When we talk about mobile technologies, we usually mean all kinds of gadgets, applications, processors, batteries, displays. This is all interesting and exciting, but let’s think about such an important aspect as the type and degree of influence of mobile technologies on our daily life.
A few decades ago, at the beginning of its formation, mobile technologies were not yet very mobile. Proud and very wealthy owners needed good physical shape to be comfortable enough to handle heavy and bulky gadgets. In addition, it was necessary to have access to an electrical outlet to use the first mobile devices, since batteries were not yet built into them.
Since then, technology has progressed incredibly far, with a particularly strong growth in quality over the past ten years. Mobile devices are smaller, more powerful, and much more useful. They have penetrated all areas of our life, and their role continues to grow. The availability of all kinds of smartphones, tablets, e-readers, now even smart watches and, in the near future, smart glasses, contributes to their rapid distribution around the world. And, of course, all these billions of mobile devices have a serious impact on the quality of our lives.
But let’s digress from how thinner, lighter and more adaptable hardware gadgets can be. After all, what is more important is not “faster-higher-stronger”, but what do we, as users, get from using all this diversity?
Communication and society
Yes, all kinds of gadgets can make our life easier and more fun. And by no means the least role in this is played by the simplification of the establishment and maintenance of social ties. Today, you can get in touch with the right person equally easily and quickly, whether he is in a neighboring house or outdoors, thousands of kilometers away. You can send large amounts of information anywhere in the world within a few seconds, which is especially important for various important business tasks. You can work on one project together with people on the other side of the planet. You can get confirmation or approval for urgent, vital issues. In other words, mobile technology has dramatically expanded our ability to do business.
Near-instant communication means we feel much closer to family and friends. We can talk to them at any time, exchange news, ask for advice or help. And communicate visually, using video chat. We can keep in touch with our children even if we cannot be with them. This is much more important than meets the eye.
Thanks to the development of mobile technologies, such a rapid growth of social networks, which is observed today, has become possible. Without mobile internet, smartphones and tablets, we would be completely dependent on desktops, just like on landlines. In the modern world, this is even difficult to imagine …