Technological Convergence
According to wiseGEEK, “Technological convergence is the process by which
existing technologies merge into new forms that bring together different
types of media and applications.” This video can be used to show how
technology has changed things like communication, hardware, and
entertainment. Some questions could be asked about technological
convergence such as, “What are the driving forces that push technology
to advance itself and converge into different forms of technology? What
other technological convergence do you see on a daily basis that was not
shown in the video?”
This video on technology convergence shows
how technology is changing our world and advancing our capabilities. It
also shows how people and organizations are changing the way they
accomplish things such as advertising. There is, however, an underlying
message of which we should be aware, if not wary. This video begins with
this message in mind by asking “Are you ready for the future?”
This video forces a discussion about how much convergence is too much
convergence. In the video, many niceties are depicted as to
technological convergence to the point that the year 2025 doesn’t seem
like an impossibility to have nanotechnology implanted within our blood
cells. However, this may be pushing it too far. I believe that a great
conversation over technological convergence would be to enlighten
ourselves as to whether or not this is convergence or simply technology
taking over so to speak.
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