Using new technology is necessary

Spring 2007
"Using new technology is necessary"

"Technology is like a fish. The longer it stays on the shelf, the less desirable it becomes. " by Andrew Heller. If we compare our life before and after the technology enters our life, we will find a big difference and it is like a revolution. Nowadays the majority of people in the world would like to replace and change their devices for many reasons. Because we are living in a developing world, we need to catch up with what is going on in the world technologically to cope with the developed countries. These days, discarding technological devices once newer models with different features is necessary as today's society is evolving technologically at an ever increasing pace and it also facilitates our personal and professional life.

The first cause why we should replace our old devices with new ones is because our society is developing technologically. Nowadays we are living in a technological community that almost everyone has the latest devices. In order not to feel incompatible with others, we should catch up with the latest devices in the market. For example, if you have a friend that has the newest cell phone that has Bluetooth, the ability to send pictures or files to other cell phone immediately, while you have not this ability, Bluetooth, in your mobile, you will feel different and will face difficulty to communicate with others. A wise man once said "once new technology rolls over you, if you are not part of the steamroller, you are part of the road". Stewart Brand. This quote shows that you need to be up to date to what is new in the world so as not to be isolated from the society. Another point that can make us discard our old devices with the new ones is our technological environment. Companies that produce the new devices have their attractive offers that encourage people to buy. Sometimes such companies offer for their customers the lowest offers with higher qualities in order to attract more consumers, especially in feast and Christmas, so people who would like to buy gifts in feast days will benefit from these useful offers and companies as well. These offers help people buying because they will have the latest devices with lower prices, so it is beneficial for both companies and customers. Another factor that can have a role in making people buy is advertising. Advertising for the newest product is useful because it motives people to buy more. Advertising is important because it is everywhere, television, magazines, radio and even in underground station. This Availability of advertising can encourage even people who are not interested to buy and discover the new device that has all the advertising.

Because our personal life depends on technology in many situations, we discard our old devices with the new ones. In our personal life we use the latest devices because these new devices make our life easier. One of the advantages of the new devices is to reduce time. In the past, we had the traditional cameras with a film that we had to give it to the photographer and spend a week to have our pictures. This was a waste of time and efforts. Nowadays, we have the digital cameras which you can check your photos right away after you capture and delete the bad ones or even recapture the picture. Also, with digital cameras, we can immediately watch the pictures in the computer and save them in. You also can with digital cameras send your pictures to your friends by using the computer while the old ones don’t have this characteristic. Another advantage of new devices, digital cameras, is to save money and then you will balance your income. Another advantage of the new devices that make our life easier is the improvement of our communication with people. The latest computers nowadays have the ability to see people by the webcam and talk to them as you call them by telephone but in a low price. This ability makes our life easier because we can interact anytime with each other, especially with people who are away from us. According to a lady who has her daughter and son away from her, she bought the advanced so as to communicate and see her children easily as she see them face to face. New devices with its developed features, webcam, can strength the relationship between people and each other.

Discarding our old devices with the new ones is also important in our professional life. In many business, you have to use the newest devices, if not you will lose your customers. Because there is competition between companies, every company needs to produce and have the latest devices with the newest features to attract more customers. For example, once new company has the new features that can benefit the customers, other companies replace their old devices and produce the new ones to have more customers. Moreover, New technological devices are necessary in educational professional field According to the 1982 Wingspread Conference that discuss ,many educational issues and one of the issues that was discussed is the importance of technology in education. This conference recommended to improve the technology and computer courses. This shows that it encourages professors in the university to buy the newest devices to help students like their subject. It also show that even before many years many people asked to change and replace their old devices with the new ones. Another point of why we discard our old devices with the new ones is to make our work easier. Any workers want to finish their work quickly; this can be possible by replacing the old devices, with old features, with the new technological devices that can make our work easier. For example, in the past most of the workers had to hold all their documents in CD or in a personal computer while nowadays workers can hold their all documents and computer files in the USB, flash memory, that you can hold everywhere. This shows that we can do our work easily and quickly.
Although discarding the old devices with the new ones is important, we should replace them with a reason. There is a question that always comes to the mind of many people. The question is why we should replace our old devices with the new ones. Some people believe that it is necessary for the developing of the county while others think that it is essential for our personal and the others think it helps them in their work. Technology is necessary but for a purpose.


Works cited
“The Sun Sets on the VCR.” Guardian 23 Nov. 2004:17.1.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianweekly/story/0,,1370052,00.html