Keeping In Touch.
At one time considered a luxury, the telephone is an invention that has definitely progressed and adapted astonishingly over time. Only used in emergencies or as a social innovation, the telephone was historically thought of and used as a very different application and extension to everyday life.
Who would think that the very early telephone handset, once only known as a landline could become cordless, handsfree and smart. Previously solely a mode of audible communication, this same invention is today an essential, technical addition that can perform multiple tasks. Cameras, game devices, note takers and information providers, often people are in deep conversation with this technical wizard for numerous applications. Stylish and compact, it has even become a status symbol to own the latest version of a phone.
In a practical sense, taking a picture of an incident can quickly inform the world what has happened. It can make the difference in a disputed situation and in an emergency having a telephone on you, could be life saving.
Of course like many things, phones can be used in positive or negative ways. Holding the telephone in hand when driving is a highly dangerous habit and now it is against the law to do so, yet some people persist in this behaviour, regardless of the danger to themselves and to others. It can be extremely immersing an experience to engage in chatting, texting or screen calling but annoying to others when people are being served and at the same time they are carrying on a telephone conversation.
Keeping in touch is no longer the same concept. Phones have become mobile and people are motivated to use them in increasingly advanced ways. I think in many scenarios it has lessened the generational age gap as people become increasingly aware of options available to them to make socialising and life that much easier.
No longer heavy or tethered, phones have evolved to meet the demands of a device conscious society, who need to access fast and on the go answers. It has meant that people are far more prone to literally carrying their lives in their hands but with it, security concerns can simultaneously grow. Paying, playing and passing more time on our small but significant screens can mean that keeping in touch is not the priority of our phones anymore.
Who would think that the very early telephone handset, once only known as a landline could become cordless, handsfree and smart. Previously solely a mode of audible communication, this same invention is today an essential, technical addition that can perform multiple tasks. Cameras, game devices, note takers and information providers, often people are in deep conversation with this technical wizard for numerous applications. Stylish and compact, it has even become a status symbol to own the latest version of a phone.
In a practical sense, taking a picture of an incident can quickly inform the world what has happened. It can make the difference in a disputed situation and in an emergency having a telephone on you, could be life saving.
Of course like many things, phones can be used in positive or negative ways. Holding the telephone in hand when driving is a highly dangerous habit and now it is against the law to do so, yet some people persist in this behaviour, regardless of the danger to themselves and to others. It can be extremely immersing an experience to engage in chatting, texting or screen calling but annoying to others when people are being served and at the same time they are carrying on a telephone conversation.
Keeping in touch is no longer the same concept. Phones have become mobile and people are motivated to use them in increasingly advanced ways. I think in many scenarios it has lessened the generational age gap as people become increasingly aware of options available to them to make socialising and life that much easier.
No longer heavy or tethered, phones have evolved to meet the demands of a device conscious society, who need to access fast and on the go answers. It has meant that people are far more prone to literally carrying their lives in their hands but with it, security concerns can simultaneously grow. Paying, playing and passing more time on our small but significant screens can mean that keeping in touch is not the priority of our phones anymore.
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