Little did Mr. Ford know that the little black buggy he was making back in the early 90′s would a 100 years later be as sophisticated as the cars of today. Modern day cars are extremely complicated and high tech with some having the computing power greater than the first space shuttle which carried Neil Armstrong to the Moon! Cars today incorporate the latest in silicon technology and it’s the advent of Information Technology which has really given the automobile industry a giant technological leap. As computer chips become cheaper car manufacturers find news ways of integrating them into various functions of the car. Some of the primary technological advancements which have been made in car technology over the past few years are: on board chips in MPFI cars for controlling fuel supply and combustion, safety technologies like airbags, anti lock brakes and seat belt pre tensioners, high tech CVT transmissions, navigation through GPS systems, radar gun scanners, key less entry & theft protection systems & many more.
Some of the most recent technologies which have been introduced include Mercedes active safety technologies which sense when the car is about to have a crash and automatically rolls up the windows tightens the seat belts and inflates the seat cushions to protect the occupants. Then there are automatic headlights which turn on themselves when it gets dark and wipers which turn on automatically when it starts to rain. The list just goes on with seat back massagers, tv and dvd entertainment systems, in car refrigerators, telephone, laptop, sunroofs, heated seats & much much more. There are more gadgets in a car today than there were in an house in the 70′s. Even drivability and handling of a car is controlled by computers, many cars have active air suspensions, traction control systems and active four wheel drive systems.
So when we buy a car today is it just a mode of transport which we are buying? Not really, it’s a mobile relaxation spa for some, a mobile office for other or simply a lifestyle accessory for the rich. One thing is clear, technology is never constant and will continue to amaze us with faster, more sexy and more advanced cars in the future lets keep our eyes on the road.
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Sunglasses that take photos and video, a walking, talking cane for the vision-impaired, and a water-powered alarm clock — these are only some of the latest gadgets up for grabs at the Hong Kong Electronics Fair 2009, which opened on Monday.
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Is there any proof that the psychological disorder ADHD/ ADD can be caused by television & other tech gadgets?Just a thought in which i was curious to know if any research had been done in that area. If so could you please provide a brief guideline on where to find that info?
I love kseigal's idea about the bed! I want to make love in a bed like that! 8^)
We are seeing a lot of integration now–cellphones with cameras and GPS, GPSs with MP3 players, etc. I think we'll see a lot more of that. TVs, computers, media players, GPSs, cellphones, internet terminals, etc. etc. will all come together into general 'electronic devices'. They'll probably come up with some good name for them, like iGizmo.
Notice how small cellphones and MP3s have gotten in just the last few years. It's just a matter of time before we're wearing them on the ear like a bluetooth earpiece, and then -inside- the ear like a hearing aid. These could also have GPS and guide you to your destination with voice commands. ("Now turn left up there by the gas station. It's the fourth house on the left, with the birch tree. Watch out for that kid on the bike!")
I have seen 'glasses' that have little TV screens on them. They could be made into real glasses that you wear all the time. You could watch TV on them, or other kinds of media, or use them as computer monitors. They are always with you, always connected to the Internet, integrated with your phone and your GPS and your MP3 player and video camera and. . . well, you get the idea.
We are now only starting to realize remote-control devices. I mean calling your phone and entering codes on the keypad to turn on your heat, record stuff on your TV, thaw something for dinner, warm up your bed, etc. We'll see a lot more of this integrated into the Internet and your personal in-ear phone/media device/Internet terminal.
WiFi will die, and good riddance! It will be replaced by something more universal. Wireless Internet that you can carry with you anywhere. Maybe a satellite-based system that you can use anywhere in the world, like GPS is today.
It's too bad most high school kids have never played a real video game, and don't have any high-tech stuff.
elmo looked like he had a seizure lolz
I’d burn that creepy ass Elmo thing, but the rest is cool stuff dude!
All these battery things are driving me nuts. they always seem to “run out” of power at the most inconvenient times. What happened to the old reliable plug in stuff??? grrrr…
You can give anything you want but the deduction for business gifts is limited to $25.00 per person.
elmo….lol what a crack up when my roomate’s elmo starts laughing hysterically in the middle of the night when everybody is sleeping…lihiiihihihi what a stupid laugh too, actually thats whats funny about the hairy red dude..lol
22" Widescreen flat panel display (1680×1050 res)
that toy was pretty disturbing
around abour 60 – 70 metres
Processing power is out, massive storage is in. Having an in-dorm room media server configured with a terabyte of storage space, 8GB of RAM on a wired gigabit ethernet router is as cool as it gets. Composite video out from your server to your plasma HDTV will rock completely.
While many people do by the new (and expensive) tech items to make themselves 'feel richer', I believe that most people are more like my husband and I … while we can certainly 'afford' the best and newest, we choose to wait, to see what happens next, and when we do buy, we buy what we NEED for our uses. We have 'top of the line' computers that are 'home built' (my husband is a web developer with the proper skills), and are now looking into getting an HDTV … but we want one about 32" and we want to get the least expensive way to get the shows we usually watch … and we'll also have great DVD play, too, of course, even though we have only a 'normal' DVD player … we have many (over 100) DVDs and we won't get any 'HD' (probably Blu-Ray at this point, but it's still early) player until that has 'settled down' and we can see which will be the one that 'survives' longer than a year or two. We do NOT have the fanciest cell phones (we do carry 'pay as you go' phones for emergencies and to tell time), and we don't own a car and won't own a car because we live in the city, and we don't want to 'pollute' the world any more than is absolutely necessary. As long as we're HAPPY then we'll continue to make our purchases according to our own schedule, and not to the 'schedules' many companies use to keep people BUYING when what they've got is 'good enough' for at least 2-5 years more.
Hi…those men can be difficult to buy for, huh? My husband is one of them too. I would recommend buying him a gift card for one of his favorite stores. You could then buy him a nice Christmas card and right a sweet message to let him know how much you love him and put the gift card in the card. Merry Christmas…early:)
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I agree, however the actual number may even be lower.
I think there are multiple reasons for failure:
- product does not address a "need" that anyone can identify with
- product is too expensive
- product is too complex
- too much competition; profit margin too slim
- developer can't find a mass producer for product, even it's a good one
- developer(s) didn't have enough business savvy
- poor marketing
There's likely other reasons too.
cool gadget ….. impressive
OLOLOLL ELMO IS DYING
lmfao Elmo