
Society has seen how technology has changed over the last ten to twenty years. We can see the advantages and disadvantages of some of the technology. For example, one would use air conditioning if they are feeling hot on sunny day. However, one disadvantage would be using social media on a daily basis as it could lower interpersonal skills. This makes up a good question in a person’s mind whether it’s the upcoming technological gadgets is beneficial to society.  In today’s world, everyone wants to adapt to the lifestyle of the current society. To do so, they must be technologically advanced. Most people want new gadgets for their day to day life, because of this we see new gadgets coming up in market every day. Though these new gadgets might help people but sometimes this technology can also create various problems. It has helped a lot in researches done in the field medicines, science experiments, education, transport, security, etc. The main consequence is that advancement of technology has changed the human culture, people usually used to see each other every day, but now after the advancements everything is processed online. A focus on the new and upcoming gadgets is beneficial to the public in the US as it can evolve into greater technology that could help people develop a better lifestyle. 

   One way technology is advanced today is augmented reality. Augmented reality is a new type of tech which was released around two years back in creation of the game, Pokemon Go, a huge hit in the gaming world and it was one of most famous games of all times. The article mentioned how the game is an example of AR that Apple wants to create. In some case, they can even feel the surroundings which makes this technology more unique. Also, it is more interested in AR than VR (virtual reality) because AR requires people to be present in the real time. According to Steven Musil, Apple is on its way in creating their first AR glasses in collaboration with Carl Zeiss, a German optical company. Due to the company’s experience in the field of optics, the day doesn’t seem that far when everyone would be able to wear glasses and experience this technology. The second source was from the news website called CNBC which is another platform where different news is posted related to the current affairs happening around us. It thoroughly mentioned that two professionals on the subject, Scoble and Munster, expressed their opinions about Apple’s creation of the AR glasses. Munster mentioned, “AR is a critical part of Apple’s future”, which meant that this advanced feature can improve the business of Apple’s company (Musil). Apple has great future in AR as it has already designed products which give users a different user interface such as 3D-Touch, Siri, wireless airpods, etc. Other companies like Google and Microsoft are developing similar technology. It puts the people into virtual world even when they are present in the real world. They are just supposed to do actions or perform tricks and all these actions and tricks are then transformed into actions that are shown in the virtual world. With this advanced technology, many people can discover many experiences that they could never encounter in their lifetime as it could broaden their view of their surroundings. It can also give many perspectives to the audience like the game Pokemon Go. One could see an area as a parking lot but an avid Pokemon Go player could see it as battle gyms in their phones. 

  Though people might enjoy this technology and its features, it seems they are vulnerable to get lazy after this technology is made available to everyone. The above-mentioned tech giants have come up with new concepts which might make humans lazier. On the contrary, people who are disabled or have problems in their life which does not allow them to do walk or go outside their house, after this technology is made available for everyone, they’ll also be able to experience things while sitting in their house only. 

   

   Another tech gadget are surveillance drones in the United States. The usage of these gadgets can be arguable as many people expressed their opinion on the safety of the technology. These drones are controlled by the security department of the country or the state. Drones can be of great help but using these drones can disturb people in different ways. Since, drones record activities of the citizens, some people might feel insecure if they are being monitored for their activities. Also, the cost of operation is high as it requires professionals to control these drones. Production of these drones is also expensive as the materials used in the production are of high quality and there should be no mistake in the process of production because if any accident happens, it costs around $100,000 per drone which is a huge amount (Friedersdorf). Using these funds for making drones that people don’t want raises another question. Though on papers it might be shown that these drones are never used but there was a news that Pentagon had deployed drones to spy over U.S. territory for non-military missions over the last decade. Also, it was said that these flights were rare and lawful. However, the drones create better safety for US citizens as it can detect any unusual activity that many officers on the force wouldn’t see. 

      According to a published journal, it is said that technology is shaping the US but at the same time it is also tampering the cultural and moral values of humans. It has helped people in different ways, has made people to do their jobs easily. But on the other side the production of these technologies has created lot of trash and waste which is almost difficult to clean up and this waste has harmed the environment and now it has started harming the humans as well (Slack). The article also asks readers lot of questions that whether they know about technology or not. The author of this article asks the readers about from when did human race got involved with the technology. The answer for this question can be found in the later readings which says that humans started using technology since the tone age. Introduction of fire was the biggest achievement in the field of technology. Later in the article, the author mentions that the people working in the field of STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) are paid more as there has been constant growth in these fields and these fields are evergreen to work in. The author has done lot of research and from his research it’s clear that getting more advanced is good for human race because as we grow, we learn lot of new things which we have never thought about. Though this might affect us culturally but helps the race in long term. 

   Another website talks about use of technology in the field of biology where machines are used to culture cells in the process of in vitro fertilization. This process of fertilization uses an artificial environment to mature and culture the gametes, where they are fertilized until it is developed into a zygote. There have been many claims regarding the negative effects of new technology in the field of science and it has been recognized as a bane to the society. How can these claims be justified when there are new researches in progress such as this one which helps infertile couples to have a better future, then why are such researches being opposed? Technology has also played an important part in detecting viral presence of viral infection, starting with monoclonal antibody development to boost the immune system to molecular techniques, advancement in technology has created a baseline for establishing rapid tests for newly developed pathogens. Radiations from the use of technology can be a debatable topic after looking at the advantages of this kind of technology.  

  

The sixth source is taken from The Huffington Post which is online news website. It posts articles related to all the common aspects such as political affairs, entertainment, technology, sports, etc. This source talks about how the new technology has started creating tech challenges or barrier for the future web. Since cell phones are no more cell phones, they are now called as smartphones, which clearly means that now a person can do anything on his or her smartphone without the use of laptop or computers. All the tasks such as browsing, emails, video chats, etc. is now possible on smartphones, it is becoming difficult for the tech firms or web companies to provide them with this service. The introduction of different operating systems has also made it difficult for the firms to design different software for all the operating system. Introduction of these services requires the firms to be more dynamic towards their production and development of these services. This poses pressure on the firms but on the good side, this has made lot of things easier and simpler for the people and for business firms. Payment method has become more easier and faster. Elimination of third party services has made the online transactions cheaper than earlier. Due to the elimination of these charges, trend of online shopping is emerging all over the globe, which has increased the demand of good as people want everything as soon as possible and at reasonable prices. It’s clear that though it may get difficult for tech firms or web companies to develop services for the people, but once developed these services save lot of time and money and makes the job more convenient.  

   The seventh source is taken from a Journal called Journal of technology and teacher education 10.1 which was published in the year 2002. This article talks about how the use of technology is required in the field of education. Though it might be an old article but the topics mentioned in the article are good and credible. Modern day schools have implemented these ideas which were proposed around fifteen years ago. The author in the article says that it all depends on what teachers do and think and sometimes they also overlook the things and don’t pay much attention to it. This is mainly because of the changes as sometimes teachers might not get familiar with the use of gadgets and it may get difficult for them to tech in the class as they have been using traditional ways of teaching. On the contrary in the bigger classrooms it is preferred projector lamp and projector so that all the students can see clearly what’s going on in the class All these small inventions and their introduction in the classrooms has made education more easier and more fun. Introduction of smart boards lets kids learn new topics in more fun and easy way as they can interact with the computer and learn at the same point. But sometimes even teachers have to be taught how to use these gadgets as sometimes it is a complex task for them to learn. Training them all over again takes lot of time and money. On the contrary if they know how to use these gadgets, they can be highly productive in the classroom and make a huge change in the education system. 

   The eight source was published online on an eBook website called Science Direct. This website publishes articles related to technical, scientific and medical researches. This source talks about the use technology in the field of agriculture. New and sophisticated techniques are being practiced in the field of agriculture as people are getting more and more aware about the quality and safety of food that they consume. Earlier it was only the basic food that was produced which every individual used to eat. But nowadays people need lot of varieties in the foods that they eat and this has triggered the scientists to develop technology that can produce grains or seeds artificially and then these grains or seeds and be planted in a protective environment where they are artificially grown. These seeds grow into a healthy plant and gives good yield. Since the yield is good, they are sold at a high price than the normal one thus resulting in economies of scales. Use of chemicals in the process of cultivation rises a good question for the safety and purity of the fully-grown plants. But since the fruits of these plant look good and fresh and pest free people still prefer these plants. In some countries, this technology is still under development as the resources are not enough to produce in those countries and even sometimes people don’t want these artificially grown fruits and vegetables. 

The ninth source was posted on the website called The Verge. This website publishes articles related to tech, culture, science, cars, video etc. This source talks about Mark Zuckerberg, who said that the augmented reality could be real. Mark Zuckerberg said this in the conference in the early 2016. The company has been working on this platform. This kind of technology can help people who cannot walk or are physically disabled to experience the world by staying in the same place. Also, the gamers and bloggers have a big opportunity if this technology comes into existence. And according to Zuckerberg augmented reality would be seen in the real world in next 10 years. This has whole new opportunities for the people working in the field of developing games for VR as this is a whole new concept that includes Virtual Reality but while staying in the VR a person must move and do actions to experience this virtual world. All the commitments or examples that were given in the conference such as clicking pictures with just using the fingers or blink of an eye, has created a hype in the public. Though this may make people lazy and too much dependent technology, it will still be amazing to see such king of technology coming into existence. 

The tenth source was posted on the website called Ted.com. This website publishes articles and videos of different people who talk about things related to technology, science, political awareness, some people showcase their talent too. This video is rated inspiring and informative on the website This source talks about nanotechnology. Recently nanotechnology is being developed that can be used to detect the cancer cells in the body. This kind of technology uses scans the whole body and finds the traces of the cancer cells in the form of special biomarkers and exosomes. It was recent when the research was made on this kind of technology as other ways of treatment and detection of cancer cells are difficult and usually the results are not always accurate. But this breakthrough in this technology can give accurate results and once it is developed completely, the price of treatment can be reduced. Also, due to its accuracy, many lives can be saved. 

 

The decisions on the advancements of technology which is already present raises lot of questions. Though there are both sides to this in the real life we would more advantages as it has made work much easier and reliable. People don’t have to wait all in lines to make phone calls. Mobile phones have made communication much easier. All the small and big tasks can now be done easily without anyone’s support. Labor costs are being cut off as mostly all the work in the industries or even in the hospitals is done by gadgets or machines. Although technological advancement might tamper the cultural values, but it keeps people connected even if they are sitting somewhere far in the world. In the future when the robots are introduced, it would be a breakthrough. These robots will of great helps in the hospitals, security purposes, education, etc. But before this, researchers have to develop an intelligence that would be this smart and could do anything. Also, the introduction of new technology has resulted the prices of the existing technology to decrease which is good news for the people who cannot afford these technologies. Technology has taken place in all the fields. Without technology, nothing is possible these days. Good or bad technology cannot stop evolving as there are still lot of areas and fields that require technology to help them grow and help people in need.   
