Alexa or Siri named Kiki who is more than just a digital assistant who only works on command. Kiki Is advanced and better because she will assist you without you even asking her help. She will know what to say before you even ask. She knows you because you have programmed her with all your likes, characteristics, wants and essentials. Kiki will say to you at lunchtime, “remember that you want to be beach ready for summer so don’t eat too many carbs.” The Gazelle 1.0 will also have mood sensors. An example of that is, Kiki will sense your energy like a mood ring, and if you are upset she will say to you, “maybe wind down with a glass of wine?” “Or how about a gym workout?” Kiki can sense noises like your grumbling stomach, and she will say: “seems like your feeding time.”  These are the type of great things the smartwatch has in store for its customers. Below is a video of the future of the smartwatch.

https://youtu.be/gPUql0Hi7aA

 

In twenty or thirty years, the industry of communicative media technology will be outstanding and very futuristic. These innovations will be easily accessed all through the smartwatch in a future setting like the classic cartoon, The Jetsons where robots and walking on sliding floors was a thing. Smartwatches will make a massive dent in the legacy of smartphones. My idea will be for the smartwatch will be to add a hologram effect for all apps that are on the smartwatch. The smartwatch interface is small, so sometimes the apps appear to be tiny. In the future, the smartwatch like the Jadis will have an option to hit the home button for the apps to appear in a hologram for easier access by the simple touching in the air of the app of your choice. Also, in thirty years the smartwatch will also be able to help humans time travel! Yes, with a click of a button on your smartwatch you can be a superhero for the day and help save the world. See below for a sketch of a child for a school project of the future of smartwatches and time travel.

12-year old Karina Davies Time Travel Smartwatch

 

The future of the smartwatch will exceed all expectations of the new wave of communication for the society of tomorrow. The Jadis 1.0 is the future. Technology is improving every day and people need and want more of what can help them to be more efficient I their everyday lives.  Time is precious and time is money.  Time is everything and the smartwatch can attest to tat. As creator of the Jadis 1.0 I can guarantee the watch can help advance the quality of your life buy in all areas of your life like family, business, finances and your social life. This smartwatch is a more effective timepiece so hold tight the greatest smartwatch is coming!

 

 

WORKS CITED

 

King James Bible. Philippians 3:13.

 

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/7/16/15974000/smartwatch-smart-watch-bands-buckle-kickstarter-hybrid-mechanical-timepieces Chaim.Gartenberg. July 2017

 

https://www.deccanchronicle.com/technology/gadgets/070817/smartwatches-are-the-future-of-smartphones.html Deccan.Chronicle Aug.2017 .

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/05/wearables-future-track-glucose-blood-pressure-mental-health.html   Christina.Farr November 2017.

 

https://gizmodo.com/my-god-awful-year-with-the-apple-watch-1772724490   Casey Chan. April 2016

 

https://fashnerd.com/2018/03/currys-smartwatch-predictions/

 Muchaneta Kapfunde  March 2018

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May 25 2018

Final paper

We all know that cellphones will always be a necessity and they will be around for a long time. Why not just make improvements to the phones that we have now? There are phones that can be made to your taste. You can have the new and improved phone where instead of  having FaceTime, there’s the new and improved virtual reality calling. It saves space on your phone from other apps that you have where you can call people from other countries. There is a new and improved way of downloading or streaming music.  Instead of downloading your music illegally or through websites, your music comes straight to your phone from off the radio.

The use of cellphones was not always the ideal way of contacting people and communicating with family, friends and loved ones. There were telegraphs, radios and computers. The only problem is that neither of them really worked well. With telegraphs, it was a little hard to communicate cause you had to use a certain type of communication like Morse code and whoever didn’t know Morse code then you couldn’t communicate. It then evolved to either audio communication or verbal communication. With radios it was only  audio communication and computers was visual communication. Cellphones took all of these together and became the biggest sensation.

All over the world,  cellphones can be found.  With my new cellphone, it would be a small and thin as a piece of glass. You can even bend it and it can transform it a watch. That way when you want to work out or do anything just slip it on your wrist and get ready to go. The best thing about cellphones are that they are easy to carry around and can go anywhere with you. Also, they have everything you need in one.

Cellphones are going to always be the one thing that continuously improves all the time. No matter how many years pass by or what new invention comes out, cellphones will always be there. Everyone is always looking for the new and improves thing so why not improve something that we use on a daily basis? We can make improvements to what we have now instead of spending millions of dollar on inventions that will eventually fade with time. All these new inventions or products that come out have a “time limit” you can say.  That means that as fast as a product is created and out on the market then the more people will want it and be tempted to buy it. Sooner or later, another invention will be created and it’s on to the next one. This coat people hundreds, even thousands of dollars switching from one product to the next. It would be beneficial to everyone’s pockets if we work with what we had. All these new inventions such as HD cameras, waterproof phones, slimmer phones, etc can all be put into one. It will not only save the consumer money but also the merchants who create these products or inventions.

I believe that my plan on expanding on what the cellphone can do because it’s only logical. This is logical because it’s not like it’s something new that we have to learn how to use or get used to, it’s a product that we know all too well. The cellphone of the next day and age will have everything new that is to come out in your phone. The expansion of phones have been done just by creating new phones with different names or designs. That cost alone will make you just want to keep the phone you have and make it better all on your own.

You can call the expansion of my cellphone and all of its gadgets the Najpod. The Najpod is guaranteed to give you the best cellphone that you can ever dream of and the one you always wanted. The Najpod will be the best phone that you will ever have because it is already your phone just new and improved. Can u imagine a time where we had to carry around multiple gadgets just to do the simplest things? Do you want to live in that world again? I know I wouldn’t want to. I would rather a world in which I had one thing that had everything that I need. If you are with me then I suggest you get the Najpod. It’s the phone that has it all. No more need struggling with heavy bags and stowing around big gadgets to get things done. The Najpod will also have a hologram design that will allow you speak to people when you answer the phone just in case your hands are full and can not hold the phone. The Najpod is the new thing in technology that you can’t turn down. With the Najpod you can’t go wrong and do no wrong. It will be on the level that Tony Stark has his gadgets sooner or later in the future. We are looking at the next best thing that the Avengers will use in their movies. It will be great for all the fight scenes they have and the different places they go to.

Imagine having the Najpod and having the best life ever. Easier contact with people and less worries.

May 24 2018

Final paper

Bria Gaines

MCS 244

5/24/18

 

As we already know and learned throughout the semester technology is advancing more and more every day. We barely have to do anything ourselves now in days. There’s some sort of technology for any and everything that we want to do. Now, when you go to some restaurants they have iPads on the table so that you can order your food yourself and all your server has to do is bring it to you instead of actually writing your order down like they used to do. Also, if you want to make an appointment somewhere you don’t even have to pick up the phone and do so anymore. You can just have google assistant do it for you. Lastly, you don’t even have to be home to answer your door anymore, because they now have a technology device called “Ring.”

I think the next big thing in digital communication is going to be ring, because ring is not just some playful gadget, it is actually keeping families safe and aware. Ring was founded in 2012 by Jamie Siminoff. Recently as of last year, ring had a 97% share of U.S video doorbell sales, according to the market research firm NYPD group. Ring is a doorbell with a camera attached to it. Once you buy the ring doorbell you then download the app that way you can connect the camera to your phone. Once everything is set up you will start getting notifications to your phone every time somebody rings your doorbell. Not only are you able to see who it is ringing the bell you can also speak to them through the speaker. Ring also has motion detection so you can get alerts even when somebody comes on your property. You have the leisure of setting up your own motion detection in certain spots so that way you’re not getting random alerts on your phone every time somebody walks by. This doorbell comes with infrared night vision that way you can see the video clearly at night. It also comes with live view on demand video and audio, 1080HD wide angle video. Ring works on any home and includes a quick release rechargeable battery, that way you can change your doorbell without removing the device. It is also compatible with iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows 10.

I think this idea of Ring doorbell being our future is a valid predictor because of the fact that it is very useful and everybody likes the idea of being safe. You no longer have to worry about thieves trying to break into your house or those ridiculous package thieves. I know a few people whose packages have been left on their door step and then stolen, but now, with this new doorbell you no longer have to be paranoid about missing a package. Now you can easily speak through the speaker and tell the mail carrier to either put your package around the back or simply ask them to leave it at the neighbor’s house. Another thing is when you go on vacation you can feel comfortable with knowing that you can monitor your house and know when suspicious activity occurs.

This doorbell is legit in everything that it does. It doesn’t just scare robbers off, it actually gets them locked up. There were several incidents where people saw suspicious activity on their doorbell camera of somebody trying to break into their house. Once they showed this evidence to the police the suspects were caught in a few days. With a device like this that actually keeps people safe and keeps the bad guys off the street, there should be no question as to why this wouldn’t be the next big thing. This isn’t one of those devices that are just ridiculous and just makes people lazy. It actually does something good for society.

There are way more pros than cons when it comes to this device. One con that I have seen so far is the fact that this device cannot be used in apartment buildings. It would be pretty hard to try to install it in apartments, because for one you usually have to have some sort of a master key to enter any building. So, that already kind of stops intruders from trying to get in. Also, if for some reason you decided to still install it in your apartment the motion detection may get very annoying. Although you have the leisure to adjust the motion sensors it just may be inevitable to get it to just go off when someday walks up to your door because people are going to constantly be walking by your door to get to their apartment. The last thing anybody would want is to be annoyed by constant notifications on their phone. Whereas, if you live in a house you have more open space so you have more options when it comes to using the motion sensor. Another con would be the fact that you can’t actually open the door with this app. Some people feel that it would be convenient if you could let somebody in through the app if you’re not home. For example, if you’re expecting a guest but you’re running late because you’re stuck in traffic you could simply let that person in without any worries. The way technology is moving I don’t see ring owners having to wait much longer for that feature to be added to the app. There are several pros when it comes to this doorbell. One would be the fact that this doorbell is weather resistant. Some people worried about their camera getting messed up during the rain and windy weather, but with the weather resistant bell you never have to worry about the weather messing up your camera. Another pro which I mentioned already is the fact that it catches robbers. It includes live video so that way you can see things as they are happening. The two way speaker is also a huge pro when it comes to this device. The two way speaker gives off the illusion that you’re home. There is no doubt in my mind that this wont be the next big thing.

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2018/02/27/amazon-is-buying-ring-the-pioneer-of-the-video-doorbell-for-1-billion/#7e80fa45706c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl8sZI5AH4g

May 24 2018

Final Paper

  1. Joseph Singh

May 24th, 2018

MCS

Jonah Brucker Cohen

Whether you want to believe it or not it is happening and it’s in right now, and possibly forever! What you may ask, well it’s UCG(User Generated Content). Within the next coming years, people won’t only have professionals to do the take of creating or producing content and material, rather it will be a wide spread open call where whomever would like to take a whack at the task at hand can.

Also knows as User Generated media, UCG is any form of content created by users of a system or service and made available publicly on that system. UGC most often appears as supplements to online platforms, such as social media websites, and may include such content types as blog posts, wikis, videos, comments or ecommerce.

With the Vast amount of social Media websites or apps and the advanced technology we have today, helps further my reasoning in why this is the future of technology. With all this access we are now being exposed to, its opening doors to opportunities that we did not have before.

Going viral is basically when you make a post picture or video that’s good and begins to accumulate a lot of views. Following that, it gets shared reposted and commented on or about and then you have just give viral. The reason I an mentioning going viral is because many people who just create random post go viral and begin to make a career out of there fame and sometimes May turn out actually successful. At this point in time the internet isn’t going anywhere, so I can say the sane about going viral, and going viral can be an outcome from producing great content.

Back in 2014, the Coffee Franchise Starbucks created this contest which basically made everyone who wanted to design a cup and submit it to the contest judges, and who ever had the best design would be the winner and have there cup out for the month. This contest was one of the many success stories that’s involve UCG.

Another successful campaigns was the “shake a Coke” can campaign. Basically, Coca Cola would have names on can and bottles of coke. And if you find you name you could take pictures and upload them or even just share a coke with someone that has the same or a similar name to yours. This was a huge success because it generated a lot attention and made the want for the product rise. Such a simple idea, yet so ridiculously effective. Just by putting names on its bottles, Coca-Cola was able to prompt an enormous amount of user-generated content. People just seem to love sharing pictures of Cokes with names on. Go figure.

With both cases, they succeeded because rather than leaving the public in the position of a consumer, they opened doors for us consumers to some levels of creative control and in essence generated way more advertising for their products by people constantly posting or sharing about the item.
Both worked out so well for the companies because by giving the consumers access to creative control ultimately created more want for the product as well. Furthermore, it created more hype over the product which had positive effects on the brands advertising, and revenue numbers.The more people who tried to contribute and be apart of the movements, the higher the desire for the product increased.

In my opinion, UCG is going to be the future. With the creation of technology and social media came great opportunity for unprofessional and amateurs to switch roles and be creators, not only consumers. And with this great achievement, we now have YouTube, Vine, and the show Ridiculousness. I can predict that the future will be the dawn of a new age called “The Age of the Professional Amateur” and have many more great things to come.

May 24 2018

Final Paper

Penelope Andujar

May 23,2018

Communication In Society

 

GoLens: The Future Of Wearable Tech

 

            

Wearable technology has been in our lives for a few years now. From the beeper to the Apple Watch, we have basically surrendered our lives to technology. While our phones, glasses and watches are designed to make our lives easier and make us more efficient, do the tech we walk around with hold us down? We communicate with the world through these small phone and watches but what if we can make that even smaller. Take networking as an example it is a big part of life, what if I tell you that you can send an email, video chat, and lock and unlock your home door without your while you’re out for a jog. I am here to introduce the future of wearable tech: the GoLens.

You might ask yourself, “Is she trying to sell me those ugly Google Lens?” The answer No I am not trying to sell anything, I am showing you a new easier, efficient and more hands free way of life that can also bring some health benefits as well. The GoLens are contact lens that work as well if not better than a smartphone. The GoLens has a numerous amount of features for example it can track your heart rate, track your workouts,check emails, answer phone calls, google things for you, set alarms and reminders, lock and unlock doors, check social media apps, take pictures and ANYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE! Now you may think “didn’t Google try to make contacts too”

Google Contact Lens was announced in 2014, they wanted the contact lens to work for the needs of diabetes. The contacts would measure the person’s blood sugar level by their tears using a tiny antenna that would send the data to an app on their smartphone.  Although these contacts were a good idea, they failed because it has not been proven that tears are as effective as measuring glucose from blood. This product, Google Glass, and Virtual reality headsets paved the way to the invention of the GoLens.

Before the Google contact lens, they made the Google Glass. It was design to be a hands free way to do all the things your phone can do. Google released this product in 2013, which cost $1500 for one pair. However while this product caught very few people’s attentions it still became yet another fail from Google. The product’s failure was due to how Google’s marketing time did not do enough to show their audience why they NEED these glasses. According to this article from Business2community.com there was no clear function for these glasses, they mention that the glasses only had two real functions to capture pictures and have the internet at a glance. Now looking at it from a consumer point of view is $1500 really necessary for an item that only really does two things. As I mentioned before the failure for this product also lies in the terrible marketing. When these glasses came out they were sold online and only to “Google explorers” and those who bought it only received and early adaptation of the product. Also these glasses were aesthetically unappealing, people are walking around looking like stereotypical nerds. Proudly showing how people should NOT spend their money.

GoLens is the next big thing because it takes the features of the Google Contacts and the Google Glass and puts them together with a lot more additional features as well. I believe that we will see these lenses in the very near future. According to an article fromSammobile.com Google has already patent with South Korea to install small cameras in their contact lenses. The article states that the “contact lens equipped with a tiny display, a camera, an antenna, and several sensors that detect movement and the most basic form of input using your eyes: blinking. The display projects images directly into the eye of the wearer. An external device, a smartphone, is needed for processing.” Their goal is to get these lenses closer to the quality of the smart glasses.

Virtual Reality is another phenomenon that has come to light. Virtual Reality headsets are used to transport users in to any virtual world they want to be in. An example would be while watching a documentary on television is satisfying, imagine how much better it would be if you were in the documentary. The headsets allow you to step into your favorite movie or game as if it was real life. My first glimpse of the VR headsets were during the release of the Galaxy note 4, you were able to attach your phone to it and see everything on your phone as if you were in it. One aspect of the VR headsets that I found interesting is its use in healthcare. Medicine is known for using technology as a way to help treat or eliminate illness or conditions. The VR headsets are now being used to do precisely that, there have been clients and labs that use these tools for exposure therapy, they allow the patients to deal with their fears and phobias head on in a controlled environment. They apply the coping strategies to patients with PTSD. They allow the patient to practice coping strategies for real-life situations and if the VR becomes too much for them to handle it is easy removed or paused as opposed to real life. Medical training is also being helped by these VR headsets, rather than having a medical student help a more experienced doctor during a surgery and put the patient in risk they are having these student practice in virtual reality. Although this has to be the coolest thing in my opinion that has come out, it also has a lot of negative signs. According to an article on livescience.com there are many side effects to the constant use of these headsets. Cybersickness and brain shut down are the biggest, the article explains that it’s same sickness some people feel when they are watching 3D movies. They go into detail on how the sickness happens, your brain in the real world is receiving input from multiple places and they are all in agreement in other words they all align. As opposed to the virtual world where your brain is expected to have everything in sync and it does not. The second major issue is the brain shut down, they conducted a study that shows that some neurons in the brain shut down after continuous use of the headset. While there are some neurons that do not completely shut down they show signs of unusual activity. They recommend that children under the age of 13 do not use these products because they do not yet know the long-term effects that it has on the brain. Eyestrain has also been linked as one of the side effects due to the screens light being so close to your eyes.

How do these products pave the way for the GoLens? That’s easy. My team and I have taken all the good parts of these products and combined them. The future in my eyes is a world where you can take care of your daily tasks without the need of a phone or heavy devices. We take the camera and the internet function from the Google Glass, we take the medical benefits from both the VR headsets and Google Contact lenses like allowing color blind people see color as well as distributing medicine in order to correct your vision. As oppose to Google we do not give up that easily, we are working on finding an effective way to measure glucose levels through the contacts as well as distributing  different medications one might need depending on their health conditions. With our lenses you will never have to keep track of your medical records, just with an eye scan doctors will be able to see your whole medical history.We will also be working on having the lenses read your vital signs. Safety is also our priority! If ever faced in a dangerous situation your contacts lenses will alert the police, give them your location as well as record everything that is happening around for evidence. Copies of the recordings are sent to your email as well as to the police. You will never have to worry about getting robbed for your new high tech contacts because unlike Google Glass or Apple watch no one can see that you have them.

GoLens are going to be the first wearable tech to completely delete smart phones from the world. Instead of the world being in the palm of your hand it is in a blink of an eye. Also for those who have no need for contact lenses, we will have color contacts with without prescriptions. Our jobs,our social lives, and health all in one place without having to carry  anything but your contacts. GoLens: The world in front of you in a blink of an eye.

Reference

 

  • Carson , Erin . “10 ways virtual reality is revolutionizing medicine and healthcare.” Tech Republic , 2015, www.techrepublic.com/article/10-ways-virtual-reality-is-revolutionizing-medicine-and-healthcare/.

 

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